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==Return to Westarctica== | ==Return to Westarctica== | ||
===2010 Coup=== | |||
::''Main article: [[The Great Return]]'' | |||
From April - May 2010, Travis received impassioned pleas from the [[Grand Ducal Cabinet|Cabinet of Westarctica]], asking him to take action to restore Westarctica's prestige in the micronational community. After his departure from the throne in 2006, Westarctica had suffered several blows to its image as a sovereign nation, including the loss of its [[Westarctica.com|official website]] and a [[Siple War|prolonged conflict]] with other [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] micronations. | |||
The ruler of Westarctica at that time was [[Grand Duke Jon-Lawrence]], who had previously served as Westarctica's chief herald and had assumed the throne from [[Grand Duke Philip]] in 2008. His rule had been criticized from Westarcticans and foreigners alike as both aggressively hostile as well as isolationist and, ultimately, negligent. | |||
To fulfill the wishes of the people of Westarctica, from May - June 2010, Travis participated in a coup to remove Jon-Lawrence from the throne. The coup was successful and on 4 June, a Transitional Government was proclaimed that effectively reduced Westarctica's sovereign status to that of a Protectorate (unofficially a protectorate of Calsahara). As he was still King of Calsahara, rather than take the title Grand Duke, Travis adopted the title Protector of Westarctica and gave Westarctica's Minister of Defence, [[Duke of Waesche|Wolf Tulier]], the position of [[Prime Minister of Westarctica|Prime Minister]]. | |||
===2014 restoration of the throne=== | |||
In 2014, following his abdication from the throne of Calsahara, Travis formally reclaimed the title Grand Duke and incorporated Westarctica as a non-profit corporation in the state of California, thereby also becoming the Executive Director of Westarctica. | |||
From December 2014 onward, Grand Duke Travis has grown Westarctica to a status few previously thought possible with its highest citizen counts ever and a dramatic expansion of the [[Hereditary Nobility of Westarctica|Hereditary Nobility]]. For the first time in its history, Westarctica became financially solvent and was able to meet its operating expenses exclusively through the donations of its supporters. | |||
Utilizing the lessons he had learned from his years as a micronationalist, the newly-restored Grand Duke Travis leveraged his abilities as a public speaker and put his many years of experience as an actor to use by becoming a living symbol of Westarctica, its values, and its people. | |||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||