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The Liberation of Calsahara occurred on 29 October 2017, when a coalition force formed by Westarctica and its ally the Kingdom of Shiloh invaded and conquered Calsahara, a sovereign micronation located on the Carrizo Plain of California. As a result of the successful military operation, Calsahara became a colony of Westarctica. Liberation Day is celebrated as a public holiday on 29 October.

Calsahara had much in common with Westarctica: it is remote, uninhabited, has a hostile climate, and nobody seems to care too much about it. The territory is also home to 13 endangered species including the giant kangaroo rat, the San Joaquin kit fox, and the California condor.

After watching Calsahara's government slowly fall into inactivity over the course of 2017, Grand Duke Travis decided to liberate the nation from its non-resident leadership, and claim the area on behalf of Westarctica. In this way, he would take full responsibility for the continued preservation and protection of the vast uninhabited area.

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Grand Duke Travis at MicroCon EU 2023

• 10 Sep - Application window for the Westarctica Conservation Scholarship officially opens.
• 30 Aug - The Boston Globe publishes a news story on MicroCon 2023
• 28 Aug - Prime Minister Brendan Cook receives the peerage title Duke of Steventon.
• 12 Aug - Grand Duke Travis attends MicroCon EU 2023 in Ypres, Belgium.
• 1 Jul - A delegation from Westarctica attends MicroCon 2023 in Joliet, Illinois.
• 20 May - Westarctican Ordinance WO-2023-001 is passed into law.
• 15 May - Grand Duke Travis attends a State Dinner with Emperor Oscar of the Empire of Karnia-Ruthenia.
• 28 Apr - The Royal Household of Grand Duke Travis is created by Royal Decree.

This month in history Marmaris Castle in Turkey 04 September - Westarctica's Discord server is created by the Duke of the Gothic Mountains. (2020) 08 September - Travis McHenry uses the Consular Crown to crown himself Consul-General of the Achaean Territory in a coronation ceremony conducted at Marmaris Castle (pictured) in Southern Turkey. (2001) 08 September - Westarctica's citizens and government officials participate in the global Rise for Climate rally. (2018) 10 September - Westarctica Quarterly enters active publication again. (2021) 12 September - Grand Duke Travis, King Timothy of Shiloh, and King Christopher of Vikesland meet in Anaheim, California for the Summit of the Three Kings. (2012) 17 September - The Grand Ducal Court is created. (2019) 21 September - The Charter of Westarctica is decreed, bringing an end to the Transitional Government. (2012) 24 September - Hostilities caused by the Siple War are ended when Grand Duke Niels of Flandrensis and Grand Duke Travis sign the West-Antarctic Treaty. (2010) 25 September - The Consular-Consort is appointed. (2003) 28 September - The Baron of Bastanchury is appointed Commissioner of the Treasury to handle printing Westarctica's ice marks. (2018)

Featured image The Billboard is a massive granite monolith in the Sarnoff Mountains of the Ford Ranges of Westarctica standing just west of Mount Rea between Arthur Glacier and Boyd Glacier. It was discovered in November 1934 by a Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1933–35) sledge party under Paul A. Siple, and is so named because of its form and appearance with vertical faces rising above the continental ice. The summit was first visited by Bruce Luyendyk and Kuno Lecha by helicopter in January 1993 during expedition GANOVEX VII. In 1998-99, Christine Siddoway led a geological party from Colorado College that reached the summit by climbing a west route. Photographer: Tim Burton (More Images)

Featured Quote “I've always been attracted to the idea of statehood, and this is an opportunity to question a lot of things people accept as normal about national identity.” - Grand Marshal Carolyn Yagjian

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