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The Marana Accords are an agreement between Westarctica and the Principality of Kolios that resulted in Kolios becoming a protectorate of Westarctica. The accords were a major event in the history of Kolios and the signing was featured as a front page story in Westarctica Quarterly.

From 5 May to 18 August 2021, negotiations took place between Deputy Prime Minister Brendan Cook and Margrave Jordan. Both parties agreed to what would become known as the Marana Accords. In the Accords, Kolios would be placed under Westarctican authority. Margrave Jordan, under the regnal name Prince Garibald, ascended into power on 26 February 2022.

Just over 24 hours after Prince Garibald's ascension, he and Grand Duke Travis met in a small underground cellar in the city of Marana, Arizona to sign the accords that would formally make Kolios a territorial holding of Westarctica. Also present at the signing were Duke of Fox Grove and Countess Erin of Cloud Ridge.

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This month in history Richard E. Byrd with penguins 05 October - Official Holidays in Westarctica become codified by law. (2020) 13 October - Admiral George J. Dufek successfully lands a plane at the South Pole. (1956) 13 October - Dutch researchers determine the Weddell Sea to have the clearest water of any sea on earth. (1986) 14 October - Antarctic explorer Douglas Mawson dies. (1958) 19 October - The Westarctican Royal Guards are created. (2017) 19 October - Westarctica receives 501c(3) tax exempt status from the IRS. (2018) 21 October - Peter I Island was first sighted by Russian explorer Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen. (1821) 21 - 25 October - Delegations from Westarctica and Molossia join the Kingdom of Shiloh for the Summit Upon the Seas. (2018) 25 October - Polar explorer and U.S. Navy officer, Rear Admiral Richard Byrd (pictured) is born. (1888) 25 October - In recognition of his part in ending the Siple War, Grand Duke Niels of Flandrensis is given the title Prince of Siple. (2012) 26 October - The Norwegian polar exploration vessel Fram is launched. (1892) 26 October - The Westarctica-Raphania War begins. (2022) 27 October - A story on Westarctica is published in Conde Nast Traveler. (2016) 29 October - A search party sets out to look for Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition. (1912) 29 October - New Zealand renames "Chinstrap Islet" to Chinstrap Island. (2015) 29 October - The Realm of Calsahara becomes a Colony of Westarctica after being liberated by the Westarctican Royal Guards. (2017) 30 October - Consul-General Travis writes the Claimant Letter declaring his intention to establish the Achaean Territory of Antarctica in Marie Byrd Land. (2001)

Featured image Exercise: Westarctic Chill was a joint Command and Control (C2) military exercise conducted by Westarctica and Slabovia on 5 August 2019 in Dundas, Ontario, Canada. It marked the fourth time Grand Duke Travis had participated in a joint military operation with another micronation. The exercise was conducted inside a Command and Control simulator room that utilized the Artemis: Spaceship Bridge Simulator program. Photographer: Chancellor Rankin MacGillivray (More Images)

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