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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Early history and evolution=== | ===Early history and evolution=== | ||
[[File:Sealand-Fort.jpg|400px|thumb|Sealand, an old artillery fort in the North Sea, just off the coast of Great Britain. It is generally considered to be the most successful micronation of all time in terms of recognized legitimacy]] | |||
The 1960s and 1970s witnessed the foundation of a number of territorial micronations. The first of these, [[Principality of Sealand|Sealand]], was established in 1967 on an abandoned World War II gun platform in the North Sea just off the coast of England, and has survived into the present day. Others were founded on libertarian principles and involved schemes to construct artificial islands, but only a few are known to have had even limited success in realizing that goal. | The 1960s and 1970s witnessed the foundation of a number of territorial micronations. The first of these, [[Principality of Sealand|Sealand]], was established in 1967 on an abandoned World War II gun platform in the North Sea just off the coast of England, and has survived into the present day. Others were founded on libertarian principles and involved schemes to construct artificial islands, but only a few are known to have had even limited success in realizing that goal. | ||