Holy Empire of Reunion

Holy Empire of Reunion
Micronation (unrecognized entity)
Réunion island
LocationDepartment of Réunion, France
Area claimed2,511 km2 (970 sq mi)
Claimed byLaw students
Dates claimed28 August 1997–unknown

The Holy Empire of Reunion (Portuguese: Sacro Império de Reunião) is a micronation that was founded on 28 August 1997 as a political and constitutional simulation.

History

It claims the territory of the French marine department of Réunion Island. Its creators were students of the Law School of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.

The micronation has been mentioned in media.[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ (1998-08-05). Micronação sai do quarto para a Internet . Folha de S.Paulo. (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ "Człowiek-wódka patrzy na lepszy świat" (in Polish). Kurier. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
  3. ^ Iolis, Andrea. "Teoria delle Micronazioni" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2015-02-07.

Further reading

  • Articles Online – Reunion's library of scanned newspaper and magazine articles published around the world, which refer to the nation.