Republic of Morac-Songhrati-Meads
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The Republic of Morac-Songhrati-Meads was a fictional fantasy micronation in the Spratly Islands as admitted by the producer of the 'nation's' website: [1] Christopher Schneider. Schneider claimed he intended to replace the earlier Kingdom of Humanity, in which he 'succeeded': the other micronation was supposedly absorbed in 1963, leaving Schneider as "chief of state" and Morton F. Mead, the former "king" as proposed ambassador to the United Nations. The term Songhrati denotes the people of the republic.
History
Fantasy description: The republic's history begins with the alleged discovery of the islands in 1877 by Capt. James George Meads. The republic's website (See External Links) alleged that the "state," which was an archipelago, was a sovereign nation as defined by the so-called Treaty of Southwark (1893), the Treaty of Kuching (1897), and the Churchill-Ryant Agreement (1994). It further says that their archipelago was located in the Humanity Sea (South China Sea). It further elaborated that their history revolved around six alleged monarchs coming from Meads’ lineage and the rise to power by Christopher Schneider as its first Chief of State in November 1963. It also narrated that Schneider and his "entire cabinet" perished on June 15, 1972 when their ship MSM E Pluribus Unum, which was headed for Manila enroute to New York to plead their case before the United Nations, was hit by typhoon "Konsing" and sank off the coast of Mindoro. It was after this tragedy that China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines invaded and divided their nation, according to the website.[1]
The Republic of Morac-Songhrati-Meads has vowed to continue pursuing their claim on the disputed Spratly islands, which they alleged was illegally taken from them by seven countries -Philippines, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and France. Their government-in-exile is currently in Australia.[1]
In its website, the government-in-exile vowed "to continue lobbying at the United Nations and the governments of the world to stop the illegal occupation of their country and the economic exploitation of their resources."[1]
"While the Songhrati government congratulated themselves on their good fortune and began to draft environmental impact studies for the proposed extraction of the oil reserves, neighboring nations envious of our good fortune began to plot the downfall of our sovereign nation," the website said. They further claimed that throughout the early 1970’s, the armed forces of China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines encroached on their maritime boundaries and illegally signed contracts with multinational oil companies. Afterwards, they claimed that "it was only a matter of time" before different surrounding countries invaded their islands.[1]
Current Status
They said that Songhrati citizens are currently in diaspora. Many of them are claimed to have settled in Australia together with their government-in-exile. However, some are alleged to have settled in other parts of Asia, North America and Europe.
In a separate webpage, a position paper outlined their objectives. Among them are "to gain acceptance of the rights of the Songhrato to regain autodetermination and independence," "to fight against the formal annexation of our archipelago by any other country," and "to negotiate with the invading nations for the independence of our country."[1]
The 'country' is in fact completely fictional, as admitted by the producer of the website: *[2]
See also
External Links
Further reading
- Marwyn S. Samuels, Contest for the South China Sea. (1982)
References
- ^ a b c d e Echeminada, Perseus (2008-03-09). "'Lost republic' revives claim on Spratlys". Philippine Star. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
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