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Kingdom of William Ranger
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This article refers to a micronation which is defunct and no longer exists. You can help make the article reflect that or ask on the talk page for further information. |
| Kingdom of William Ranger Kerajaan William Ranger | ||||
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| Motto Tanah susu dan madu! (Indonesian) (Indonesian: Land with milk and honey!) | ||||
| Anthem God Save the King | ||||
| 200px Location of William Ranger in 2013 | ||||
| Capital city | United Mutiara | |||
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| Official language(s) | Indonesian | |||
| Official religion(s) | Secular | |||
| Short name | William Ranger | |||
| Demonym | William Rangerian | |||
| Demonym | William Rangerian | |||
| Government | Absolute monarchy | |||
| - King | William | |||
| Established | 30 March 2012 | |||
| Disestablished | 2 April 2013 | |||
| Currency | Rupeeyah (proposed) | |||
| Time zone | (UTC +7) | |||
| National sport | Association football | |||
William Ranger, officially the Kingdom of William Ranger or William Ranger Kingdom (Indonesian: Kerajaan William Ranger), was a micronation in Indonesia that existed from 30 March 2012 to 2 April 2013. It was the de jure successor of the Federal Republic of Santos. William Ranger is an absolute monarchy with slight republican influence. United Mutiara is the capital city and seat of government of William Ranger. The territory of William Ranger consists of three landlocked area located in Java Island and two fictional territories.
In early 2013, the government of William Ranger began to be inactive and finally a few months later, King William announced the dissolution of William Ranger. The micronation was reformed as New Santos, then again became the Republic of St. John.
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History
William Ranger was originally a micronation named Santos. Santos was founded in June 2011 by William Timothy. Several months later, Santos was embargoed by Los Bay Petros and Indokistan. This caused the Santosian government to become inactive and ultimately dissolved.
On 30 March 2012, William Timothy, the former President of Santos announced that Santos was officially replaced by a kingdom named William Ranger. William also declared himself the King of the new kingdom. The kingdom later decided United Mutiara (also formerly known as M1) as the capital of William Ranger.
In early 2013, the government of William Ranger started to become inactive. King William, who lost interest to reign as a King declared disestablishment of the Kingdom on 2 April 2013, three days after the first anniversary of William Ranger establishment. After a period of interregnum, William Ranger replaced by a micronation named New Santos.
Government and politics
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William Ranger is an absolute monarchy where the power of the monarch is absolute. Despite William Ranger declared itself as an absolute monarchy, William Ranger had a slight republican influence due in fact the monarch is elected by the people every three years, which actually never happened due to William Ranger's dissolution.
Administrative divisions
Administratively, William Ranger consisted of administrative states, which is subdivided into several cities. At the time of the establishment, William Ranger annexed almost all areas that previously claimed by former Federal Republic of Santos. Upon the time of dissolution, William Ranger were divided into six administrative states, two of them are fictional.
| Flag | State | Annexed/Established | Disestablished | Capital |
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Mutiara | 30 March 2012 | 2 April 2013 | United Mutiara |
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Pasia | 30 March 2012 | 2 April 2013 | Memorial City |
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North Blastnya | 9 April 2012 | 2 April 2013 | William Plaza |
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Armilandia | 2012 | June 2013 | Armilandia |
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Aurelia | 2012 | 2 April 2013 | Griswall |
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South Blastnya | 3 February 2013 | 2 April 2013 | Great South Blastnya |
Foreign relations
Despite being a micronation in Indonesia, William Ranger had never been a member of the Association of Indonesian Micronations (AIM) due to hostile relations between William Ranger and Los Bay Petros, one of founding member of AIM.
Countries with relations with William Ranger
Republic of Indokistan (2012-2013)
Republic of Molossia (informal; 2012-2013)
Confederation of Indonovia (2012)
