Favorite Defunct 20th Century nation?

Hashemite · 12-04-2006, 12:43 PM

What is your favorite defunct 20th century nation(s) and why?

I mean by defunct countries like Austria-Hungary, USSR etc.

omon · 12-04-2006, 14:51 PM

is it me or should all % add up to 100?

gunnut · 12-04-2006, 15:38 PM

The Conch Republic.

The only nation to have suceeded from the United States, fought, and won the secession war.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conch_republic

PubFather · 12-04-2006, 16:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gunnut

The Conch Republic.

The only nation to have suceeded from the United States, fought, and won the secession war.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conch_republic

Burma (or is it Myanmar?)

Bluesman · 12-04-2006, 17:13 PM

Well, it ain't defunct, but the Principality of Sealand had a horrendous fire that dam' near took 'em out. Prince Roy almost lost the whole thing, and when you're talking about favorite European nations, baby, Sealand tops my list.

Falcon325 · 12-04-2006, 19:43 PM

Can't say I liked OR miss ANY of them.....sorry

sappersgt · 12-04-2006, 21:45 PM

How about The Free Republic of Van Zandt?

**Ironduke** · 12-04-2006, 22:10 PM

Asim Aquil · 12-04-2006, 22:12 PM

British India.

The 20th Century saw it's biggest freedom movement as Pakistan and Bharat (official name of India) were formed.

astralis · 12-07-2006, 16:17 PM

technically this doesn't count, but this nation existed at the very edge of the 19th/20th century.

long live the republic of formosa!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Formosa

Canmoore · 12-31-2006, 15:41 PM

The Dominion of Newfoundland.

GVChamp · 12-31-2006, 16:31 PM

The pre-revolutionary government of Iran. How I miss them.

Bluesman · 01-01-2007, 13:09 PM

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Originally Posted by GVChamp

The pre-revolutionary government of Iran. How I miss them.

Good answer. They weren't lovable, but BOY!, they were sure better than what we got now.

Rifleman · 01-31-2007, 19:56 PM

Rhodesia.

By the way, tomorrow is the birthday of the RLI; nicknamed The Saints and The Incredibles, 1st Battalion, The Rhodesian Light Infantry was formed on February 1, 1961.

Rhodesian-Light-Infantry

saambaarblast · 01-31-2007, 23:14 PM

Namewise, Tanganika and Zanzibar.

Tanzania sounds less exotic.

View Poll Results: Favorite defunct 20th century nation?
Austria-Hungary	8	12.50%
USSR	21	32.81%
Yugoslavia (all regimes)	5	7.81%
Free State of Danzig	1	1.56%
German Empire (till 1918)	6	9.38%
German Reich (1933-1945)	8	12.50%
Spanish Republic	2	3.13%
Russian Empire	2	3.13%
Ottoman Empire (till 1922)	6	9.38%
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12-04-2006, 12:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Hashemite New Member Join Date: 11-09-06 Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Posts: 3 Country:	Favorite Defunct 20th Century nation? What is your favorite defunct 20th century nation(s) and why? I mean by defunct countries like Austria-Hungary, USSR etc.

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gunnut *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 01-27-06 Location: DPRK, Democratik People's Republik of Kalifornia Posts: 8,594 Country:	The Conch Republic. The only nation to have suceeded from the United States, fought, and won the secession war. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conch_republic __________________ "Only Nixon can go to China." -- Old Vulcan proverb.

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Bluesman WAB Bartender *Defense Professional* *Military Professional* Join Date: 11-24-04 Location: Vacaville, CA. Posts: 7,311 Country:	Well, it ain't defunct, but the Principality of Sealand had a horrendous fire that dam' near took 'em out. Prince Roy almost lost the whole thing, and when you're talking about favorite European nations, baby, Sealand tops my list. __________________ "The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it, and if one finds the prospect of a long war intolerable, it is natural to disbelieve in the possibility of victory." - George Orwell

12-04-2006, 21:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
sappersgt *Military Professional* Join Date: 03-04-06 Location: Latitude 38 Longitude 112 Posts: 2,200 Country:	Somewhere in Texas How about The Free Republic of Van Zandt?

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Falcon325 Banished Join Date: 12-01-06 Posts: 23 Country:	Can't say I liked OR miss ANY of them.....sorry

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Asim Aquil Contra Naturum *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 06-11-04 Location: Dubai Posts: 8,123 Country:	British India. The 20th Century saw it's biggest freedom movement as Pakistan and Bharat (official name of India) were formed. __________________ -- Administrator @ Pakistan Defence: Defence.pk

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astralis Lei Feng Protege *Foreign Service* Join Date: 08-23-05 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 2,772 Country:	technically this doesn't count, but this nation existed at the very edge of the 19th/20th century. long live the republic of formosa! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Formosa __________________ Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present. -Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

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Canmoore *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 05-18-06 Location: Canada Posts: 1,296 Country:	The Dominion of Newfoundland.

12-31-2006, 16:31 PM	#12 (permalink)
GVChamp Patron Join Date: 08-25-06 Location: Chicago Posts: 239	The pre-revolutionary government of Iran. How I miss them. __________________ "The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood"-Otto Von Bismarck

01-31-2007, 19:56 PM	#14 (permalink)
Rifleman *Military Professional* Join Date: 06-29-06 Location: The edge of the gene pool with a jug of Clorox Posts: 199	Rhodesia. By the way, tomorrow is the birthday of the RLI; nicknamed The Saints and The Incredibles, 1st Battalion, The Rhodesian Light Infantry was formed on February 1, 1961. Rhodesian-Light-Infantry __________________ "Aim small, miss small." - Benjamin Martin in The Patriot

01-31-2007, 23:14 PM	#15 (permalink)
saambaarblast Regular Join Date: 01-31-07 Location: Chateau de Chantilly Posts: 101 Country:	Namewise, Tanganika and Zanzibar. Tanzania sounds less exotic.

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