Sarah Roberts was elected as Vice President of the Republic of West Who in the 2019 national elections.  She was re-elected in 2020 and 2021.  During her term in office the population of West Who grew at a steady rate and the Vice President actively worked to build West Who's reputation on the world stage.  She was the first West Who Vice President to visit Costa Rica on a diplomatic mission.

Vice President Roberts with Senator Seth Farr

The Founding Father of West Who was John Farr.  He served as President, diplomat and early leader of the Republic of West Who.  He was a signer of the Federation Treaty between California micronations in the 1970s.

Farr was born into a family of educators in California, USA.  While attending school John Farr and fellow student Craig Carter established two nations independent of the United States in late 1969.  Later known as micronations, Farr was inspired by the founding of the Republic of Minerva in the South Pacific.  He organized the West Who govenment and served as president of the Republic for many years.

Farr served as the President of West Who from 1969 to 2013, though during the later years of his administration little was accomplished.  A proponent of efficient government Farr worked to develop the Basic Law which became the constitution of the Republic of West Who.  President Farr was a key figure in the development of the Republic of West Who.  An educator and public figure in California, he played a leading role in persuading the West Who Congress to declare independence.  He designed the nation's flag and was a strong proponent of the West Who Post Office.  Under his guidance the West Who Post Office has designed and printed stamps since the 1970s featuring prominent citizens, the history of West Who and its culture on various stamps.

The Farr Administration negotiated the Federation Treaty, a treaty between several early micronations (Iswas, Has Been, Now What, USSM) all located in California.  After leaving office as President, John Farr was elected at Vice President of West Who.  Working closely with his successor President William Farr, his major diplomatic achievements were establishing relations with other micronations around the world; creating a West Who presence on social media, and attending several MicroCon summits in Anaheim, USA; Atlanta, USA; Toronto, Canada, Las Vegas, USA, and Chicago, USA.  In 2024, Ronald Hall was elected as President of West Who.  He is the first president who is not a Farr Family member to serve as leader of the nation.

          

In late 1971, President Farr assumed complete control of the West Who government declaring that West Who was no longer a republic and was now an empire.  Keeping the title of president, Farr in fact became a benovelant dictator.  In reality little changed in West Who.  The population of the nation was so small that the Congress did not function as a counter weight to the President.  There were no sitting members of the Supreme Court to declare the power grab unconstitutional.  For several years, West Who was an empire though eventually President Farr dropped Empire from the official title of West Who. Many years later citizens voted in a referendum to change the nation's name back to the Republic of West Who. 

West Who currency from 1973

From the National Archives located in Whoville, West Who is a copy of the the Whoville News from November 30, 1973.  The news was printed on a ditto machine and copies were circulated to citizens and leaders of other micronations located near West Who.

Invitation from the 1981 West Who Independence Day celebrations held in Corona, California celebrating the 12th anniversary of West Who's independence.  This document is part of the National Archives holdings on early West Who history.

West Who Foreign Minister Michael Farr and his brother Bill Farr traveled around the globe in 1985.  While in Sydney, Australia they sent a telegram to President of West Who John Farr marking his 28th birthday.  This is another artifact from the West Who National Archives.

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Historical artifact from West Who's early years

The national achives recently found an autograph from Prime Minister Craig Carter of IsWas to President John Farr of West Who from the year 1970.  The autograph is one of the oldest items relating to West Who's early years as a micronation.  The Prime Minister's autograph was in a Corona Junior High yearbook, which was the school both students attended in California.  West Who and Iswas were established during the 1969-1970 school year.

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Historical Facts and items from West Who

Historical Fact -  This letter was mailed to the West Who Embassy in 1972 by Prime Minister Craig Carter of Iswas, a micronation in California.  Notice the two 5 cent Iswas stamps.  The interesting part is the United States Post Office cancelled the stamps.  Prime Minister Carter maintained that this was defacto recognition of Iswas by the United States government.  West Who and Iswas were among 14 micronations that developed in the 1970s in California.   

There were 13 micronations that developed in Southern California in the early 1970s. The Federation Treaty officially called the Treaty of the Charter Members of the Federation was signed by four California Micronations in 1972.   The leaders of the nations of Iswas (Craig Carter), USSM (Mark Jones), West Who (John Farr) and Now What (Randy Jensen) signed a mutual aid treaty.  The four nations were among fourteen micronations that developed in California in the early 1970s.   The Federation Treaty agreed that member nations would create a federation force which would amount to 5% of the military of each nation to act as a security and protection force.  It also stipulated that signatories should expect kindness from each other, not declare war on each other and behave as the treaty stated as "an ally is an ally forever".  The treaty was signed by Prime Minister Craig Carter, Supreme Commander Mark Jones, President John Farr and Emperor Randy Jensen in Corona, California.      

California micronations of the 1970s.  The Federation Treaty members came from a group of micronations established between 1969 and 1975 in southern California.  The nations and leaders of these micronations were:  West Who - President John Farr, Iswas - Prime Minister Craig Carter, U.S.S.M (United Socialists Serving Mark) - Supreme Commander Mark Jones, Now What - Emperor Randy Jensen, Republic of Nitshky Vitskay - President Dyke Reese, North Where - President Mike Farr, New Burg - Leader Billy Farr, Confederation of Merea - President Jim Drake, Wassaki - Dictator Brian Limbaugh, South Has - Leader Gary Becker, South Why - President Glenn Miles,  Has Been - President Ronnie Hall and Phantom Island - President Darrell Johnson.  All these nations are defunct with the exception of West Who.