History of West Who

05/04/2022 16:40

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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05/04/2022 19:49

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.

05/04/2022 20:30

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.

 

05/04/2022 20:55

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

05/04/2022 16:30

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.   

   

05/04/2022 16:37

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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02/14/2021 20:53

In 1971, the Great State of Iswas declared war on West Who.  Prime Minister Craig Carter the leader of Iswas accused the West Who Navy of seizing several Iswas ships.  In a letter to President John Farr in 1971 Carter stated "If this practice is not discontinued we will have to take drastic action.  So you ask what we mean by drastic action.  Iswas has been contemplating declaring war on the honorable but hostile state of West Who."  Carter went on to say that West Who had seized seven trade ships belonging to Iswas.  He also demanded a $10,000 dollar settlement. Before West Who officials could respond Iswas declared war.  The war did not last long.  Generally, the micronations in southern California settled their wars by playing a game of RISK.  The winner won the war.

02/14/2021 20:28

The Republic of West Who began in late 1969. West Who is named after the Who's a group of friendly people in a book by Dr. Suess. A quote by Dr. Suess in Horton Hears a Who "a person's a person not matter how small" was adapted by founding citizens of West Who to "a country is a country, no matter how small." West Who was established by John Farr.  His friend Craig Carter created a rival nation called Iswas.  Farr became the president of West Who and Carter the prime minister of Iswas.  The students created currency, postage stamps, civilian government, newspapers and other aspects of a country.  They declared their independence from the United States, where the micronations were located. Others joined with them to create their own countries and the various micronations declared war on each other, made alliances and functioned as small nations for several years. Both West Who and Iswas were part of the Federation Treaty of California, a group of thirteen micronations started in the 1970s. In the 1980s, the Federation Treaty of California micronations disbanded and West Who became the last independent nation of the group. West Who declared a policy of neutrality and isolationism.

West Who Five dollar bill from 1970

 

02/14/2021 21:44

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.  

 

12/20/2022 18:28

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 and Las Vegas, USA.

          
           President Farr in 1971 and on Oval Office visit in 2017

 

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Interesting Information

Republic of West Who -                      A happy place for everyone

Since 1969 West Who has been an independent nation, with citizens living in over 55 nations around the world.

  

West Who Intelligence Service, the world's smallest spy agency.  Check out the people who keep West Who safe.    west-who-spy-agency.webnode.page   

 

 

Check out the West Who Flag video on YouTube West Who National Anthem

   

Horton Hears a Who is the favorite reading book of West Who children.     

MicroCon 2019 in Canada was attended by 44 micronations including West Who, check out the video of events MicroCon 2019

                                                                                                    

The West Who Space and Planet Exploration Agency - Can West Who put a person on the Moon?  www.westwhospace.com

What is a micronation? Watch this HBO/Vice News story and find out. It features MicroCon 2017 an international summit of micronations, including West Who. 

 

West Who ID cards are available to citizens for $35 US dollars or ($175 West Who dollars).  Contact the Ministry of Citizen Affairs for more information.

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MicroCon 2019 former President Farr
 

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