be more fun to watch and see how they keep the economy going in such a state… Bye bye Subvention.In the same vein:
- North Ireland declares itself independent from both Ireland and UK, would be fun to imagine a AHC where the unionists and IRA unite against both Ireland and the UK
Around 1920 - Baron von Ungern-Sternberg emerges as the undisputed head of a restored monarchist Russia, declares himself the "Great White Khan of all the Russias".There were some states in history that standed out like a sore thumb as being akin to a joke that went too far, either for being too much into roleplay of a long gone state, or by being too much into some ideology.
One example we have is Guatemala under Jorge Ubico Castaneda
(yes I took it from a game but just because this was the only pic in colour of him I could find)
Jorge Ubico ruled guatemala from 1931 to 1944 and he basically brought Napoleonbooism to a level unseen before. First he abolished civilian positions in the government and built a stratocracy that had to be seen to be believed, going as far to give even the post office and the education system to the military. He then adopted napoleonic imagery, built napoleonic palaces around the country and he would compare himself to Napoleon all the time, going as far as being nicknamed "The little Napoleon of the tropics". This state might seem awesome, but the lack of democratic reforms made the people get fed up and he tried a crackdown that brought outrage and resulted in his overthrow.
Another example is the Arrow Cross regime in Hungary, for a very stupid reason. Basically the Arrow Cross party was unpopular and it was put in power after the nazi invasion of Hungary. A bit after they asked no one other than HERMAN GÖRING to travel to Hungary and be crowned as the King of Hungary (look it up). Göring thanked then and said that he would do that when the situation in the world changed since as you know the soviets were basically halfway into hungary at this point. Eventually Hungary was overrun and they were thankfully punished. Assuming the arrow cross party got in power under the right circunstances we could get Hermann "Train collector" Göring as Hermann I of Hungary.
Other state I can think is Integralist France under the action Francaise, since as far as I know they planned to build a catholic monarchy from the 13th century if they had come into power.
So, what eccentric states could have been created from 1901 onwards?
Oh now that's interesting. I’ve been considering a timeline about a continuing Ryukyu Kingdom – Anglo-Satsuma War sees the Domain having to renounce their claims on the Kingdom, this avoids later annexation by Japan, instead becoming a British protected state, short Japanese interregnum during WWII, then independent again and becomes an associated state with the US – and that's something to add to a post-war country. Run it along the lines of Monaco and its casino i.e. single government owned operation, locals banned from entering except for employees. Aside from general tourism Ryukyu should see a fair amount of business from Japan.Okinawa becomes independent after WWII, and it's lax tax laws and regulations makes it a Cuba/Macau on steroids, with Yakuza and triads fighting over casino neon lights.
What about more weird microstates being around? Any microstates which could have survived into modern times? Maybe Trieste ends up being an independent city-state instead of becoming part of Italy or Yugoslavia?
Both had fairly decent leadership.Shall we say a d'Annunzio-run Italy would not have been dull?
If Katanga and Biafra had survived?
South Kasai was basically the Central African Empire before the, well, Central African Empire.Both had fairly decent leadership.
Now Katanga's neighbour on the other hand... the Republic of South Kasai unironically had a God-Emperor...
Couto Misto, Tavolara, and Sedang come to mind
Well, was thinking more of stuff like Trieste or Danzig lasting until modern times or a hypothetical independent Constantinople, Hong Kong, or Macau. For bonus AH potential, the idea of an independent Constantinople could be mixed with the possibility the Ottomans hang on there, turning Constantinople, lodged between a Greece which had annexed East Thrace and a Republic of Turkey in Anatolia, into a Muslim Vatican or a Russia which has smashed the Turks and occupied the city but is unable to annex Constantinople due to international pressure, instead of handing it to Greece or Bulgaria, hands the city over to the Ecumenical Patriarch, which essentially makes it an Orthodox version of the Vatican.Couto Misto, Tavolara, and Sedang come to mind
Maybe if the Nazis doesn't take over Germany but still get elected in Danzig we could have a long lasting Nazi dictatorship in Danzig that could last up to modern day as a city state totalitarian dictatorshipWell, was thinking more of stuff like Trieste or Danzig lasting until modern times or a hypothetical independent Constantinople, Hong Kong, or Macau. For bonus AH potential, the idea of an independent Constantinople could be mixed with the possibility the Ottomans hang on there, turning Constantinople, lodged between a Greece which had annexed East Thrace and a Republic of Turkey in Anatolia, into a Muslim Vatican or a Russia which has smashed the Turks and occupied the city but is unable to annex Constantinople due to international pressure, instead of handing it to Greece or Bulgaria, hands the city over to the Ecumenical Patriarch, which essentially makes it an Orthodox version of the Vatican.
How so?If Katanga and Biafra had survived?