Dennis Wardlow
Encyclopedia
Dennis Wardlow is a former Mayor of Key West
, Florida, having served on three separate occasions.
He is best known, however, as the Prime Minister of the Conch Republic
, the micronation
that seceded from the United States on April 23, 1982, in protest over a United States Border Patrol
blockade which severely damaged the tourism economy of the Florida Keys
.
Key West
Key West is an island in the Straits of Florida on the North American continent at the southernmost tip of the Florida Keys. Key West is home to the southernmost point in the Continental United States; the island is about from Cuba....
, Florida, having served on three separate occasions.
He is best known, however, as the Prime Minister of the Conch Republic
Conch Republic
The Conch Republic is a micronation declared as a tongue-in-cheek secession of the city of Key West from the United States on April 23, 1982. It has been maintained as a tourism booster for the city since...
, the micronation
Micronation
Micronations, sometimes also referred to as model countries and new country projects, are entities that claim to be independent nations or states but which are not recognized by world governments or major international organizations...
that seceded from the United States on April 23, 1982, in protest over a United States Border Patrol
United States Border Patrol
The United States Border Patrol is a federal law enforcement agency within U.S. Customs and Border Protection , a component of the Department of Homeland Security . It is an agency in the Department of Homeland Security that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to...
blockade which severely damaged the tourism economy of the Florida Keys
Florida Keys
The Florida Keys are a coral archipelago in southeast United States. They begin at the southeastern tip of the Florida peninsula, about south of Miami, and extend in a gentle arc south-southwest and then westward to Key West, the westernmost of the inhabited islands, and on to the uninhabited Dry...
.