Hajducka Republika Mijata Tomica
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| Anthem: Sveti Ante platiti ću ti misu, samo kaži koji naši nisu | |
| Type of entity: | 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... |
| Location: | Blidinje Blidinje Blidinje is a Nature park in Bosnia and Herzegovina, established on 30 April 1995.- Geography and hydrology :It is a spacious valley, 3–5 km long, situated at an elevation of 1.150-1.300 meters a.s.l., between Čvrsnica and Vran mountains with a total area of 364 km² and 3 municipalities... Nature Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the... |
| Area claimed: | 3 km² |
| Date of foundation: | 29 June 2002 |
| Leadership: | President Vinko Vukoja Lastvić |
| Purported organisational structure: | Republic Republic A republic is a form of government in which the people, or some significant portion of them, have supreme control over the government and where offices of state are elected or chosen by elected people. In modern times, a common simplified definition of a republic is a government where the head of... |
| Language: | Croatian Croatian language Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries... |
| Purported currency: | kubura Kubura (Currency) Kubura is the currency of the Hajdučka Republika Mijata Tomića. Local exchange office change ordinary money for kuburas. Also, as a currency it can be used any currency that's earned in honest way or stolen from thieves and nouveau riches... |
Hajdučka Republika Mijata Tomića is the self-proclaimed 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...
in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
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Location
The republic is in the areas between the mountains of VranVran
Vran is a mountain in the municipality of Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has an altitude of ....
and Čvrsnica
Cvrsnica
Čvrsnica is a mountain in the Dinarides of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in northern Herzegovina, most of the mountain is located in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton municipalities of Mostar and Jablanica while the smaller part of the mountain, around 10 % is located in the municipality of Posušje...
, in the middle of the Nature Park Blidinje
Blidinje
Blidinje is a Nature park in Bosnia and Herzegovina, established on 30 April 1995.- Geography and hydrology :It is a spacious valley, 3–5 km long, situated at an elevation of 1.150-1.300 meters a.s.l., between Čvrsnica and Vran mountains with a total area of 364 km² and 3 municipalities...
, western Herzegovina
Herzegovina
Herzegovina is the southern region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. While there is no official border distinguishing it from the Bosnian region, it is generally accepted that the borders of the region are Croatia to the west, Montenegro to the south, the canton boundaries of the Herzegovina-Neretva...
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
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Basic data
The founder and the sole ruler is the motel owner Vinko Vukoja Lastvić.Republic was founded on the day of Diva Grabovčeva, June 29, 2002.
Republic is named after famous hajduk
Hajduk
Hajduk is a term most commonly referring to outlaws, highwaymen or freedom fighters in the Balkans, Central- and Eastern Europe....
Mijat Tomić
Mijat Tomic
Mijat Tomić was a Croat hajduk from Bosnia and Herzegovina. -Biography:He was born in the village of Brišnik near Tomislavgrad. Although his exact birthdate is unknown, it is known that he lost his parents at a young age, and by 1640, had two brothers and two sisters...
, who had its hiding place in the nearby caves.
The seat of this republic is in the motel Hajdučke vrleti, whose owner is the sole ruler of this micronation.
It encompasses the area inside the triangle: highest peak of mountain Vran - chapel of sv. Ante - crossroad Risovac-Kedžara.
The currency of this republic is called kubura . Local exchange office change ordinary money for kuburas. Also, as a currency it can be used any currency that's earned in honest way or stolen from thieves and nouveau riches (see prihvatizaciya). If someone doesn't have money, an agreement can be made, so the paying can be done in material goods.
The anthem is ganga
Ganga (music)
Ganga is a type of singing from rural Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is characterized by a lone singer singing one line of lyrics and then others joining in for what can be best described as a wail. It is a very passionate form of singing, which is one of the reasons it has been limited in...
„Sv. Ante platit ću ti misu, samo kaži koji naši nisu“ (this is the whole text of the anthem).
In total, there 73 ministries; besides classic ones, there're also ministries for smile, unsolved cases, entertainment and fun, for protection of men from violent women, wine, pršut and leisure, The ministries in this republic are for non-married men, artificial blondes, softer gender, protection from abuse of women, bankrupted private transporters (truck and bus drivers), vagueness, provocation, alcoholism and easy women. (ministarstva za neženje, umjetne plavuše, nježniji spol, zaštitu od zlostavljanja žena, propale prijevoznike, nejasnoće, za osmijeh, neriješene slučajeve, umjetne plavuše, zabavu i razonodu, za nježniji spol, za zaštitu muškaraca od nasilnih žena, neženje, vino, pršut i dokolicu, provokacije, alkoholiziranje i lake žene). Ministers do their job voluntarily.
This republic has its consul and portparolle.
Day of statehood is on June 5.
This republic has also its Constitution, flag, passeport, territory and borders. One important thing - formation of political parties is strictly forbidden, as well as any dealing with politics, since it's not good for human health . Citizens do not have need for that, because the ruler decides for them.. Legal system is protected by elite hajdučka garda (guard of hajduks). However, guard exists only in paper.
State flag is white background; in the upper left corner is with the red the state coat-of-arms - chessboard, and in the middle is with blue color marked the picture of Mijat Tomić.
State stamp is on the backside of the cork from the bottle of the home-made šljivovica, kept by the President.
External relations
With the decision of mayor of Dubrovnik, the President has become the honorable consul of Dubrovnik on Blidinje. Hajdučka Republika has appointed its consuls in Colorado, Slovenia and Switzerland.History
Originally, the founders of this republic had no ambitions for this project.Soon after the end of war, local economy began to recuperate (winter tourism).
Problems started when the motel owner wanted to solve the problem with connection to main power supply net. As this area was on not determined land - three municipalities (Posušje, Tomislavgrad and Jablanica (referring to Dnevni list), retrieved on June 30, 2008) couldn't agree for years under whose responsibility is that area, and whenever the motel owner asked any of interested municipalities to solve its problem, they rejected him, saying it's not theirs problem, but from one of other two municipalities. Finally, he solved that with his money.
On the very day of proclamation, SFOR was alarmed by some persons. As SFOR saw the true nature of this project, they left very same day.
Republic has no separatistic and hegemonistic ambitions.
Thanks to this fun and protest project, its motel became one of most popular places in western Herzegovina.
Every year, there's a manifestation Triba slagat i ostat živ (To lie and stay alive); participant can be anybody except politicians, since they are professional liars.
This project also attracted the attention of Bosniac, Croat and Serb media, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia (Slobodna Dalmacija - Split, Nezavisne - Banja Luka, Gracija, Svet, Dnevni avaz...).