This made me think of the republic of Minerva:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minerva_Reefs#Republic_of_Minerva

"Republic of Minerva, another libertarian project that succeeded in
building a small man-made island on the Minerva Reefs south of Fiji in
1972 before being invaded by troops from Tonga, who formally annexed
it before destroying the island."

On 6 January 2015 at 17:31, Andrew Long <xxxxxx@mac.com> wrote:
> On 6 Jan 2015, at 12:50, Kurt Feltenberger wrote:
>> On 1/6/2015 1:01 AM, Phil Pugliese (via tml list) wrote:
>>> However, there was an instance, back in the '70's or early '80's where a group of mercs in powerboats seized control of one of the very small island nations in the the Indian Ocean (the name escapes me).
>>>
>>> <snop/>
>>
>> You may be thinking of Col. Mike Hoare's aborted coup attempt in the Seychelles Islands.
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Hoare#The_Seychelles_affair_and_subsequent_conviction
>
> Yes, he wasn't called 'mad Mike' for nothing...
>
> Regard, Andy
>
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