Polity Free State of Counani

This article is about the specific polity Free State of Counani and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was was a short-lived unrecognized state in South America, that seceded from Brazil twice, in 1886 and in 1905. The territories it claimed were on the border region between French Guyana and Brazil, an area were borders were not clear at the time.

Establishment

  • January 1905: In 1904 a Frenchman named Adolphe Brezet self-proclaimed himself "Président de l'État libre de Counani" in the Brazilian Amapa region.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

  • January 1913: The Free State of Counani is disestablished by Brazilian authorities.