Kingdom of EnenKio
The Kingdom of EnenKio is a falsely claimed micronation near the Marshall Islands run by Robert Moore.[1]
The Republic of the Marshall Islands has claimed Wake Island, which it calls "Enen-Kio". In 1973, Marshallese lawmakers meeting in Saipan at the Congress of Micronesia, the legislative body for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, asserted that "Enen-Kio is and always has been the property of the people of the Marshall Islands." Their claim was based on oral legends and songs.[2] "EnenKio" means "Island of the orange flower" and comes from the Kio flower that is native to the island.[3][4]
The self-declared Kingdom of EnenKio has also claimed Wake Island as a separate sovereign nation and has issued passports.[5][6] The Kingdom of EnenKio is not recognized in any international forum as a sovereign state, nor does any internationally recognized state recognize it. In 1997 the Dominion of Melchizedek, a micronation engaged in financial fraud, reported that the two had entered into relations.[7] The Kingdom of EnenKio is characterized as a scam by anti-fraud website Quatloos![1] In 2000, Robert Moore, who claimed to be the head of state, was prevented by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from fraudulently issuing bonds for the non-existent nation.[8]
On 23 April 1998 the Marshall Islands government issued Circular Note 01-98, which vigorously denied the Kingdom of EnenKio and the Dominion of Melchizedek's claims:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of the Marshall Islands[9]
See also
References
- "The Kingdom of Enen Kio". Quatloos!.
- "Wake Island Claimed By Marshall Islanders". The Cameron Herald. 8 February 1973. p. 2.
- "Enen-kio: Island of the Kio Flower". Micronesian Reporter. Public Information Office, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. 19: 34. 1971.
- "Native plants of the Marshalls". Republic of the Marshall Islands Biodiversity Clearing House Mechanism. RMI Office of Environmental Planning and Policy Coordination (OEPPC). Retrieved 7 September 2019.
Scientific name: Sida fallax English name: ? Marshallese name: kio
- "Walking on eggshells". The Australian. 28 February 2014.
- "Con Countries". India Today. 30 September 2002.
- Robert Tillman (2002). Global Pirates: Fraud in the Offshore Insurance Industry. Northeastern University Press. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-55553-505-6.
- "SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. Robert F. Moore". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 26 October 2000.
- "Marshall Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs Declares "Kingdom of EnenKio" a Fraud". Quatloos!.
External links
- "Official website". Archived from the original on 30 October 2005. Retrieved 27 August 2005.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)