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Raoul is a small micronation located on the Polynesian island of Raoul Island in the South Pacific. It was founded by Suzuki Akihonaomi following a string of unsuccessful micronations. Raoul is currently a Micronation in the making, having no established government, nor an economic base.

Etymology
Raoul is named after the South Pacific island where the micronation is located: Raoul Island. The island is also known as Sunday Island.

Raoul was never given a long name, although Raoul Republic has been considered. This is due to Akihonaomi's belief that the people of the micronation should decide what the're government type will be.

History
Stone implements of a Polynesian type have been found on Raoul Island, and there is evidence of a prehistoric settlement on the island. However, the island was found to be uninhabited when first visited by Europeans in the 1700s. There is currently no civilian population, but a group of volcanologists and New Zealand DOC workers have maintained a permanent station their since 1937. Raoul Island is maintained by New Zealand, and claimed by both New Zealand and Raoul.

Early History of Raoul
Raoul was preceded by several unsuccessful micronation attempts founded under Suzuki Akihonaomi's former alias Andrew Clingersmith. Responsible for founding and leading the Starland Republic from 2005 to 2013, the micronation was dogged by disinterest among citizens, government corruption, and the renaming of the country on five separate occasions. Afterwords, Clingersmith changed his name to Akihonaomi, coming out as a transgender female, and abandoning Starland on 13 September 2013, the 8th anniversary of its founding.

Akihonaomi almost immediately created a new micronation attempt called the San Dover Queendom, the official successor state to Starland but with a vastly different legal and economic systems. San Dover managed to last until 6 June 2014 until it too was abandoned.

Raoul's origins hark back to 2008, when Clingersmith discovered a large, mostly uninhabited island in the South Pacific called Raoul Island. Clingersmith did consider claiming this island for the Starland Republic, but eventually decided against it. Raoul Island was, however, continuously brought up as a possible relocation for the people of Starland in National Council meetings, but was dismissed on each occasion. It was deemed too far away from Starland's other territorial claims in and around Havelock, NC, United States. San Dover's Council also considered claiming Raoul Island, but the state collapsed before a decision could be made.

Founding of Raoul
Raoul was founded at 16:00 UTC on 23 July 2015 by Akihonaomi, and is considered to be the successor state of both Starland and San Dover. Although the micronation claims Raoul Island, it's current base of operation lies in Havelock, NC, United States. Akihonaomi says this is only temporary, and that the population will be moved to the island in the next 6 to 8 years. During this time Akihonaomi hopes to have at least 50 citizens, an established government (likely and direct democracy, or variation of), an economic and financial base to grow upon, and supplies to settle Raoul Island. The settlement area is designated as the Southern part of Raoul Island, in a heavily forested canyon called Sunshine Valley.

Government
Raoul currently has no established government, due to its lacking of a substantial population. A constitutional assembly is set to meet to establish a governmental system once the population hits 25. The assembly will also choose a longer name for Raoul (i.e. Raoul Republic)