Dennis Wardlow (born c. 1944) is a former mayor of
Key West, Florida
Key West is an island in the Straits of Florida, at the southern end of the U.S. state of Florida. Together with all or parts of the separate islands of Sigsbee Park, Dredgers Key, Fleming Key, Sunset Key, and the northern part of Stock Islan ...
, having served on three occasions.
He is known for being the prime minister of the
Conch Republic
The Conch Republic () is a micronation declared as a secession of the city of Key West, Florida, from the United States on April 23, 1982. It has been maintained as a tourism booster for the city. Since then, the term "Conch Republic" has been e ...
, the
micronation
A micronation is a polity, political entity whose representatives claim that they belong to an independent nation or sovereign state, but which lacks legal recognition by any sovereign state. Micronations are classified separately from list o ...
that seceded from the United States on April 23, 1982, in protest over a
United States Border Patrol
The United States Border Patrol (USBP) is a Federal law enforcement in the United States, federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and is responsible for secu ...
blockade which severely damaged the tourism economy of the
Florida Keys
The Florida Keys are a coral island, coral cay archipelago off the southern coast of Florida, forming the southernmost part of the continental United States. They begin at the southeastern coast of the Florida peninsula, about south of Miami a ...
.
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Wardlow fined by Governor Bush for ethics violations*
1950s births
Living people
Micronational leaders
Mayors of Key West, Florida
Year of birth missing (living people)
20th-century mayors of places in Florida
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