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Settled by mutineers from HMS Bounty who married South Pacific islanders, some residents of Pitcairn Island are now pressing for independence from Britain.
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Descendants of Mutineers Seek Independence
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The descendants of a group of daring 18th Century mutineers made legal history last week, telling a New Zealand court that their ancestors' rebellion amounted to a declaration of independence. The claim was made by lawyers representing seven men from the remote Pacific island of Pitcairn.
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Pitcairn was never British, rape case court told
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Pitcairn, the South Pacific home of the descendants of the Bounty mutineers, has never been British territory and is instead the world's smallest and most isolated independent nation, a court was told. Reported in the Daily Telegraph.
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The Head Heeb: The Sovereign Democratic Republic of Pitcairn
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Commentary on the Pitcairn sex trial and claims arising from it that the island is independent of British rule.
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