Dennis Wardlow (born c. 1944) is a former mayor of

Key West, Florida Key West ( es, Cayo Hueso) is an island in the Straits of Florida, within 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 Isla ...

, having served on three occasions. He is best known for being the prime minister of the

Conch Republic The Conch Republic () is a micronation declared as a tongue-in-cheek 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 Re ...

, the

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that seceded from the United States on April 23, 1982, in protest over a

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blockade which severely damaged the tourism economy of the Florida Keys. In 2006 he heard that the US would shut down fort Jefferson he sent a naval force to take back fort Jefferson but the park rangers wrote trespassing citations

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Wardlow fined by Governor Bush for ethics violations
1950s births 20th-century American politicians Living people Micronational leaders Mayors of Key West, Florida {{Florida-mayor-stub