Draft:Free Republic of Nias

Free Republic of Nias
*Freie Republik Nias* (German)
Free Republic of Nias Freie Republik Nias (German)
1942
	Anthem: Indonesia Raya ;
	Territory of the Free Republic of Nias
Capital	Gunungsitoli
Common languages	Indonesian; Nias; German
Prime Minister
• 1942	Ernst Leo Fischer
Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1942	Albert Vehring
Historical era	World War II
• Republic declared	29 March 1942
• North Nias occupied by Japan	17 April 1942
• South of Nias occupied by Japan	22 April
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Dutch East Indies
Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies
Today part of	Indonesia

Draft article not currently submitted for review.

This is a draft Articles for creation (AfC) submission. It is not currently pending review. While there are no deadlines, abandoned drafts may be deleted after six months. To edit the draft click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.

To be accepted, a draft should:

Show the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article by using multiple sources that meet four criteria. The sources should be (1) reliable (2) secondary (3) independent of the subject (4) talk about the subject in some depth. For some topics, there are alternative criteria.
Be written from a neutral point of view
Respect copyright and do not plagiarize. Do not copy-paste.

It is strongly discouraged to write about yourself, your business or employer. If you do so, you must declare it.

Where to get help

If you need help editing or submitting your draft, please ask us a question at the AfC Help Desk or get live help from experienced editors. These venues are only for help with editing and the submission process, not to get reviews.
If you need feedback on your draft, or if the review is taking a lot of time, you can try asking for help on the talk page of a relevant WikiProject. Some WikiProjects are more active than others so a speedy reply is not guaranteed.

How to improve a draft

Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia – a basic overview on how to edit Wikipedia.
Help:Wikitext – how to use the markup
Help:Referencing for beginners – how to include references
Wikipedia:Article development – how to develop your article
Wikipedia:Writing better articles – how to improve your article
Wikipedia:Verifiability – make sure your article includes reliable third-party sources

You can also browse Wikipedia:Featured articles and Wikipedia:Good articles to find examples of Wikipedia's best writing on topics similar to your proposed article.

Improving your odds of a speedy review

To improve your odds of a faster review, tag your draft with relevant WikiProject tags using the button below. This will let reviewers know a new draft has been submitted in their area of interest. For instance, if you wrote about a female astronomer, you would want to add the Biography, Astronomy, and Women scientists tags.

Add tags to your draft

Editor resources

Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Easy tools: Citation bot (help) | Advanced: Fix bare URLs

Last edited by [[User:|]] ([[User talk:|talk]] | contribs) 0 seconds ago. (Update)

If you are ready for your draft to be reviewed, save your work by pressing the "Publish changes" button below, and a button will appear here allowing you to submit it.

The Free Republic of Nias (Indonesian: Republik Nias Merdeka, German: Freie Republik Nias) was a possible short-lived and unrecognised state on the Island of Nias that was roumored to have lasted less than a month until the island was fully occupied by Japanese forces on 22 April 1942. It is said that it was proclaimed by German prisoners on Nias Island, Indonesia, with Ernst Leo Fischer as Prime Minister and leader. However the validity of the existence of such state is disputed.
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).

[a]