Republic of Canada | |||||||||
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1837–1838 | |||||||||
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Status | Unrecognized state | ||||||||
Capital | Navy Island | ||||||||
Common languages | English | ||||||||
Government | Republic | ||||||||
President | |||||||||
• 1837–1838 | William Lyon Mackenzie | ||||||||
Historical era | Upper Canada Rebellion | ||||||||
• Republic declared | 17 December 1837 | ||||||||
• Republic collapses | 14 January[1] 1838 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Canada |
The Republic of Canada was a government proclaimed by William Lyon Mackenzie on December 5, 1837.[2] The self-proclaimed government was established on Navy Island[3] in the Niagara River in the latter days of the Upper Canada Rebellion.