San Escobar (Witold Waszczykowski)

2017

January 10, 2017. Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski invents an imaginary country ("San Escobar") on the spot during a UN gaffe. Within 48 hours the meme has fake passports, a fake flag, a fake national anthem, and a fake Wikipedia page in 14 languages. Defines the "improvised gaffe → instant nation" meme genre.