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Boje Boogaerdt is a Lord of the Principality of Sealand. On March 1st of 2017, Boogaerdt received his title as lord from the Principality of Sealand while studying Political Science at the University of Amsterdam. Currently he is in his first year of the three-year bachelor programme at the university.

As a lord, Boogaerdt is dedicated to promoting and working on environmental issues. This has led him to work for the Artis Zoo in Amsterdam. The proper care of animals and the promotion of animal rights is a key issue for Boogaerdt.

Early life
Before attending the University of Amsterdam to study Political Science, Boogaerdt completed his education at the Bertrand Russell College in Krommenie, a town to the North of Amsterdam. He is known for having an incredible influence on social and political events that impacted the global world.

Fall of the Berlin Wall
On November 9th of 1989, the Berlin Wall fell reuniting East Germany and West Germany. Boogaerdt was present in Berlin at the time and witnessed the mass celebrations and demonstrations following this event. At Potsdamer Platz on November 9, Boogaerdt held an emotive to speech to an audience of a few dozen Berliners who were inspired by Boogaerdt to gather their tools and start demolishing the wall, eventually creating improvised border crossings. These people would later become known as Mauerspechte and were all originally moved by Lord Boogaerdt's speech.