There have actually been two distinct entities known as the Free Luna Protectorate on OS. The first of these was created on Luna during the Solar Consortium's war against the Kretonian occupation. When the Consortium government on Earth chose to resume mass-production of Specialists in 2806 as part of its campaign against the Kretonians, Luna seceded from the Consortium and the Lunites established the Free Luna Protectorate. This government existed in a state of perpetual Cold War (and occasional "hot" war) with the Solar Consortium for nearly 200 years. It essentially vanished when Luna was replaced by Alt-Luna as a result of the Moebius Effect. The alt-Luna had never been free of Consortium control, but after the Moebius Effect Crisis, the alt-Lunite population rebelled against the gover