First of the Astronists

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Edited by the Journal of Astrospirituality

The First of the Astronists, or the First of the Followers, and also known as the Protomatorials, is a phrase used in the context of Astronism to collectively refer to the verified and recorded first adherent of Astronism in their respective country. These individuals are often provided with devotional status in Astronism and are known as protomators.

Provided below is a list of people classified as protomators, whom are at least provided with statuses of being minor figures if not prominent figures depending on their individual contributions to Astronism.

Country – Name – Year

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

American Samoa

Andorra

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia – Cosma – 2018

Aruba

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahamas, The

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Benin

Bermuda

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Brunei

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cabo Verde (Cape Verde)

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Cayman Islands

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

China – Heastward – 2019

Colombia

Comoros

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Congo, Republic of the

Costa Rica

Côte d’Ivoire

Croatia

Cuba

Curaçao

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

East Timor

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Estonia

Eswatini (Swaziland)

Ethiopia

Faroe Islands

Fiji

Finland

France

French Guiana

French Polynesia

Gabon

Gambia, The

Gaza Strip

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Greenland

Grenada

Guadeloupe6

Guam

Guatemala

Guernsey

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Hong Kong – Cheung Cho Chuen – 2019

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Ireland

Isle of Man

Israel

Italy

Jamaica

Japan

Jersey

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kiribati

Korea, North

Korea, South

Kosovo

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Latvia

Lebanon

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macau

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Mali

Malta

Marshall Islands

Martinique

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mayotte

Mexico – Sergio Estrada and David Israel – 2019

Micronesia

Moldova

Monaco

Mongolia

Montenegro

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar (Burma)

Namibia

Nauru

Nepal

Netherlands

New Caledonia

New Zealand

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria

North Macedonia

Northern Mariana Islands

Norway

Oman

Pakistan

Palau

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Puerto Rico

Qatar

Réunion

Romania

Russia

Rwanda

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Samoa

San Marino

Sao Tome and Principe

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Serbia

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Singapore

Sint Maarten

Slovakia

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

Somalia

South Africa

South Sudan

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Suriname

Sweden

Switzerland

Syria

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Thailand

Togo

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Tuvalu

Uganda

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United KingdomAstria2018

United States

United States Virgin Islands

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Vatican City

Venezuela

Vietnam

West Bank

Yemen

Zambia

Zimbabwe

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