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Rebellion is a violent uprising against one's government. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A rebel is a person who engages in a rebellion. A rebel group is a consciously coordinated group that seeks to gain political control over an entire state or a portion of a state. [ 2 ]
Multiple rebellions and closely related events have occurred in the United States, beginning from the colonial era up to present day. Events that are not commonly named strictly a rebellion (or using synonymous terms such as "revolt" or "uprising"), but have been noted by some as equivalent or very similar to a rebellion (such as an insurrection), or at least as having a few important elements ...
Kamwina Nsapu rebellion; 1986 Ne Muanda Nsemi: CODECO: None 1970s Coordination for a Referendum on Self-determination for Katanga (CORAK) None Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) None 2000 Kamwina Nsapu militia: None Mai-Mai: None 1960s Mai Mai Kata Katanga: None 2011 Mai Mai Gédéon: None Mai Mai Sheka: None Mai-Mai Simba ...
Broadside recruiting men for the Independent Kansas Jay-Hawkers, 1st Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. Burned Wagons Point in Death Valley, where the Jayhawker group of 49ers killed their oxen, chopped the wagons, dried the meat, and set off westward on foot.
Greek War of Independence, (1821–29), rebellion of Greeks within the Ottoman Empire, a struggle which resulted in the establishment of an independent Greece. This is a list of revolutions, rebellions, insurrections, and uprisings.
Rebellion is the general term for an uprising, revolt, insurgency, or other related action that seeks to take control of a recognised nation-state government by an active and armed political movement due to failure in the conflict resolution process.
Waziristan rebellion (1948–1954) This page was last edited on 7 September 2024, at 04:49 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
The preamble to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states "whereas it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law". [34] The drafters of the declaration, however, intended to exclude the right to ...