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The Federation's doubling-down on increased public and private surveillance caused a wave of discontent to ripple through Federal systems within Shadow President Winters's sphere of influence, culminating on June 29, 3307 with Mayor [[Constanza Noguera]] of the Azaladshu Free faction proclaiming the secession of the four systems under its control: Azaladshu, LHS 277, LTT 3919, and LFT 824.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/60db0b9122e29a28d731c813 GalNet: Four Federal Systems Declare Independence]</ref> President Hudson charged the Federal loyalist faction Neche Inc with containing the [[Federal Rebellion of 3307|rebellion]] on July 1, but Azaladshu Free defeated Federal forces and secured its independence on July 8. Three other Federal factions were inspired to secede as well: the Coalition of Uteran, which controlled Uteran and Ga'anjob'al; LP 726-6 Free, which controlled LP 726-6 and Aunochis; and Gluscap Labour, which controlled Gluscap and V902 Centauri. This embarrassed not only Hudson, who failed to quash the rebellion, but Winters, who was accused by some of orchestrating the secession due to her vocal opposition to the new surveillance measures.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/60ddcacff026382a6d0865e9 GalNet: Federation Battles Independents in the Azaladshu System]</ref><ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/60e6e7816d8ad419973f01df GalNet: Independence Spreads from Azaladshu System]</ref> The Azaladshu affair emboldened other Federal factions to also weigh abandoning their fealty, and by July 21, it was reported that the FIA was arresting independence-minded leaders on spurious charges to contain the situation.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/60f82834f353e248204f2416 GalNet: Federation Threatened by Further Secession]</ref> Governor [[Sonal Mishra]] of New Kuwembaa Labour withdrew his five systems from the Federation on July 30, and three other factions also threatened to follow.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/6103e094cbe3fa74ee0ddc6e GalNet: Rebellion Spreads Across Federal Systems]</ref> On Hudson's orders, Li Chotep for Equality engaged New Kuwembaa Labour in battle in the Kuwembaa system on August 5, but was again stymied by the rebel forces and decisively lost on August 12. New Kuwembaa Labour remained independent and the factions Selkana Labour, United HIP 108095 Values Party, and Mutumu Future also decided to break away, bringing the total number of seceded Federal systems to 37.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/610be2390e80ab3bc4372348 GalNet: Federal Forces Combat New Rebellion]</ref><ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/61151cab43500b703a6d3edd GalNet: Victory Against Federation for Independent Factions]</ref> A third wave resulted in the secession of seven more factions on September 13, but none of these factions controlled any systems.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/613f3d4bc31cf61ae31cda95 GalNet: Rebellion Spreads Through the Federation]</ref>
Meanwhile, the [[Delta Pavonis]] system, one of the Federation's five founding members, was overtaken by the independent faction Autocracy of Delta Pavonis on August 12. Rather than go to war to reclaim the symbolically important system, the Federation opted to pursue a diplomatic solution. On September 17, Federal Ambassador [[Delphine Dumont]] and [[EG Pilots]] Dictator [[Yuri Grom]] arrived in Delta Pavonis for a conference with Grand Duke [[Simion Petrescu]] to determine the system's future allegiance. This marked the first formal meeting between Federal representatives and Grom since the latter's defection in 3301.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/6144868d80ba29040f2bbdd4 GalNet: Delta Pavonis Hosts Political Conference]</ref> By September 24, negotiations had surprisingly produced a potential compromise deal in which the Autocracy of Delta Pavonis would remain independent, but maintain trade and political ties with both sides.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/614dbf3b10d993146c5fbd1e GalNet: Progress Between Federation and Yuri Grom]</ref> However,
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