Federal Rebellion of 3307: Difference between revisions

*Gluscap Labour

*New Kuwembaa Labour

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*[[Federation]]

== Events ==

As tensions within the [[Federation]] reached fever-pitch over the issue of domestic surveillance, the first domino fell in the Azaladshu system in June 3307. That month, [[Constanza Noguera]] rode a wave of unrest against the [[Proactive Detection Bureau]] to victory in an election for the position of Mayor of the Azaladshu Free faction, which controlled Azaladshu, LFT 824, LHS 277, and LTT 3919. On June 29, 3307, Mayor Noguera declared Azaladshu Free an [[independent]] nation, and abandoning its commitment to the [[Federal Accord]] and pulling its four systems out of the Federation. In her declaration, Noguera cited the PDB and [[Domestic Counter-Terrorism Act]] as examples of Federal tyranny and corruption that had compelled the decision to secede. [[Federal Congress]] ruled that the secession was illegal under the Federal Accord, and [[President of the Federation|President]] [[Zachary Hudson]] placed the [[Federal Navy]] on alert and urged Azaladshu Free to return to full compliance with the law.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/60db0b9122e29a28d731c813 GalNet: Four Federal Systems Declare Independence]</ref>

In total, 10 systems with a combined population of one billion people severed ties with the Federation as a result of the Azaladshu conflict. While this was a minuscule portion of the Federation's overall territory and population, and a majority of Federal citizens continued to voice support for the PDB, it was highly unusual for a member faction of a superpower to abruptly abandon its fealty. Furthermore, the incident represented a significant misstep for President Hudson, and criticism of Winters also intensified. The civil rights group [[Advocacy]] issued a report on July 21 that the [[Federal Intelligence Agency]] was arresting secessionist ringleaders in other systems in spurious charges in an attempt to prevent the spread of the rebellion.<ref name="Federation Threatened">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/60f82834f353e248204f2416 GalNet: Federation Threatened by Further Secession]</ref> Advocacy provided proof for its claims on July 28, which were corroborated by FIA Deputy Director [[Bethany Blake]] in a statement to the media. Blake noted that the Federal Accord classified unilateral declarations of independence without a proper referendum to be criminal acts, and therefore preventing them fell under the legal remit of the PDB, justifying the preemptive arrests of secessionists. Vice President [[Jerome Archer]] defended the PDB in a session of Congress, but was met with criticism from [[Congressman]] [[Bai Zheng]], who asserted the PDB had done more to create the rebellion than to fulfill its original mandate of uprooting [[Neo-Marlinist Liberation Army]] cells. Meanwhile, President Hudson and Shadow President Winters personally contacted system leaders to defuse discontent.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/60fec8ed69d9ea7a670e0c8f GalNet: Federal Surveillance Sabotages Independence]</ref>

A second wave of secession was set off on July 30, when Governor [[Sonal Mishra]] of New Kuwembaa Labour declared his faction's independence. Five more systems, Kuwembaa, HIP 46179, Velniat, Navas, and Antliae Sector EG-Y d80, broke away from the Federation, and another three factions that controlled a total of 28 systems also began preparing for separation. President Hudson ordered Governor Mishra to recant, and redeployed the Fortress Liberty to Kuwembaa in anticipation of a second confrontation. In a sign that the rebellion may be peaking, however, it was reported that leaders within the Coalition of Uteran and Gluscap Labour were having second thoughts about leaving the Federation, and the former congressmen of those factions believed they were amenable to rejoining.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/6103e094cbe3fa74ee0ddc6e GalNet: Rebellion Spreads Across Federal Systems]</ref>

== Impact ==

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