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| |type=[[Democracy|Democratic]] republic | | |type=[[Democracy|Democratic]] republic |
| |founder=[[Ramonda Avelos]]{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: Last Light]]|Page=188}} | | |founder=[[Ramonda Avelos]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Last Light]]''', ''page 188''</ref> |
| |documents=[[Articles of the Gao Charter]]{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Last Light|Page=271}} | | |documents=[[Articles of the Gao Charter]]<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''page 271''</ref> |
| |head=[[President of the Gao Republic]]{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Last Light|Page=11}} | | |head=[[President of the Gao Republic]]<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''page 11''</ref> |
| |executive=[[Cabinet of Ministers]]{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Last Light|Page=56}} | | |executive=[[Cabinet of Ministers]]<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''page 56''</ref> |
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| The '''Gao Republic''', also known as the '''Republic of Gao''', is the government of the [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] world of [[Gao]]. Although formally subject to the [[UNSC]]'s authority, the republic considers itself a sovereign entity.<ref>''Halo: Last Light'', page 232 (Google Play edition)</ref> | | The '''Gao Republic''', also known as the '''Republic of Gao''', is the government of the [[Human colonies|human colony]] of [[Gao]]. Though formally subject to the [[UNSC]]'s authority, the republic considers itself a sovereign entity.<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''page 232'' (Google Play edition)</ref> The Gao Republic has historically resented the [[UEG]]'s control and openly supported the [[insurrectionist]]s during the [[Insurrection]], but eventually distanced itself formally from such an allegiance. In [[2553]], [[Minister of Protection]] [[Arlo Casille]] allied with the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] and the [[Venezian Militia]] in order to stage a coup and oust the sitting [[President of the Gao Republic|president]], [[Tejo Aponte]]. Incumbent in his plans was also a hope that a [[UNSC]] [[battle group]] at the planet could be provoked into attacking, which might have triggered insurrectionist sympathy on Gao and throughout human-occupied space. Casille successfully was elected president by the [[Cabinet of Ministers]], but his plans to antagonize the UNSC failed.<ref>'''Halo: Last Light'''</ref> |
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
| ===Founding===
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| The colony on Gao was founded around the time of the mid-25th century, by founding director [[Ramonda Avelos]]. Another major figure in the history of the Gao Republic was [[Constantine Moya]], considered the "great unifier" by the populace in the 26th century. The first century of Gao's settlement was tumultuous, though was ultimately prosperous and led to the development of a strong independent streak in the culture of the populace.{{Ref/Novel|HSS|Chapter=14}}
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| ===Insurrection===
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| During the [[Insurrection]], the Gao Republic and its citizens harboured strong sympathies toward the [[insurrectionist]] cause. While officially aligned with the [[Unified Earth Government|UEG]], the Republic was known to secretly aid rebel elements - with the [[Gao Ministry of Protection|Ministry of Protection]]'s clerk [[Arlo Casille]] leading the [[Gao Liberation Force]] from his office prior to and around [[2526]].{{Ref/Novel|HSS|Chapter=6}} During this era, the Republic was subject to oversight from the [[Colonial Military Authority]] who were unaware of such schemes, and many of the GLF's personnel were even able to infiltrate the ranks of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[Prowler]] corps.
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| Likely due to these insurrectionist ties, the colony was subject to a [[Blockade of Gao|blockade]] during the Insurrection.{{Ref/Novel|HDW|Chapter=Epilogue}}
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| Following the end of [[Operation: SILENT STORM]], the UNSC defector [[Hector Nyeto]] returned to the Gao Republic for harbour in the planet's jungles, a status beyond the reach of ONI. As the [[Human-Covenant War]] progressed, Nyeto took up the rank of [[General]] in the Republic's [[Gao Ministry of War|Ministry of War]] to fight against the [[UNSC]] and CMA directly, eventually coming to serve as one of the Republic's then-fourteen presidents.
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| In [[2553]], [[Minister of Protection]] [[Arlo Casille]] allied with the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] and the [[Venezian Militia]] in order to stage a coup and oust the sitting [[President of the Gao Republic|president]], [[Tejo Aponte]]. Incumbent in his plans was also a hope that a [[UNSC]] [[battle group]] at the planet could be provoked into attacking, which might have triggered insurrectionist sympathy on Gao and throughout human-occupied space. Casille successfully was elected president by the [[Cabinet of Ministers]], but his plans to antagonize the UNSC failed.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Last Light|Chapter=??}}
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| ==Government and politics== | | ==Government and politics== |
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| *[[Gao Ministry of War]]
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| **[[Gao Space Navy]]
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| *[[Gao Ministry of Aeronautics]]
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| *[[Gao Ministry of Finance]]
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| *[[Gao Ministry of Protection]]
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| *[[Gao Ministry of the Environment]]
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| *[[Gao Ministry of Justice]]
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| ==Economy==
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| Gao has its own independent arms industry, [[Sevine Arms]]{{Ref/Novel|HLL|Chapter=11}}
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| ==Military==
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| The Gao Republic hosts its own independent armed forces, headed up by the [[Gao Ministry of War]]. The Gao armed forces include the [[Gao Space Navy]] which operates the military's naval warships, alongside a ground element with their own special operations soldiers known as [[Gao battle-jumpers|battle-jumpers]].
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| The [[Gao Ministry of Protection]] also operates a small fleet of [[patrol corvette]]s for customs duties and orbital policing, though even twenty of these vessels were not considered enough to match the firepower of a single [[UNSC Navy]] {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}. Combined with half a dozen [[UNSC frigate|frigates]] and [[UNSC destroyer|destroyers]], a single UNSC [[task force]] was considered capable of outmatching the total naval firepower available to Gao and its allies combined.{{Ref/Novel|HLL|Chapter=5}}
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo: Last Light]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Halo: Last Light]]'' {{1st}} |
| *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}} | | *''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'' {{Mo}} |
| *''[[Halo: Retribution]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Outcasts]]''
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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