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| |name=Secessionist Union | | |name=Secessionist Union |
| |section1-title=Overview | | |type=Unknown |
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| |type=[[Insurrectionist|Rebel organization]] | | |constitution= |
| |founder= | | |headofstate=Unknown |
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| |head=[[Jerald Ander]] {{C|c. 2502}} {{C|In secret}}<ref>''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', Chapter 6</ref> | | |commander=[[Jerald Mulkey Ander]] |
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| |branch= | | |capital=[[Harvest]] |
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| |language= | | |formed=Unknown, most likely before [[2502]] |
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| |notable-title=Notable leaders | | |dissolved=[[2502]], [[Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE]] |
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| |formed=c. [[2487]]{{Ref/Reuse|mythos55}}
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| The '''Secessionist Union''' was an alliance of [[human]] [[insurrectionist]]s that desired freedom from the [[Unified Earth Government]].<ref name="hgn">''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', [[Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122|p. 122]]</ref> The Secessionist Union played a large part early in the [[Insurrection]], having infiltrated the UEG's [[Colonial Military Authority]] and having taken over [[Eridanus II]] from [[Eridanus Government|its government]], leading to the [[United Nations Space Command]] launching [[Operation: CHARLEMAGNE]].<ref name="mythos55">''[[Halo Mythos]]'', p. 55</ref> | | The '''Secessionist Union''' was a rebel alliance formed on the planet [[Harvest]]. Its leader was [[Jerald Mulkey Ander]] who was assassinated in [[2502]] by [[Avery Johnson]] during [[Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE]]. Not much is known about the Secessionist Union, although given its title, it likely held some interest in encouraging colonies to break away from the UNSC. It was most likely dissolved after the assassination of its leader in the [[Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE]]. The Secessionist Union can also be referred to as the '''People's Occupation Government'''. |
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| ==History==
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| ===Origins===
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| Having been recently established in [[2487]], the Secessionist Union and the [[People's Occupation]] submitted formal requests on behalf of a dozen worlds, demanding sovereignty from the [[Unified Earth Government]]. The UEG denied both groups' requests, leading to rising tensions and increased violence among the [[Outer Colonies]].{{Ref/Reuse|mythos55}}
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| [[File:HM-RobertWatts.png|thumb|200px|Former [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] Robert Watts served in a leadership role in the Secessionist Union prior to the founding of the United Rebel Front.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos55}}]]
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| ===The violence escalates===
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| At the dawn of the Insurrection, the guerrilla cells of the Secessionist Union assaulted colonial embassies and government buildings.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos55}} In [[2494|June 2494]], supplied by sympathizers within the [[Colonial Military Authority]]'s command hierarchy,<ref name="enc44">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', p. 44-45 (2011)</ref> Colonel [[Robert Watts]] led [[Eridanus secessionists|forces of the Secessionist Union]] on the Outer Colony of [[Eridanus II]] in an effort to overthrow the UEG and the [[Eridanus Government]]. With Watts orchestrating a series of military operations and [[Terrorism|terrorist]] attacks, local authorities on Eridanus II had been overrun by the Secessionist Union before the CMA or the [[United Nations Space Command]] could respond. By [[2495|January 2495]], Eridanus II was effectively under the control of the Secessionist Union. On [[2496|January 12, 2496]], the UNSC would respond with [[Operation: CHARLEMAGNE]], an operation which resulted in Eridanus II returning to UEG control, with the remnants of the rebel forces being driven to the [[Eridanus system]]'s [[asteroid]] belt.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos55}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}}
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| By [[2496]], a number of Secessionist Union agents were working undercover in various high-level positions within the Colonial Military Administration. However, [[ORION Project]] operators managed to secure the [[Wikipedia:Non-official cover|non-official cover]] list of these operatives during [[Operation: VERITAS]]. In response, the UNSC immediately moved to shut down the CMA, marking the beginning the downfall of the organization.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/spartans ''Halo Waypoint'': Spartans]</ref> The Secessionist Union's leader, [[Jerald Ander]], was assassinated on [[Harvest]] in [[2502]] by [[Corporal]] [[Avery Johnson]] during [[Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE]], a UNSC operation designed to eliminate rebel leaders.{{Ref/Reuse|hgn}} Without their leader, the Secessionist Union fell into chaos and much of the faction would ultimately dissolve, though Ander became a martyr to various rebel cells throughout the colonies.{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}}
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| ===Legacy===
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| By [[2509]], numerous rebel cells combined under the leadership of Watts, forming the [[United Rebel Front]].{{Ref/Reuse|mythos55}} As of [[2526#March|March 2526]], some vestiges of the Secessionist Union still remained as [[Nanci Ander]] represented them while attending a conference hosted by Captain [[Lyrenne Castilla]] aboard the ''[[Bellicose]]''. At the meeting, envoys from various prominent Insurrectionist faction discussed their next moves with the appearance of both the [[Covenant]] and the [[SPARTAN-II program]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS6|HSS|Chapter=6}}
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| ==Production notes==
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| According to the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', the Secessionist Union and the [[People's Occupation Government]] are synonymous.<ref>''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe'', p. 44 (2011)</ref> Both organizations are originally mentioned on [[Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122|page 122]] of the ''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', in the profile of Jerald Mulkey Ander; Ander is noted as being the "Section Head" of the Secessionist Union, with ties to the People's Occupation Government and [[Harvest for Harvesters]]. Before the release of the ''Encyclopedia'', Halopedia had mistakenly regarded the two organizations as synonymous; while this mistake was later corrected, the error was repeated in the ''Encyclopedia'' as much of the book's content is obviously [[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)#Reception and errors|based upon]] that of Halopedia. As the ''Encyclopedia''{{'}}s claim is based on a fan mistake, Halopedia regards the two groups as separate as is implied in the original source.
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
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| **''[[Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122|Page 122]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo Mythos]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Battle Born]]''
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| **''[[Free Frontier Education: The Sundered Legion]]'' {{Mo}}
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| ==Sources==
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| {{Organizations}}
| | * [[Jerald Mulkey Ander]] |
| [[Category:Rebel organizations]] | | * [[Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE]] |
