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{{Quote|As William Butler Yeats said: 'The center cannot hold.'|[[The Viability of Extended Colonization]] by [[Preston Cole]]{{Ref/Anthology|Id=impossible|Evo|[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]}}}} | {{Quote|As William Butler Yeats said: 'The center cannot hold.'|[[The Viability of Extended Colonization]] by [[Preston Cole]]{{Ref/Anthology|Id=impossible|Evo|[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]}}}} | ||
The '''Insurrection''' | The '''Insurrection''' is an undeclared civil war fought between the various policing and military organizations of the [[Unified Earth Government]] and various loosely organized groups of rebels over control of the [[Outer Colonies]], which [[Callisto Incident|began]] in the year [[2494]]. | ||
Originally, the breakaway movements started as disquiet against the [[Colonial Administration Authority]]'s oversight of the Outer Colonies, with the colonists tired of the organization's often overbearing bureaucracy. It first started as peaceful protests, and after years of frustrating negotiations, some groups began to use more forceful methods, eventually abandoning diplomacy in favor of terrorist tactics. | Originally, the breakaway movements started as disquiet against the [[Colonial Administration Authority]]'s oversight of the Outer Colonies, with the colonists tired of the organization's often overbearing bureaucracy. It first started as peaceful protests, and after years of frustrating negotiations, some groups began to use more forceful methods, eventually abandoning diplomacy in favor of terrorist tactics. | ||
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==Nomenclature== | ==Nomenclature== | ||
The conflict has been referred to primarily as the Insurrection, though it has also been called the '''Outer Colonies Insurgency'''.{{Ref/Reuse|impossible}} | The conflict has been referred to primarily as the '''Insurrection''',<ref name="ch">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG228}} though it has also been called the '''Outer Colonies Insurgency'''.{{Ref/Reuse|impossible}} | ||
The phrase "the Insurrection" has | The phrase "the Insurrection" has been used as a label for the various groups of rebels both in the conflict and outside of it.{{Ref/Book|HWF|Section=Glossary|Page=91}} This is done interchangeably with the descriptor [[insurrectionist]]s{{Ref/Note|''Halo: New Blood'' uses the two terms to refer to the same rebel group that [[Michael Crespo]]'s family participated in. Mickey in Chapter 15 first says “They were part of the insurrection on Luna" about his parents. In Chapter 17, Buck says to Mickey about his parents: "And which government building on Luna were they trying to blow up for the insurrectionists?”. The [[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)|2022 Halo Encyclopedia]] also uses the term "Insurrection" to refer to the rebel groups of the conflict on page 17 and "Insurrectionists" on page 22 while also delineating the Insurrection as a distinct conflict on pages 43, 94, 106, 163, 170, and 171.}} and the armed conflict beginning in .{{Ref/Book|Id=H4EVG228|H4EVG|Section=Glossary|Page=228}} | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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*[[23 Librae|23 Librae system]] <ref name="tcp">'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'''</ref> | *[[23 Librae|23 Librae system]] <ref name="tcp">'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'''</ref> | ||
*[[26 Draconis system]]<ref name="EVO">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole"</ref> | *[[26 Draconis system]]<ref name="EVO">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole"</ref> | ||
*[[Venezia]] {{Ref/Reuse|glass86}} | *[[Venezia]] {{Ref/Reuse|glass86}} | ||
==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
The Insurrection is typically believed to have begun in [[2494]],{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG228}} though sometimes the actions in the years before are added in pushing the beginning date to [[2490]]. | |||
===[[2491]]=== | ===[[2491]]=== | ||
*[[Elias Carver|Dr. Elias Carver]] presents the [[Carver Findings]] predicting the Insurrection to [[UNSC High Command|HIGHCOM]]. | *[[Elias Carver|Dr. Elias Carver]] presents the [[Carver Findings]] predicting the Insurrection to [[UNSC High Command|HIGHCOM]]. | ||