Rebellion is the general term for an uprising, revolt, insurgency, and other related terms, that describe an active and armed movement that seeks to take control of a government. While many rebellions are carried out in order to replace the leadership, some aim to complete reform the society and are called revolutions.

While many rebellions fail, while some succeed, as in the case of the American Revolution, and the Indian independence; both sought freedom of governance from the British Empire. In many cases, uprisings lead to civil war, often divided along lines of ethnicity, socio-economic status, or religion.

Coup d'état's are a specific form of rebellion where one part (often the military) seeks to usurp control of the country very quickly, and often without the use of violence.

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Subcategories

There are 12 subcategories to this category.

Coups I Iraqi insurgency N National liberation movements P Peasant revolts

R Rebellions in Africa Rebellions in Asia Rebellions in Europe Rebellions in South America Rebellions in the United States

R cont. Rebels Revolutions T Terrorism

Articles in category "Rebellion"

There are 37 articles in this category.

Rebellion A Abertzale American Revolutionary War Armée Revolutionnaire Bretonne B Bar Kokhba's revolt Battle of Mirbat Bolívar's War Boxer Rebellion C Counter-insurgency D Decembrist revolt E ETA English Civil War

F Front de Libération de la Bretagne G Gim Heon-chang Great Jewish Revolt H History of Iraqi insurgency I Insurgency Iraqi insurgency J Jewish-Roman wars K Jack Ketch Kronstadt rebellion M Mäntsälä rebellion N Nien Rebellion North-West Rebellion Northern Alliance

P Popular Revolutionary Army R Rebellions of 1837 Reconstruction of Iraq Red River Rebellion Robert Aske Rum Rebellion S Spartacist League Spartacus T Taiping Rebellion Titumir V Vox Clamantis Z Zapatista Army of National Liberation