Uprising

The Uprising, also known as the Resistance, was an insurgency movement that fought the Galactic Empire in the Anoat sector in the Outer Rim Territories during the aftermath of the Battle of Endor. It started after the Imperial Governor Ubrik Adelhard, upon hearing of Emperor Palpatine's death at Endor, locked his sector down and established the Iron Blockade. The Uprising consisted of civilians, bounty hunters, assassins, gangsters, and smugglers. The Alliance to Restore the Republic was relatively weak within the Anoat sector when the blockade was established, so almost all Alliance members were locked out, with very few members trapped inside and unable to contact the rest of the Alliance. While these rebels supported the Uprising, most members of the Uprising were independent and not in contact with the main Rebel Alliance.

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