Alliance to Restore the Republic
The Alliance to Restore the Republic, also known as the Alliance to Restore Freedom to the Galaxy, the Rebel Alliance, or informally as the Rebellion, is a loose alliance of planetary, system, and sector-level insurrectionist factions. They are generally united in common cause, against a common enemy in the form of the Galactic Empire. In order to achieve their primary goal in restoring the former Galactic Republic, the Alliance aims to remove Emperor Palpatine from power, and his hegemonic New Order from the galaxy.
Rather than challenging the Empire directly, the rebels fight a war of attrition, destroying key Imperial targets and liberating numerous worlds. Though vastly outnumbered in manpower, starships, weapons and various other resources, the Rebels themselves possessed a strong will to fight. By and large, the Alliance was composed of well-trained soldiers and brilliant commanders, some of whom dedicated their lives to the Rebellion after defecting from the Empire due to the atrocities that were committed by the Imperial regime. After securing early victories against the Empire on Kamino and Toprawa, the Rebels achieved one of their most significant triumphs at the Battle of Yavin, in which a Rebel pilot named Luke Skywalker destroyed the Imperial battlestation code-named Death Star.
Founding Date
2 BBY
Type
Alliance, Generic
Alternative Names
Alliance to Restore Freedom to the Galaxy, the Rebel Alliance, the Rebellion
Demonym
Rebel
Head of State
Legislative Body
The Advisory Council
Executive Body
Civil Government
Subsidiary Organizations
Notable Members
Related Species
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