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Rebellion is a refusal of obedience. It may, therefore, be seen as encompassing a range of behavior
Behavior

Behavior or behaviour refers to the action s or reactions of an object or organism, usually in Relational theory to the environment. Behavior can be conscious or Unconscious mind, overt or covert, and voluntary or involuntary....
s from civil disobedience
Civil disobedience

Civil disobedience is the active refusal to obey certain laws, demands and commands of a government, or of an occupying power , without resorting to physical violence....
 and mass nonviolent resistance
Nonviolent resistance

Nonviolent resistance is the practice of achieving socio-political goals through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, economic or political noncooperation, and other methods, without using violence....
, to violent and organized attempts to destroy an established authority such as the government. Those who participate in rebellions are known as "rebels".

Throughout history, many different groups that opposed their governments have been called rebels. Over 450 peasant revolts
Popular revolt in late medieval Europe

Popular revolts in late medieval Europe were uprisings and rebellions by peasants in the countryside, or the bourgeois in towns, against nobleman, abbots and kings during the upheavals of the 14th through early 16th centuries, part of a larger "Crisis of the Late Middle Ages"....
 erupted in southwestern France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 between 1590 and 1715.






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Rebellion is a refusal of obedience. It may, therefore, be seen as encompassing a range of behavior
Behavior

Behavior or behaviour refers to the action s or reactions of an object or organism, usually in Relational theory to the environment. Behavior can be conscious or Unconscious mind, overt or covert, and voluntary or involuntary....
s from civil disobedience
Civil disobedience

Civil disobedience is the active refusal to obey certain laws, demands and commands of a government, or of an occupying power , without resorting to physical violence....
 and mass nonviolent resistance
Nonviolent resistance

Nonviolent resistance is the practice of achieving socio-political goals through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, economic or political noncooperation, and other methods, without using violence....
, to violent and organized attempts to destroy an established authority such as the government. Those who participate in rebellions are known as "rebels".

Throughout history, many different groups that opposed their governments have been called rebels. Over 450 peasant revolts
Popular revolt in late medieval Europe

Popular revolts in late medieval Europe were uprisings and rebellions by peasants in the countryside, or the bourgeois in towns, against nobleman, abbots and kings during the upheavals of the 14th through early 16th centuries, part of a larger "Crisis of the Late Middle Ages"....
 erupted in southwestern France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 between 1590 and 1715. In the United States, the term was used for the Continentals
Continental Army

The American Continental Army was an army formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States. Established by a resolution of the Continental Congress on June 15, 1775, the army was created to coordinate the military efforts of the Thirteen Colonies in their struggle against the rule of Kingdom...
 by the British in the Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War , also known as the American War of Independence, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and Thirteen Colonies on the North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers....
, and the Confederacy
Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America formed as the government set up from 1861 to 1865 by eleven Southern United States U.S. state of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S....
 by the Union in the American Civil War
American Civil War

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several Naming the American Civil War, was a civil war in the United States....
. It also includes members of paramilitary
Paramilitary

A paramilitary is a force whose function and organisation are similar to those of a professional military force, but which is not regarded as having the same status....
 forces who take up arms against an established government.

Most unarmed rebellions have not been against authority in general, but rather have sought to establish a new government in their place. For example, the Boxer Rebellion
Boxer Rebellion

The Boxer Rebellion, or more properly Boxer Uprising, was a violent anti-foreign, anti-Christian movement by the "Righteous Fists of Harmony,? Yihe tuan or Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists in China....
 sought to implement a stronger government in China in place of the weak and divided government of the time. The Jacobite Rising
Jacobite rising

The Jacobite Risings were a series of uprisings, rebellions, and wars in the kingdoms of Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland , and Kingdom of Ireland occurring between 1688 and 1746....
s (called "Jacobite Rebellions" by the government) attempted to restore the deposed Stuart
House of Stuart

The House of Stuart, also known as the House of Stewart is an important European royal house. Founded by Robert II of Scotland, the Stewarts first became monarchs of the Kingdom of Scotland during the late 14th century....
 kings to the thrones of England
England

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 and Scotland
Scotland

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, rather than abolish the monarchy completely.

Types of rebellion

A violent rebellion is sometimes referred to as an insurgency
Insurgency

An insurgency is a rebellion against a constituted authority when those taking part in the rebellion are not recognised as belligerents. Not all rebellions are insurgencies, because a state of belligerency may exist between one or more sovereign states and rebel forces....
, while a larger conflict may escalate into a civil war
Civil war

A civil war is a war between organized groups to take control of a nation or region, or to change government policies. It is high-intensity conflict, often involving Regular Army, that is sustained, organized and large-scale....
. There are a number of terms that fall under the umbrella of rebel and they range from those with positive connotations to those with pejorative connotations. Examples include:
  • Mutiny
    Mutiny

    Mutiny is a conspiracy among members of a group of similarly-situated individuals to openly oppose, change or overthrow an existing authority....
    , which is carried out by military or security forces against their commanders
  • Nonviolent resistance
    Nonviolent resistance

    Nonviolent resistance is the practice of achieving socio-political goals through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, economic or political noncooperation, and other methods, without using violence....
     or civil disobedience
    Civil disobedience

    Civil disobedience is the active refusal to obey certain laws, demands and commands of a government, or of an occupying power , without resorting to physical violence....
    , which do not include violence or paramilitary force
  • Resistance movement
    Resistance movement

    A resistance movement is a group or collection of individual groups, dedicated to fighting an invader in an military occupation country or the government of a sovereign nation through either the use of physical force, or nonviolence....
    , which is carried out by freedom fighter
    Freedom fighter

    "Freedom fighter" is a term for those engaged in an armed struggle, the main cause of which is to achieve, in their or their supporters' view, freedom for themselves or obtain freedom for others....
    s, often against an occupying foreign power
  • Revolt, a term that is sometimes used for a more localized rebellions rather than a general uprising
  • Revolution
    Revolution

    A revolution is a fundamental social change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time....
    , which is carried out by radicals, usually meant to overthrow the current government
    Government

    Government is the body within any organization that has the authority to make and the power to enforce laws, regulations, or rules. Typically, the government refers to a civil government -- local, provincial, or national -- but commercial, academic, religious, or other formal organizations are also administered by governing bodies....
  • Subversion
    Subversion (politics)

    This article is about the political concept for other uses see Subversion.Subversion refers to an attempt to overthrow structures of authority, including the state....
    , which are non-overt attempts at sabotaging a government, carried out by spies or other subversives
  • Terrorism
    Terrorism

    Terrorism, according to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, is the systematic use of terror, "violent or destructive acts committed by groups in order to intimidate a population or government into granting their demands." At present, there is no internationally agreed upon definition of terrorism....
    , which is carried out by different kinds of political or religious extremists
  • Uprising
    Uprising

    Uprising is a synonym for rebellion, and may also refer to:...
    , which is carried out by militant
    Militant

    The word militant refers to any individual or party engaged in aggressive physical or verbal combat, usually for a cause.Journalists often use militant as a neutral term for soldiers who do not belong to an established government military organization....
    s


See also

  • Civil disobedience
    Civil disobedience

    Civil disobedience is the active refusal to obey certain laws, demands and commands of a government, or of an occupying power , without resorting to physical violence....
  • List of fictional rebellions
    List of fictional rebellions

    This is a list of rebellions and rebel movements in fiction.*Maquis *Rebel Alliance *Varden *Freedom Fighters *List of Final Fantasy VI characters ...
  • List of revolutions and rebellions
    List of revolutions and rebellions

    This is a list of revolutions and rebellions. A list of coups d'?tat and coup attempts can be found here: List of coups d'?tat and coup attempts....
  • Nonviolent resistance
    Nonviolent resistance

    Nonviolent resistance is the practice of achieving socio-political goals through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, economic or political noncooperation, and other methods, without using violence....
  • Revolution
    Revolution

    A revolution is a fundamental social change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time....
  • Renegade
    Renegade

    Renegade may refer to:*Renegade, a synonym for Turncoat.*Renegade , a term for a fallen Christian or a knight without allegiance. From Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegatus, perfect participle of renego deny....
  • Slave rebellions
  • Teenage rebellion
    Teenage rebellion

    Teenage rebellion is a complex phenomenon of adolescence studied by developmental psychology, with many historical interpretations from religion and philosophy....