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Rebellion is a violent uprising against one's government.^[1]^[2] A rebel is a person who engages in a rebellion. A rebel group is a consciously coordinated group that seeks to gain political control over an entire state or a portion of a state.^[2]

^ Boswell, Terry; Dixon, William J. (1990). "Dependency and Rebellion: A Cross-National Analysis". American Sociological Review. 55 (4): 540–559. doi:10.2307/2095806. ISSN 0003-1224.
^ ^a ^b Kasfir, Nelson (2015), Arjona, Ana; Kasfir, Nelson; Mampilly, Zachariah (eds.), "Rebel Governance – Constructing a Field of Inquiry: Definitions, Scope, Patterns, Order, Causes", Rebel Governance in Civil War, Cambridge University Press, p. 24, ISBN 978-1-107-10222-4