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| Alliance to Restore the Republic Rebel Alliance | |
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  Emblem and Flag of the Rebel Alliance | |
| Universe | Star Wars |
| First appearance | Star Wars (1977) |
| Most recent appearance | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) |
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| Founded | 2 BBY |
| Defunct | 5 ABY, dissolved after the Battle of Jakku and reorganised into the New Republic |
| Location | Alderaan, Atollon, Dantooine, Yavin, Hoth, Tureen VII, various other hidden bases |
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| Technologies | Pressurized rooms, medical droids |
| Affiliations | Galactic Republic, Alliance Army, Alliance Navy, Alliance Starfighter Corps, Jedi Order, Clandestine cell systems |
| Enemies | Galactic Empire |
| Currency | Galactic Standard Credit (Imperial Dataries) |
| Founding document | Declaration of Rebellion |
| Official language | Basic |
The Rebel Alliance (known formally in-universe as the Alliance to Restore the Republic) is an organization that features in the fictional world of the Star Wars franchise. The Alliance is portrayed as a stateless coalition of rebel dissidents and defectors who oppose the Galactic Empire and its authoritarian rule. Its stated goal is to restore the liberal governance of the previous Galactic Republic, which had been dissolved after its leader Palpatine seized absolute power and declared himself emperor. It is the main protagonistic faction of the original Star Wars trilogy.
In the Star Wars universe, the Rebel insurgency conducts covert operations on Imperial garrison worlds, utilizing a stateless strategy in conjunction with wolfpack-guerrilla warfare against the Imperial fleet throughout the galaxy. Capital ships are portrayed as having no place in the Rebellion, as they are described as expensive to build, maintain, and to keep fully crewed. The Rebellion is portrayed as far too limited in both manpower and resources to justify putting so much of both into a giant target. The Galactic Empire, on the other hand, is portrayed as capable of always fielding greater numbers and greater firepower. Being able to hit high-valued targets and get out is therefore depicted as being much more important to the Empire. While the Empire labels all dissenters and rebels as extremists and terrorists in Imperial propaganda, the Alliance is depicted and portrayed in various Star Wars media as a group of resilient freedom fighters, based on tolerance, self-empowerment, and hope for a better future using insurgency weapons and tactics.
The Rebel Alliance was first featured as the main protagonistic faction in the films A New Hope (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983). The faction's origins were alluded to in Revenge of the Sith (2005), and their early activities are featured in the Disney XD television series Rebels, the anthology film Rogue One (2016), and the Disney+ series Andor.