Blue Revolution

Blue Revolution
Part of Second Gjorkan Civil War
Democratic Revolutionaries preparing to face off against Government forces
Date	October 30, 1910 - May 23, 1911
Location	Gjorka
Caused by	Dictatorship in Gjorka Government Corruption Economic Depression Arrest of Arthur McAllister
Goals	Restoration of Democracy End of Corruption Resignation of Corrupt Officials
Methods	Protests, Riots, Demonstrations, Rebellions
Resulted in	Start of Second Gjorkan Civil War
Parties to the civil conflict
Government Forces Loyalist Military Anti-Government Forces Democratic Protestors Democratic Revolutionaries Socialist Protestors Labour Unions Socialist Revolutionaries
Lead figures
Noel Mitchell Wesley Allen  † Arthur McAllister   George Cox Colm Kilpatrick
Number
50,000+ Soldiers 400,000+ Protestors
Casualties and losses
57 Dead 1,000+ Injured 2,000+ Dead 10,000+ Injured

The Blue Revolution was a series of demonstrations and riots that eventually grew into all out rebellion starting the Second Gjorkan Civil War. Large Scale Protests started on October 30, 1910 when Arthur McAllister was arrested following protests he led in Baltimore calling for a end to the suspension of democracy. McAllister was the founder of Gjorka United, an illegal political party aimed at restoring Gjorkan Democracy. His arrest led to the outbreak of large scale protest across Gjorka calling for a end to Government corruption. These protests were cracked down harshly and were beginning to dissipate until on January 3, 1911 several Labour Unions in Nomakoa formally announced they were going on strike. This led to a nationwide strike by workers in response to the economic downturn and increased monopolization Gjorka had faced in recent years. While initially, the Democratic protests and Labour Strikes were largely separated, crackdown by strikebreakers caused them to band together. In response, the Government declared a nationwide curfew and instituted martial law in Nomakoa. These only escalated tensions as riots broke out across cities. Martial law was declared across Gjorka and the Military officially occupied Nomakoa. In response, the Nomakoa Workers Council officially declared the Government illegitimate. Nomakoa descended in chaos, as Socialist Militias were organized to fight back against the occupying military forces. News of this rebellion spread to other cities, and George Cox organized several Militias to march on Gjorka City. News of the widespread rebellion, and the impending march on Gjorka City caused the High Court to flee to Baltimore, and withdraw troops from Nomakoa to re-organized. This flight occurred on May 23, 1911 and is when historians generally agree the First Blue Revolution ended and the Second Gjorkan Civil War begun.

Background

Gjorkan Labor Wars

Main article: Gjorkan Labor Wars

See Also

• Black Revolution, the second of Gjorka's colored revolutions
• Pink Revolution, Gjorka's third "color revolution"
• Color revolution