Blue Banner Rebellion

Blue Banner Rebellion
Date 29 June 1982 (1982-06-29) – 8 March 1983 (1983-03-08) (252 days) Location Namkwon Result Rebellion crushed
Belligerents
Reform Faction	NRF Central Committee Songhua Federal Union
Commanders and leaders
Pham Quang Dinh Chao	Han Daiyan Diem Chu
Strength
~150,000 (estimated)	1,565,400
Casualties and losses
~130,000 casualties + estimated 200,000 civilian deaths	23,521 casualties
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The Blue Banner Rebellion was a brief and bloody uprising in Namkwon. Following the July Riots, it was an attempt by the liberal wing of the Namkwonese Revolutionary Front to seize power and drive out Songhua influence which had manifested itself in the form of nearly 200,000 soldiers supporting the regime. The Reform Faction attempted to launch a coup, however their forces were driven out of Son An by loyalist and Songhua forces. Uprisings were then staged in a number of cities and urban guerrilla warfare began in Son An to try and seize control of the government. The Reform Faction's forces were also supported by Negara and Siamat, and established strongholds in the eastern areas of the country.

The crisis forced Songguo to send in a number of reinforcements, as elements of the Namkwonese army defected and it appeared possible that Negara could intervene and threaten the Son An regime's very survival. The next several months saw tough, mainly urban warfare, terrorist attacks, and guerrilla fighting. However, in so-called "Bloody December", the Songhua forces began greatly escalating the campaign against the rebels, which began to be highly effective despite massive collateral damage. By March, the rebellion was extinguished and its surviving leaders were captured and executed. Songguo increased financial aid to the Namkwonese government in the wake of the conflict, which deeply divided public opinion in both countries, and it is viewed as one of the catalysts for the subsequent 6-6 Crisis in Songguo.