The final explanatory feature important to the Taliban's insurgency as a greed-based rebellion is the influence of a previous rebellion.

A Revered Officer Colonel Seineldin, who has an almost mystical standing among a number of younger officers, led one of the previous rebellions, in December 1988.

Colonel Seineldin, whose name comes from Druse-Lebanese parents, is identified as a sympathizer of Col. Aldo Rico, who led the two previous rebellions.

Spokesmen for the rebels said that this uprising, like the three previous rebellions, was not intended to overthrow the Government but to force changes in the army command and win better treatment for the military.

Wary of the city's previous rebellions, Kourkouas only allowed those inhabitants to remain who were Christians or agreed to convert to Christianity.

They smiled at each other, and then Owen looked away at the perfect Hadenmen emerging from their devastated city: last survivors of a previous rebellion.

Tuareg separatist groups had staged previous unsuccessful rebellions in 1990 and in 2007.

The War of the Ragamuffins took far longer to put down than had previous rebellions, but through careful negotiation and military victories, Caxias finally managed to pacify the province.

Emmet had hoped to avoid the complications of the previous rebellion and chose not to organise the county outside of Dublin to a large extent.

Phillip Cunningham, being involved in two previous rebellions, knew that the most important element of a rebellion was secrecy.