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The movement was growing. It was growing faster. Díenstad had been treating them better. The improvements in health care and education were astounding. Fifteen years prior, the literacy rate was a meager 15%. Now with the improvements, the literacy rate had risen to 25%. People were living longer too. The infrastructure was improving as well. Televisions were cheaper and most people had cheap television sets with colour decoders, introduced in 1960. Railways were built to cross the islands and short-haul commercial air transport allowed one to go from island to island just like the long haul air allowed one to go to Díenstad proper. Telephones were going to be introduced the following shortly as touch tones and telegraphing systems were already in place.
It was unfortunate for the Empire in War that an improved literacy rate meant that intellectuals were reading imported books, especially political ones. They soon learned of various revolutions around the world against imperialist nations and monarchies. These ideas began to fill the minds of many literate adults. It wasn't long before the Fronte Nacional od Liberta od Uiri (FNLU) was formed by Roberto Orala. They fought under the banner of nationalism and independence from Díenstad which was regarded by the movement as an imperialist war-torn weak nation.
Roberto Orala knew that the timing couldn't be more perfect for the rebellion. In the 1950's, many Uiric nationals had gone to fight in wars for Díenstad on the main land. This meant that the Imperial enemy he hated so much was weaker than ever. The first step towards rebellion was discouraging the joining of the armed forces of Díenstad. This was complete in the early '60s and the next step in Roberto's plan was to launch a massive worker's strike, essentially halting all economic activity in the colony. From that position they could demand independence.
Posa, Uiri
9h00
May 3rd, 1963
Roberto was ready for this. He personally had no job and was funded by donations to the FNLU. He had woken up at 7h00 that day in order to broadcast across his amateur radio to his followers the plan. They would show up for work on time. They would not clock in. They would instead hold up signs saying "Liberta por Uiri" and create a picket line in front of their places of work. There would be millions of workers doing this across the country. The heart of the FNLU would be protesting in Posa Square doing the same thing as their allied workers.
Roberto was shouting to the crowd through a cone about their demands. There were at least two hundred protesters crowded into the city square. It was not long before they were taken notice of. Many unemployed by standers joined the crowd. However, it is known that at least one by stander had decided to call the police on this protest. It was likely that they used the adjective violent more than once. It would soon be made obvious to the FNLU that Díenstad did not take kindly to independence movements.
((OOC: Cue Díenstadi Police Stomp Down.))



