Independent Rim Federation

The Independent Rim Federation (IRF) was the largest governmental organization in the Outer Rim after the Old Republic. Although intially created to free the Outer Rim from what it termed "the discrimination of the Old Republic". The onset of the Galactic Civil War forced the IRF to re orient its policies towards ensuring the safety of the Outer Rim from the Death Star. Nonetheless, it remaind hostile to the Rebel Alliance, and worked almost exclusively with anti-human forces to achieve its aims.

History
The Outer Rim had always proved to be a tenous political quandry for the Old Republic's Colonial Administration Authority (CAA), which proved to be no surprise. Ever since humanity had first ventured outside the confines of Coruscant, the threat of civil intersellar war was present, proven by the bloody conflicts of 2200 BBY. Fearful of a united Outer Rim uprising, Coruscant rigidly controlled its initial conquests in the Outer Rim, creating a stronghold of powerful, local and loyal Mid Rim Colonies. The success of its conquests in the Mid Rim encouraged the CAA to expand its efforts and loosen its selection criteria, paving the path for the creation of the Outer Rim.

The relaxed emmigration laws and regulations led to a mass exodus of people. However, there were some amongst the tide of emigrants and native inhabitants of the planets who hoped to set up their own worlds free from Coruscanti interference, leading to the founding of colonies and the beginning of already populated worlds that were fundamentally Anti-Republic. The potential threat of these worlds alarmed the CAA, which duly enforced extremely harsh restrictions and taxes upon the Outer Rim. Unforunately, the move simply served to escalate tensions. The Outer Rim world were furious at the transparent attempt to curtail their socio-economic power. Military resistance was unthinkable against the Old Republic and diplomatic negotiation failed as the scattered bonds and friendships of the Outer Rim worlds crumbled before the united front presented by the Republic and her allies. To mount any effective resistance, the worlds of the Outer Rim needed a unified political party to represent their interests.