1954 Imperial Coup d’état

The 1954 Imperial Coup d'état, also known as the Sloane-Amedda Coup was a within the Galactic Empire on Sedratis, the current capital of the Empire. It was performed by the Sovereign Powers Committee, an organisation made up of three prominent figures within the Empire at the time: Rae Sloane head of ; Mas Amedda  to  Ysanne Isard and Amelia Talvin, Director of the  Military Intelligence Service. The coup was enacted against the ruling leader of the Empire, Empress Ysanne Isard and her Government. The Coup was successful in installing the Sovereign Powers Committee to power who then began to make major reforms to the Galactic Empire.

The Coup was performed as a result of the repeated refusal to open peace negotiations with the New Alliance or the Socialist Coalition as well as the concentration of personal wealth that Isard had accumulated whilst rebellions within the majority loyal territory of the Empire were on the increase giving the New Republic justification to annex planets of the Empire after the war.