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| rdfs:comment | - The Honeybee Revolt of 1981, also called Deseret Revolt (Deseret: 𐐐𐐲𐑌𐐨𐐺𐐨/𐐔𐐯𐑅𐐨𐑉𐐯𐐻 𐐡𐐮𐑂𐐬𐑊𐐻) was a revolt which occurred from 6 March to 17 April 1981. It started with the Salt Lake Tribune published an article featuring an alleged law, proposed by President Lawrence Radigan, which would essentially legalize segregation between Mormons and non-Mormons, as well as the abolition of the State of Salt Lake. Upon seeing this, HIM leaders Keith Leeson and Nicodemus Harley organized a protest in Salt Lake City, first peaceful, then degenerated into an armed conflict. Despite Radigan specified that no such law was in the making, Mormon activists in DCD, led by Joseph Messersey, protested in front of the Presidential Mansion. Several protests were held throughout the nation, protecte
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- Steve Zagorsky23px|border Joseph Messersey
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- Mormons in DCD
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| Place | - Denver, DCD, Rio Blanco
- Salt Lake City, SL, Rio Blanco
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| abstract | - The Honeybee Revolt of 1981, also called Deseret Revolt (Deseret: 𐐐𐐲𐑌𐐨𐐺𐐨/𐐔𐐯𐑅𐐨𐑉𐐯𐐻 𐐡𐐮𐑂𐐬𐑊𐐻) was a revolt which occurred from 6 March to 17 April 1981. It started with the Salt Lake Tribune published an article featuring an alleged law, proposed by President Lawrence Radigan, which would essentially legalize segregation between Mormons and non-Mormons, as well as the abolition of the State of Salt Lake. Upon seeing this, HIM leaders Keith Leeson and Nicodemus Harley organized a protest in Salt Lake City, first peaceful, then degenerated into an armed conflict. Despite Radigan specified that no such law was in the making, Mormon activists in DCD, led by Joseph Messersey, protested in front of the Presidential Mansion. Several protests were held throughout the nation, protected by the United States, until 17 April 1981 (also called Prank Day), when it was confirmed that the SLT article turned out to be a hoax, created by anti-Radigan Conservative activist Steve Zagorsky, who was claimed to have entered the SLT headquarters illegally and seized control of the press. Upon hearing the news, Ronald Reagan ordered the withdrawal of all US forces from Rio Blanco. Zagorsky was later arrested and sentenced to 4 years of prison for seizing the building and was banned from entering the Salt Lake Counties of Salt Lake, Davis, Weber and Utah, but he was killed by a Honeybee activist before the sentences could be applied. In the meanwhile, Leeson and Harley were forced to serve three months of community service. After the conflict was over, Radigan declared that the revolt was nothing more than an excuse to bring the Honeybees back to activity and issued an apology to the aforementioned state. This revolt would later be part of the downfall and early resignation of Lawrence Radigan from President of Rio Blanco.
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