The Earth Alliance Civil War is an armed conflict in the Babylon 5 series, in which Earth Alliance President Morgan Clark dissolves the Earth Senate and orders martial law throughout the Earth Alliance worlds. It formed a major element of the show in Seasons 3 and 4 with its aftermath being dealt with in Season 5.
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