The 1990 Mindanao crisis begun when Col. Alexander Noble and his supporters seized two military garrisons in Cagayan de Oro and Butuan without firing a shot and unilaterally proclaimed the independence of the Federal Republic of Mindanao on October 4, 1990. The proclaimed state according to Noble has a civilian-military junta as government. Noble later announced the next day that he is calling for dialogue with the Philippine government.