I just started my first re-watch of Andor in 4k since it came out and I always knew Gilroy had been inspired by certain uprisings in the UK such as the battle of Orgreave and different moments of WWII but Gilroy's extensive understanding of history in regards to revolutionary uprisings is deeper than I first appreciated.
You have moments from the Russian Revolution, taking direct inspiration from Stalin's youth and the robbery of the imperial bank in Russia, Striking minors of Orgreave coking plant, Troubles in N Ireland with the bin lid warning systems, Oyonnax Parade resistance in Nazi occupied France, Algerian war of independence is heavily seen in Andor with how the operative cells worked and how they were sacrificed to keep the identity of a single mole, interrogation methods, many things here are very similar. Operation Vula in the Anti-Apartheid struggle, Scottish Highland clearances / Aldhani relocation, The Haitian Revolution / Narkina prison break, American Revolution and the covert financing from Paris, Spanish Civil war and philosophically captures all the crazy little variations between revolutionaries themselves in one place, anarchists / communists / republicans that had to come all together to fight fascism.
There is a ton of history embedded into Andor that I did not appreciate at first. Going into it now after reading a bit from different revolutions and resistances mentioned here I'm gaining a whole new appreciation for something I already loved.
This is what you get when you meld a filmmaker / hobbyist historian already interested in the topics they know a lot about with a show that is already firmly about this world. Match made in heaven if there ever was one
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