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== Early history == |
== Early history == |
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[[File:Bhala.jpg|thumb|left|An [[icon painting]] of B'hala]] |
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+ | Bajoran civilization first began to flourish more than [[half a million years ago|half a million years]] ago. The ancient Bajorans were renowned for their accomplishments in [[science]], [[mathematics]], [[philosophy]], and the [[art]]s long before Humans learned to speak or make tools. Around [[Distant_past#20.2C000_years_ago|20,000 years ago]] magnificent cities such as [[B'hala]] were built on Bajor and the [[Bajoran Gratitude Festival|Gratitude Festival]] was introduced, a tradition which would be continued to the present day. Approximately [[Distant_past#10.2C000_years_ago|10,000 years later]], the first of the [[Orb|Tears of the Prophets]] were discovered above Bajor. These orb-like artifacts ushered in a new era of spiritual connection with the Bajoran gods, the [[Prophet]]s. Around the same time, Bajoran archaeologists began their search for the famed, and by then lost, city of B'hala. However, the city should not be rediscovered until the 24th century. Bajoran religious development also included "[[Bajoran prophecy|prophecies]]" issued by spiritual writers such as [[Trakor]], who lived approximately [[Distant_past#3.2C000_.E2.80.93_2.2C000_years_ago|500 BC]]. ({{TNG|Ensign Ro}}; {{DS9|Emissary|Fascination|Prophecy|Rapture}}) |
| − | The next great phase of Bajoran civilization began approximately 10,000 years ago, when the first of the [[Orb|Tears of the Prophets]] were discovered above Bajor. These artifacts ushered in a new era of spiritual connection with the Bajoran gods, the [[Prophet]]s. By the [[16th century]], the Bajorans had developed [[sublight]] space travel and were exploring their home [[Bajor system|star system]] with [[Bajoran lightship|solar-sail spacecraft]]. Some Bajoran explorers even reached the [[Cardassian system]], several [[light year]]s away. ({{TNG|Ensign Ro}}; {{DS9|Rapture|Emissary|Explorers}}) |
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[[File:Bajoran lightship (aft).jpg|thumb|Bajoran lightship]] |
[[File:Bajoran lightship (aft).jpg|thumb|Bajoran lightship]] |
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| − | In the Bajoran year 9174 (around [[2172]]), [[Akorem Laan]], regarded as one of the planet's greatest [[poet]]s at the time, departed [[Bajor]] in a [[Bajoran lightship|lightship]]. His vessel was damaged in an [[ion storm]], and drifted into the [[Denorios Belt]], where he opened and entered the |
+ | By the [[16th century]], the [[Bajoran First Republic]] was established and Bajorans had developed [[sublight]] space travel employing [[Bajoran lightship|solar-sail spacecraft]]. By using [[tachyon]] eddies, some Bajoran explorers even reached the [[Cardassian system]] several [[light year]]s away as it is evidenced by ancient crash sites uncovered on [[Cardassia]] by the 24th century. Unknowingly, Bajoran space travelers also made the first observations of the Celestial Temple, a [[Bajoran wormhole|stable wormhole]] and the home of the [[Prophet]]s, in their home [[Bajor system|star system]]. In the Bajoran year 9174 (around [[2172]]), [[Akorem Laan]], regarded as one of the planet's greatest [[poet]]s at the time, departed [[Bajor]] in a [[Bajoran lightship|lightship]]. His vessel was damaged in an [[ion storm]], and drifted into the [[Denorios Belt]], where he opened and entered the yet unknown wormhole and would stay with the Prophets until [[2372]]. Also during the [[22nd century]], [[Kai]] [[Taluno]] unknowingly reported a sighting of the wormhole, when his ship was "almost swallowed by the [[heaven]]s" near the Denorios Belt. ({{DS9|Emissary|Explorers|Accession}}) |
| − | Despite its high state of development, the Bajoran civilization continued to separate itself into nation-like factions as it is evidenced by the [[Paqu-Navot Treaty]] of [[2279]], which defined the border between two of them. Until the Occupation by Cardassia, Bajoran society also followed a strict system of [[caste]]s known as ''[[D'jarra]]s''. ({{DS9|The Storyteller |
+ | Despite its high state of development, the Bajoran civilization continued to separate itself into nation-like factions as it is evidenced by the [[Paqu-Navot Treaty]] of [[2279]], which defined the border between two of them. Until the Occupation by Cardassia, Bajoran society also followed a strict system of [[caste]]s known as ''[[D'jarra]]s''. It created a clearly stratified social hierarchy by pre-determining each Bajoran's occupation based on his or her family. ({{DS9|The Storyteller|Accession}}) |
== The Occupation == |
== The Occupation == |
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:''Main Article: [[Occupation of Bajor]]'' |
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| − | In [[2319]], Bajor's |
+ | In [[2319]], Bajor's neighbor, the imperialistic [[Cardassian Union]], established a military presence on the planet as it considered the Bajoran homeworld to be underdeveloped but rich in natural resources. In [[2328]], this Occupation of Bajor (or simply called '''the Occupation''') also led to the formal annexation of Bajor by the Cardassians, who claimed to "help and develop" their neighbor. During the Occupation, the Cardassians perpetrated a coordinated scheme of strip-mining, forced labor, and genocide across the planet and installed the [[Bajoran Occupational Government]], essentially a puppet of the [[Cardassian Central Command]] intended to make the occupation look legitimate. In order to keep the Bajorans in line, Central Command also installed a [[prefect]] to oversee the [[planet]]. The last person to hold this post was the now-infamous [[Gul]] [[Dukat]]. He euphemistically considered the Bajorans his "children", but in fact oversaw the occupation with an iron fist from his residence on [[Terok Nor]], an orbital ore processing station built by Bajoran slave labor between [[2346]] and [[2351]]. ({{DS9|Emissary|Babel|Things Past|Waltz|Duet|The Collaborator}}) |
The Occupation gave rise to the fierce [[Bajoran Resistance]], which used [[guerrilla]] and terror tactics to eventually force the Cardassians to withdraw. Many Bajorans also fled the occupation and settled on planets all over the known [[Milky Way Galaxy|galaxy]], but almost everywhere they remained separated from other peoples, living under the poorest circumstances in refugee camps like those on [[Valo II]]. ({{TNG|Ensign Ro}}, {{DS9|Emissary}} et al.) |
The Occupation gave rise to the fierce [[Bajoran Resistance]], which used [[guerrilla]] and terror tactics to eventually force the Cardassians to withdraw. Many Bajorans also fled the occupation and settled on planets all over the known [[Milky Way Galaxy|galaxy]], but almost everywhere they remained separated from other peoples, living under the poorest circumstances in refugee camps like those on [[Valo II]]. ({{TNG|Ensign Ro}}, {{DS9|Emissary}} et al.) |
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== Independent Bajor == |
== Independent Bajor == |
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| + | [[File:Dahkur, 2369.jpg|thumb|left|The Bajoran capital city in shambles after the [[Cardassian]] withdrawal.]] |
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| + | After 50 years of occupation and over 10 million Bajoran casualties, the Cardassians finally withdrew from Bajor in [[2369]], no longer willing to fight the relentless [[terrorism]] of the Bajoran Resistance. The withdrawal was strongly opposed by Gul [[Dukat]], the last prefect of Bajor. In their retreat, the Cardassians devastated Bajoran infrastructure and poisoned vast tracts of farmland, threatening a humanitarian catastrophe. The [[Bajoran Provisional Government]] was formed in the wake of the Occupation, but few had confidence that it would survive as internecine conflicts suppressed during the Occupation – such as between the [[Paqu]] and [[Navot]] nations – soon began to flare again. [[Kai]] [[Opaka]], Bajor's religious leader, was instrumental in preventing civil war. One of the first acts of the new government was to issue the [[Ilvian Proclamation]], which exiled all Occupation-era [[collaborator]]s from Bajor. ({{DS9|Emissary|Cardassians|The Collaborator}}) |
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| − | In [[2369]], after 50 years of occupation and over 10 million Bajoran casualties, the Cardassians finally withdrew, no longer willing to stand against the relentless [[terrorism]] of the Bajoran Resistance. Although many Bajoran cities and vast areas of the planet were in shambles or poisoned, respectively, a [[Bajoran Provisional Government]] was quickly established after the withdrawal of the Cardassian forces. Despite its lack of confidence among the people of Bajor, this government acted very resolutely by issuing the [[Ilvian Proclamation]], according to which all members of the former Occupational Government were considered [[collaborator]]s and thereby sentenced to exile. ({{DS9|Shakaar|Duet|The Collaborator}}) The Provisional Government also requested the assistance of the [[United Federation of Planets]] as a protector power and to assist in the rebuilding of Bajor. Both powers established joint control of [[Terok Nor]], a former Cardassian space station orbiting Bajor, which they renamed [[Deep Space 9]]. Shortly after, the station was moved to the nearby mouth of a newly discovered [[Bajoran wormhole|wormhole to the Gamma Quadrant]], ushering in a new era of trade but also danger for the [[Bajor system]]. ({{DS9|Emissary}}, {{TNG|Birthright, Part I}} et al.) |
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| + | The Provisional Government requested the assistance of the [[United Federation of Planets]] as a protector power and to assist in the rebuilding of Bajor. Both governments established joint control of [[Terok Nor]], a former Cardassian space station orbiting Bajor, which they renamed [[Deep Space 9]]. Kai Opaka revealed the station's new Human [[Commander]], [[Benjamin Sisko]], to be the long-awaited [[Emissary of the Prophets]]. Ushering in a new era of trade but also strategic importance and danger for the [[Bajor system]], Sisko fullfilled one of the prophecies as Emissary shortly after by (re-)discovering the "Celestial Temple", a nearby [[Bajoran wormhole|wormhole to the Gamma Quadrant]], to whose mouth Deep Space 9 was subsequently moved. ({{DS9|Emissary}}, {{TNG|Birthright, Part I}} et al.) |
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| ⚫ | However, the alliance with the Federation remained uneasy at first, as many Bajorans thought that the interests of the two powers should be kept separate, a sentiment which would be exploited by the Bajoran anti-alien [[Alliance for Global Unity]] in early [[2370]]. This Alliance, also known as the "Circle", |
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| + | [[File:Winn jaro.jpg|thumb|Vedek Winn and Minister Jaro conspiring in [[2370]].]] |
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| − | After this incident, the Bajoran political situation stabilized and the Provisional Government even took first steps towards normalizing their relationship with the Cardassian Union when Kai [[Winn Adami]] negotiated the [[Bajoran-Cardassian Treaty]] in [[2371]]. ({{DS9|Emissary|Life Support}}) |
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| ⚫ | However, the alliance with the Federation remained uneasy at first, as many Bajorans, including former resistance groups such as the [[Kohn-Ma]], thought that the interests of the two powers should be kept separate, a sentiment which would be exploited by the Bajoran anti-alien [[Alliance for Global Unity]] in early [[2370]]. This Alliance, also known as the "Circle", was secretly supported by high-ranking officials like Minister [[Jaro Essa]] and Vedek [[Winn Adami]] and denounced the Federation presence aboard Deep Space 9 as another form of occupation. The Circle even attempted a full-scale ''[[coup d'etat]]'' in what was later discovered to be an elaborate Cardassian attempt to reclaim Bajor by ousting the Federation. ({{DS9|Past Prologue|In the Hands of the Prophets|The Homecoming|The Circle|The Siege}}) |
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| + | After this incident, the Bajoran political situation stabilized despite some internal power struggles due to [[Winn Adami]]'s ongoing strife for more power. After Kai Opaka went missing in the Gamma Quadrant in mid-2369, Winn became the new Kai in [[2370]] by blacken and ousting her favored rival candidate Vedek [[Bareil Antos]]. Exploiting Bareil's loyalty to the Kai, Winn also tried to take credit of taking first steps towards normalizing the relationship with the Cardassian Union when she falsely claimed to have negotiated the [[Bajoran-Cardassian Treaty]] of [[2371]] by her own. Kai Winn's attempt to become [[First Minister]] of the Provisional Government in addition to her position as religious leader of Bajor was unsuccessful, however. Instead, the popular former Resistance fighter [[Shakaar Edon]] ascended to that post in late 2371, thereby preventing Winn Adami from uniting these two most important positions in her person. ({{DS9|Battle Lines|The Collaborator|Life Support|Shakaar}}) |
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[[File:Sisko_locusts.jpg|thumb|The [[Emissary of the Prophets]] prevents Bajor from joining the Federation in [[2373]].]] |
[[File:Sisko_locusts.jpg|thumb|The [[Emissary of the Prophets]] prevents Bajor from joining the Federation in [[2373]].]] |
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| − | + | Despite Kai Winn's doubts, the Bajoran government eventually applied for Federation membership in [[2373]]. However the application was retracted at the last moment due to visions of the [[Emissary of the Prophets]], depicting disastrous consequences for Bajor if it joins the Federation too early. Nevertheless, the two governments maintained a cordial relationship. Prior to the beginning of the [[Dominion War]], the Emissary's previous intervention allowed Bajor to sign a [[nonaggression pact]] with the [[Dominion]], choosing to remain neutral. This saved Bajor from coming under the rule of another foreign power when the Dominion [[Second Battle of Deep Space 9|captured Deep Space 9]] in late [[2373]]. ({{DS9|Rapture|Call to Arms}}) |
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| + | In the first months of the Dominion War, Bajor was cut off from all interstellar trade, leading to economic hardship and supply shortfalls. With no one else to turn to, the Provisional Government allowed the Dominion to send 400 [[Vorta]] facilitators to Bajor to provide technical assistance. Soon after, the Cardassians gifted fifteen [[industrial replicator]]s to Bajor as a gesture of friendship. The Bajorans also gained a voice on Deep Space 9 through [[Odo]]'s presence on the station ruling council. These events were controversial amongst the Bajorans, many of whom feared that they legitimized the Dominion presence in the system and would lead to the erosion of Bajoran sovereignty. Protestors such as [[Vedek]] [[Yassim]] openly denounced cooperation with the Dominion, and eventually a resistance movement arose on Deep Space 9. ({{DS9|Rocks and Shoals|Sons and Daughters|Behind the Lines}}) |
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| + | The Bajorans joined the war against the Dominion after the [[Federation Alliance]] recaptured Deep Space 9 during [[Operation Return]]. In early [[2375]], the Provisional Government granted the [[Romulan]]s permission to build a military hospital on the uninhabited Bajoran moon [[Derna]]. However, an attempt by the Romulans to arm the hospital with [[plasma torpedo]]es precipitated a crisis among the Allies. The Bajorans [[blockade]]d Derna and demanded that the Romulans remove the weapons, nearly leading to hostilities until [[Senator]] [[Cretak]] relented under Federation pressure. Following the war, Bajor resumed its efforts to join the United Federation of Planets. ({{DS9|Favor the Bold|Sacrifice of Angels|What You Leave Behind}}) |
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*[[Interstellar history]] |
*[[Interstellar history]] |
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**[[Cardassian history]] |
**[[Cardassian history]] |
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**[[Federation history]] |
**[[Federation history]] |
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| + | In the video game ''[[Star Trek Online]]'' Bajor's renewed application to join the Federation was accepted in [[2384]]. In [[2392]] a Bajoran candidate was considered an outside choice in the Federation presidential race. Bajor attained full membership in [[2393]]. |
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Revision as of 01:04, 7 September 2014
Bajoran history is one of the most far reaching in the galaxy, stretching back hundreds of thousands of years. The Prophets influenced much of Bajor's history after their Orbs were found by the Bajorans, who began to worship them as gods.
The most well known period of Bajoran history is the Cardassian Occupation which lasted from the early years of the 24th century to 2369.
Early history
An icon painting of B'hala
Bajoran civilization first began to flourish more than half a million years ago. The ancient Bajorans were renowned for their accomplishments in science, mathematics, philosophy, and the arts long before Humans learned to speak or make tools. Around 20,000 years ago magnificent cities such as B'hala were built on Bajor and the Gratitude Festival was introduced, a tradition which would be continued to the present day. Approximately 10,000 years later, the first of the Tears of the Prophets were discovered above Bajor. These orb-like artifacts ushered in a new era of spiritual connection with the Bajoran gods, the Prophets. Around the same time, Bajoran archaeologists began their search for the famed, and by then lost, city of B'hala. However, the city should not be rediscovered until the 24th century. Bajoran religious development also included "prophecies" issued by spiritual writers such as Trakor, who lived approximately 500 BC. (TNG: "Ensign Ro"; DS9: "Emissary", "Fascination", "Prophecy", "Rapture")
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Bajoran lightship
By the 16th century, the Bajoran First Republic was established and Bajorans had developed sublight space travel employing solar-sail spacecraft. By using tachyon eddies, some Bajoran explorers even reached the Cardassian system several light years away as it is evidenced by ancient crash sites uncovered on Cardassia by the 24th century. Unknowingly, Bajoran space travelers also made the first observations of the Celestial Temple, a stable wormhole and the home of the Prophets, in their home star system. In the Bajoran year 9174 (around 2172), Akorem Laan, regarded as one of the planet's greatest poets at the time, departed Bajor in a lightship. His vessel was damaged in an ion storm, and drifted into the Denorios Belt, where he opened and entered the yet unknown wormhole and would stay with the Prophets until 2372. Also during the 22nd century, Kai Taluno unknowingly reported a sighting of the wormhole, when his ship was "almost swallowed by the heavens" near the Denorios Belt. (DS9: "Emissary", "Explorers", "Accession")
Despite its high state of development, the Bajoran civilization continued to separate itself into nation-like factions as it is evidenced by the Paqu-Navot Treaty of 2279, which defined the border between two of them. Until the Occupation by Cardassia, Bajoran society also followed a strict system of castes known as D'jarras. It created a clearly stratified social hierarchy by pre-determining each Bajoran's occupation based on his or her family. (DS9: "The Storyteller", "Accession")
The Occupation
- Main Article: Occupation of Bajor
Cardassian station Terok Nor orbiting Bajor during the Occupation
In 2319, Bajor's neighbor, the imperialistic Cardassian Union, established a military presence on the planet as it considered the Bajoran homeworld to be underdeveloped but rich in natural resources. In 2328, this Occupation of Bajor (or simply called the Occupation) also led to the formal annexation of Bajor by the Cardassians, who claimed to "help and develop" their neighbor. During the Occupation, the Cardassians perpetrated a coordinated scheme of strip-mining, forced labor, and genocide across the planet and installed the Bajoran Occupational Government, essentially a puppet of the Cardassian Central Command intended to make the occupation look legitimate. In order to keep the Bajorans in line, Central Command also installed a prefect to oversee the planet. The last person to hold this post was the now-infamous Gul Dukat. He euphemistically considered the Bajorans his "children", but in fact oversaw the occupation with an iron fist from his residence on Terok Nor, an orbital ore processing station built by Bajoran slave labor between 2346 and 2351. (DS9: "Emissary", "Babel", "Things Past", "Waltz", "Duet", and more)
The Occupation gave rise to the fierce Bajoran Resistance, which used guerrilla and terror tactics to eventually force the Cardassians to withdraw. Many Bajorans also fled the occupation and settled on planets all over the known galaxy, but almost everywhere they remained separated from other peoples, living under the poorest circumstances in refugee camps like those on Valo II. (TNG: "Ensign Ro", DS9: "Emissary" et al.)
Independent Bajor
The Bajoran capital city in shambles after the Cardassian withdrawal.
After 50 years of occupation and over 10 million Bajoran casualties, the Cardassians finally withdrew from Bajor in 2369, no longer willing to fight the relentless terrorism of the Bajoran Resistance. The withdrawal was strongly opposed by Gul Dukat, the last prefect of Bajor. In their retreat, the Cardassians devastated Bajoran infrastructure and poisoned vast tracts of farmland, threatening a humanitarian catastrophe. The Bajoran Provisional Government was formed in the wake of the Occupation, but few had confidence that it would survive as internecine conflicts suppressed during the Occupation – such as between the Paqu and Navot nations – soon began to flare again. Kai Opaka, Bajor's religious leader, was instrumental in preventing civil war. One of the first acts of the new government was to issue the Ilvian Proclamation, which exiled all Occupation-era collaborators from Bajor. (DS9: "Emissary", "Cardassians", "The Collaborator")
The Provisional Government requested the assistance of the United Federation of Planets as a protector power and to assist in the rebuilding of Bajor. Both governments established joint control of Terok Nor, a former Cardassian space station orbiting Bajor, which they renamed Deep Space 9. Kai Opaka revealed the station's new Human Commander, Benjamin Sisko, to be the long-awaited Emissary of the Prophets. Ushering in a new era of trade but also strategic importance and danger for the Bajor system, Sisko fullfilled one of the prophecies as Emissary shortly after by (re-)discovering the "Celestial Temple", a nearby wormhole to the Gamma Quadrant, to whose mouth Deep Space 9 was subsequently moved. (DS9: "Emissary", TNG: "Birthright, Part I" et al.)
Vedek Winn and Minister Jaro conspiring in 2370.
However, the alliance with the Federation remained uneasy at first, as many Bajorans, including former resistance groups such as the Kohn-Ma, thought that the interests of the two powers should be kept separate, a sentiment which would be exploited by the Bajoran anti-alien Alliance for Global Unity in early 2370. This Alliance, also known as the "Circle", was secretly supported by high-ranking officials like Minister Jaro Essa and Vedek Winn Adami and denounced the Federation presence aboard Deep Space 9 as another form of occupation. The Circle even attempted a full-scale coup d'etat in what was later discovered to be an elaborate Cardassian attempt to reclaim Bajor by ousting the Federation. (DS9: "Past Prologue", "In the Hands of the Prophets", "The Homecoming", "The Circle", "The Siege")
The Bajor-Cardassia Treaty was negotiated in 2371.
After this incident, the Bajoran political situation stabilized despite some internal power struggles due to Winn Adami's ongoing strife for more power. After Kai Opaka went missing in the Gamma Quadrant in mid-2369, Winn became the new Kai in 2370 by blacken and ousting her favored rival candidate Vedek Bareil Antos. Exploiting Bareil's loyalty to the Kai, Winn also tried to take credit of taking first steps towards normalizing the relationship with the Cardassian Union when she falsely claimed to have negotiated the Bajoran-Cardassian Treaty of 2371 by her own. Kai Winn's attempt to become First Minister of the Provisional Government in addition to her position as religious leader of Bajor was unsuccessful, however. Instead, the popular former Resistance fighter Shakaar Edon ascended to that post in late 2371, thereby preventing Winn Adami from uniting these two most important positions in her person. (DS9: "Battle Lines", "The Collaborator", "Life Support", "Shakaar")
The Emissary of the Prophets prevents Bajor from joining the Federation in 2373.
Despite Kai Winn's doubts, the Bajoran government eventually applied for Federation membership in 2373. However the application was retracted at the last moment due to visions of the Emissary of the Prophets, depicting disastrous consequences for Bajor if it joins the Federation too early. Nevertheless, the two governments maintained a cordial relationship. Prior to the beginning of the Dominion War, the Emissary's previous intervention allowed Bajor to sign a nonaggression pact with the Dominion, choosing to remain neutral. This saved Bajor from coming under the rule of another foreign power when the Dominion captured Deep Space 9 in late 2373. (DS9: "Rapture", "Call to Arms")
In the first months of the Dominion War, Bajor was cut off from all interstellar trade, leading to economic hardship and supply shortfalls. With no one else to turn to, the Provisional Government allowed the Dominion to send 400 Vorta facilitators to Bajor to provide technical assistance. Soon after, the Cardassians gifted fifteen industrial replicators to Bajor as a gesture of friendship. The Bajorans also gained a voice on Deep Space 9 through Odo's presence on the station ruling council. These events were controversial amongst the Bajorans, many of whom feared that they legitimized the Dominion presence in the system and would lead to the erosion of Bajoran sovereignty. Protestors such as Vedek Yassim openly denounced cooperation with the Dominion, and eventually a resistance movement arose on Deep Space 9. (DS9: "Rocks and Shoals", "Sons and Daughters", "Behind the Lines")
The Bajorans joined the war against the Dominion after the Federation Alliance recaptured Deep Space 9 during Operation Return. In early 2375, the Provisional Government granted the Romulans permission to build a military hospital on the uninhabited Bajoran moon Derna. However, an attempt by the Romulans to arm the hospital with plasma torpedoes precipitated a crisis among the Allies. The Bajorans blockaded Derna and demanded that the Romulans remove the weapons, nearly leading to hostilities until Senator Cretak relented under Federation pressure. Following the war, Bajor resumed its efforts to join the United Federation of Planets. (DS9: "Favor the Bold", "Sacrifice of Angels", "What You Leave Behind")
Appendices
See also
Apocrypha
In the video game Star Trek Online Bajor's renewed application to join the Federation was accepted in 2384. In 2392 a Bajoran candidate was considered an outside choice in the Federation presidential race. Bajor attained full membership in 2393.