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The Bajoran Republic, originally known as the Bajoran Provisional Government, was the government of the Bajoran people, established on Bajor following the withdrawal of Cardassian occupational forces in 2369. It succeeded the Bajoran Occupational Government.

History

See main article: Bajoran history - Independent Bajor

The "republic" as a form of government stretches back into Bajoran history as evidenced by the "First Republic". (DS9: "Explorers") The Bajoran Republic of the late 24th century begins with the Bajoran Provisional Government, which was formed after the end of the Cardassian Occupation of Bajor in 2369. In 2371, Shakaar Edon followed Kalem Apren as First Minister and, in 2375, the Bajoran Republic became one of the signatories of the Treaty of Bajor. (DS9: "Emissary", "Shakaar", "What You Leave Behind")

The provisional government requested that the Federation establish a presence in the Bajoran system, with Terok Nor becoming Deep Space 9. Kira Nerys and Quark thought that the provisional government would not last. (DS9: "Emissary")

Taking place in late 2371, "Shakaar" is the last episode to use the term "Bajoran Provisional Government". For the remainder of DS9, only the term "Bajoran government" was used.
The Treaty of Bajor document, made for Deep Space Nine's final episode, identifies Bajor's government as the "Bajoran Republic" and as one of the six signatories of the treaty alongside the United Federation of Planets, Klingon Empire, Romulan Star Empire, Cardassian Union, and the Founders of the Dominion.

Territory

See main article: Bajoran colonies

Several Bajoran colonies were established on planets both within and outside of the Bajoran system as early as the turn of the 24th century. (e.g., DS9: "Past Prologue", "Time's Orphan")

Government

The chief executive of the Republic was known as the First Minister, who was elected every six years. (DS9: "Shakaar")

There were a number of Ministers who served in the Republic and were known collectively over the duration of the government as the Ministers' Court, Bajoran Council, Board of Ministers, Chamber of Ministers and Council of Ministers. (DS9: "Past Prologue", "Dramatis Personae", "The Homecoming", "The Alternate", "Rapture", "In the Cards")

One high-ranking minister was the Minister of State. (DS9: "Duet")

Relationship with religious leaders

The secular Republic shared its authority with the leaders of the Bajoran religion. The Vedek Assembly held much influence, with prominent Vedeks often engaging in political matters, such as negotiating treaties. (DS9: "Life Support")

The kai, spiritual leader of Bajor, exercised a great deal of political influence over the Republic. Disputes between the kai and the first minister of the government, while rare, could be extremely divisive. While it was not forbidden for the kai to serve as first minister, such concentration of power was discouraged. The kai was permitted to engage in foreign policy, including negotiating and signing treaties on behalf of Bajor, in consultation with the secular authorities. (DS9: "Emissary", "The Collaborator", "Life Support", "Shakaar", "Rapture", "In the Cards")

The Emissary, Benjamin Sisko, also had significant clout in the Republic. Ministers sought his advice on political programs and schemes. Any measures endorsed by the Emissary were likely to pass the Council of Ministers. (DS9: "Shattered Mirror", "Call to Arms")

Agencies and institutions

The Republic maintained a number of executive agencies that assisted in the administration of its affairs. It also oversaw several institutes for science and the arts. These included:

Military

The Bajoran Militia was the military arm of the Bajoran Republic, originally made up of many former resistance fighters from the Occupation of Bajor.

Although ostensibly under the control of the government, some members of the organization, such as General Krim, supported the Alliance of Global Unity's unsuccessful coup attempt in 2370. After the Circle's attempt was defeated, Krim and the Militia confirmed their allegiance to the Provisional Government. (DS9: "The Circle", "The Siege")

Economy

The main currency unit on Bajor was the lita. (DS9: "Necessary Evil")

People

The following individuals were members or agents of the Republic:

First ministers

Ministers

Azin
Minister of State Kaval
Gettor
Jaro Essa
Rozahn
Toran

Liaison officers to the Federation

Bajoran Milita

See: Bajoran Militia personnel

External link

Bajoran Republic at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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-[[Image:Logo Bajorans.svg|thumb|Emblem of the Bajoran people]]
+|name               = Bajoran Republic
-The '''Bajoran Provisional Government''' was the government established on [[Bajor]] following the withdrawal of [[Cardassian]] [[Occupation of Bajor|occupational forces]] in [[2369]]. It succeeded the [[Bajoran Occupational Government]].
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+The '''Bajoran Republic''', originally known as the '''Bajoran Provisional Government''', was the government of the [[Bajoran]] people, established on [[Bajor]] following the withdrawal of [[Cardassian]] [[Occupation of Bajor|occupational forces]] in [[2369]]. It succeeded the [[Bajoran Occupational Government]].
-== Structure ==
+== History ==
+:''See main article: [[Bajoran history#Independent Bajor|Bajoran history - Independent Bajor]]''
-The chief executive of the Provisional Government was known as the [[First Minister]], who was elected every six years. ({{DS9|Shakaar}})
+The "republic" as a form of government stretches back into Bajoran history as evidenced by the "[[First Republic (Bajoran)|First Republic]]". ({{DS9|Explorers}}) The Bajoran Republic of the late 24th century begins with the Bajoran Provisional Government, which was formed after the end of the [[Cardassian Occupation of Bajor]] in [[2369]]. In [[2371]], [[Shakaar Edon]] followed [[Kalem Apren]] as First Minister and, in [[2375]], the Bajoran Republic became one of the signatories of the [[Treaty of Bajor]]. ({{DS9|Emissary|Shakaar|What You Leave Behind}})
+The provisional government requested that the Federation establish a presence in the Bajoran system, with [[Terok Nor]] becoming [[Deep Space 9]]. [[Kira Nerys]] and [[Quark]] thought that the provisional government would not last. ({{DS9|Emissary}})
+{{bginfo|Taking place in late 2371, "Shakaar" is the last episode to use the term "Bajoran Provisional Government". For the remainder of DS9, only the term "Bajoran government" was used.|The Treaty of Bajor document, made for Deep Space Nine's final episode, identifies Bajor's government as the "Bajoran Republic" and as one of the six signatories of the treaty alongside the [[United Federation of Planets]], [[Klingon Empire]], [[Romulan Star Empire]], [[Cardassian Union]], and the Founders of the [[Dominion]].}}
+== Territory ==
+:''See main article: [[Bajoran colonies]]''
+Several Bajoran [[colony|colonies]] were established on [[planet]]s both within and outside of the [[Bajoran system]] as early as the turn of the [[24th century]]. (e.g., {{DS9|Past Prologue|Time's Orphan}})
+== Government ==
+The chief executive of the Republic was known as the [[First Minister]], who was elected every six years. ({{DS9|Shakaar}})
-There were a number of [[Minister]]s who served in the Provisional Government and were known collectively over the duration of the government as the [[Bajoran Council]], [[Board of Ministers]], [[Chamber of Ministers]] and [[Council of Ministers]]. ({{DS9|Dramatis Personae|The Alternate|The Homecoming|Rapture|In the Cards}})
+There were a number of [[Minister]]s who served in the Republic and were known collectively over the duration of the government as the [[Ministers' Court]], [[Bajoran Council]], [[Board of Ministers]], [[Chamber of Ministers]] and [[Council of Ministers]]. ({{DS9|Past Prologue|Dramatis Personae|The Homecoming|The Alternate|Rapture}}, {{e|In the Cards}})
 One high-ranking minister was the [[Minister of State]]. ({{DS9|Duet}})
 === Relationship with religious leaders ===
-The secular Provisional Government shared its authority with the leaders of the [[Bajoran religion]]. The [[Vedek Assembly]] held much influence, with prominent [[Vedek]]s often engaging in political matters, such as negotiating treaties. ({{DS9|Life Support}})
+The secular Republic shared its authority with the leaders of the [[Bajoran religion]]. The [[Vedek Assembly]] held much influence, with prominent [[Vedek]]s often engaging in political matters, such as negotiating treaties. ({{DS9|Life Support}})
-The [[Kai]], spiritual leader of [[Bajor]], exercised a great deal of political influence over the Provisional Government. Disputes between the Kai and the First Minister of the government, while rare, could be extremely divisive. While it was not forbidden for the Kai to serve as First Minister, such concentration of power was discouraged. The Kai was permitted to engage in foreign policy, including negotiating and signing treaties on behalf of Bajor, in consultation with the secular authorities. ({{DS9|Emissary|The Collaborator|Life Support|Shakaar|Rapture|In the Cards}})
+The [[kai]], spiritual leader of [[Bajor]], exercised a great deal of political influence over the Republic. Disputes between the kai and the first minister of the government, while rare, could be extremely divisive. While it was not forbidden for the kai to serve as first minister, such concentration of power was discouraged. The kai was permitted to engage in foreign policy, including negotiating and signing treaties on behalf of Bajor, in consultation with the secular authorities. ({{DS9|Emissary|The Collaborator|Life Support|Shakaar|Rapture}}, {{e|In the Cards}})
-The [[Emissary]], [[Benjamin Sisko]], also had significant clout in the Provisional Government. Ministers sought his advice on political programs and schemes. Any measures endorsed by the Emissary were likely to pass the Council of Ministers. ({{DS9|Shattered Mirror|Call to Arms}})
+The {{Emissary}}, [[Benjamin Sisko]], also had significant clout in the Republic. Ministers sought his advice on political programs and schemes. Any measures endorsed by the Emissary were likely to pass the Council of Ministers. ({{DS9|Shattered Mirror|Call to Arms}})
-=== Agencies and institutes ===
+=== Agencies and institutions ===
-The Provisional Government maintained a number of executive agencies that assisted in the administration of its affairs. It was also oversaw several institutes for science and the arts.  These included:
+The Republic maintained a number of executive agencies that assisted in the administration of its affairs. It also oversaw several institutes for science and the arts. These included:
 *[[Bajoran Agricultural Ministry]]
 *[[Bajoran Archaeological Institute]]
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 *[[Bajoran Ministry of Commerce]]
 *[[Bajoran State Museum]]
-== History ==
-=== The first year ===
-[[File:Deep space 9.jpg|thumb|Deep Space 9]]
-One of the Provisional Government's first actions, following its inception, was to request a [[Federation]] presence in the [[Bajoran system]]. This was realized through the establishment of a [[starbase]] there, known as [[Deep Space 9]]. Although officially under [[Bajoran]] control, Deep Space 9 was commanded by a [[Starfleet]] officer, [[Commander]] [[Benjamin Sisko]]. Following his assignment to Deep Space 9, Sisko assigned a [[Bajoran]], [[Major]] [[Kira Nerys]], as his [[executive officer]], who also served as his [[liaison officer]], coordinating relations between the Federation and the Provisional Government. ({{DS9|Emissary}})
-Further actions taken that year included the release of all Bajorans imprisoned for killing Cardassians during the Occupation and the enforcement of new building codes. ({{DS9|A Man Alone|Dax}})
-With the Federation's help, the Bajoran government began attempts to perform a massive [[energy]] transfer by tapping the [[molten core]] of its fifth [[moon]], [[Jeraddo]]. Minister [[Toran]] was in charge of the energy project and to ensure that the moon's occupants were evacuated. Toran refused to hold up progress for three stubborn hold-outs, [[Mullibok]], [[Baltrim]] and [[Keena]], and forced Kira Nerys to remove the residents. She did so under protest. ({{DS9|Progress}})
-When [[Aamin Marritza]] was arrested aboard Deep Space 9, and evidence of his presence at Gallitep was discovered, Minister of State [[Kaval]] congratulated Sisko for imprisoning Marritza, telling him he had performed a "special service" for Bajor. He refused to listen to Sisko's argument that Starfleet did not have grounds for holding the Cardassian, bluntly stating that "''we will have him''". He later placed Kira Nerys in charge of the investigation. ({{DS9|Duet}})
-=== Troubled Times ===
-[[Image:The Circle.jpg|thumb|The symbol of the Alliance for Global Unity]]
-By early [[2370]], the Provisional Government was becoming increasingly unpopular. Its members were seen as political opportunists and its decision-making was hampered by in-fighting. With the death of the Kai, Bajor was left without a strong central authority. Civil strife ensued, with factional and religious tensions brought to the surface. In this environment, the xenophobic [[Alliance for Global Unity]] emerged as a threat to the survival of the Provisional Government. Unbenownst to the Chamber of Ministers, the Circle was led by Minister [[Jaro Essa]], who saw an opportunity to advance his own political ambitions.
-Jaro perceived a threat to his rise to  power, in the popularity of the war hero [[Li Nalas]], recently freed from a [[labor camp]] on [[Cardassia IV]]. Jaro dealt with it by transferring [[Major]] [[Kira Nerys]] to a surface post, and assigning Li to DS9. Without Li's unifying influence, riots erupted across the planet. Disgruntled Bajorans angrily demanded a new government that could stand on its own. Armed with weapons purchased from [[Kressari]] traders, the Circle clashed with [[Bajoran Militia]] forces with increasing frequency. The Provisional Government was forced to deploy troops in Bajor's capital to put down unrest. However, the Militia was unable to stop the Circle; each potential conflict led to a further withdrawal.
-[[Image:Winn jaro.jpg|thumb|left|Minister Jaro conspires with Vedek Winn]]
-Jaro soon attracted support from Bajoran religious and military leaders, including [[Vedek]] [[Winn]] and [[General]] [[Krim]]. The coup was only foiled when Major Kira and [[Jadzia Dax]] arrived on Bajor with recently uncovered evidence regarding the Circle's weapon suppliers, in a shipping manifest. [[Cardassian]]s, finding advantage in the Circle's disruption of Bajoran politics, had surreptitiously supplied the faction through intermediaries. The manifest, with a Cardassian [[Gul]]'s thumb signature, convinced the Chamber of Ministers in time to avert the coup. ({{DS9|The Homecoming|The Circle|The Siege}})
-Later that year, the Chamber of Ministers argued about irrigating the [[Trilar Peninsula]] for two days. ({{DS9|Sanctuary}})
-Another major crisis in that year for the Provisional Government was the arrival of three million [[Skrreea]] refugees through the [[wormhole]] from the [[Gamma Quadrant]]. Their leader, [[Haneek]], believing that Bajor was [[Kentanna]], a promised land for the Skrreeans, petitioned the Provisional Government to allow them to settle on the planet. The Provisional Government considered Haneek's request, but in the end denied the Skrreea permission to immigrate, noting that it was having difficulty fixing the planet's existing problems. ({{DS9|Sanctuary}})
-Later that year, the Chamber of Ministers agreed to hand over three Cardassian dissidents &ndash; [[Natima Lang]], [[Rekelen]] and [[Hogue]] &ndash; to the [[Cardassian Union]] in exchange for the release of a half-dozen Bajoran prisoners. ({{DS9|Profit and Loss}})
-Sometime prior to [[2370]], the Provisional Government announced the [[Ilvian Proclamation]]. This declared that every Bajoran who was a member of the [[Bajoran Occupational Government]] was sentenced to exile, and included a list of named individuals so exiled. ({{DS9|The Collaborator}})
-[[Kalem Apren]] was the [[First Minister]] in [[2371]]. When he died from natural causes, Kai [[Winn Adami]] briefly assumed the position. Bajor was almost plunged into another [[civil war]] due to Winn's heavy-handed attempts to reclaim [[soil reclamator]]s from farmers in [[Dahkur Province]]. However, farmer and former [[Bajoran Resistance]] leader [[Shakaar Edon]] was able to win significant popular and military support for his cause. He entered the subsequent [[election]] for First Minister and won after Winn was forced to withdraw from the race. ({{DS9|Shakaar}})
-In [[2373]], the Bajoran government successfully petitioned the Federation for membership.  However, the Council of Ministers voted to delay their acceptance after [[Captain]] [[Benjamin Sisko]], having had a series of visions, warned that it was too soon to join &ndash; that doing so would destroy Bajor. Sisko was later confronted by [[Admiral]] [[Charlie Whatley]], who asked Sisko to contact the Chamber of Ministers and convince them that he was mistaken, but Sisko refused. ({{DS9|Rapture}})
-Later that year, the Bajoran government declined to intervene when [[Hagath]] and his associates sold weapons within the Bajoran system. Hagath had sold weapons to the [[Bajoran Resistance]], and it was felt that the Bajorans at least partially owed their freedom to Hagath and people like him. ({{DS9|Business as Usual}})
-=== The Dominion War ===
-Later that year, the Provisional Government signed a [[nonaggression pact]] with the [[Dominion]] following its endorsement by the [[Emissary]], who argued that it was Bajor's only chance of survival. With the Federation forced to abandon Deep Space 9, the station was occupied by Dominion and Cardassian forces, who were officially welcomed into Bajoran space by Major Kira on behalf of the Provisional Government. ({{DS9|In the Cards|Call to Arms}})
-In [[2374]], Major Kira went to the Council of Ministers, asking them to lodge a formal protest against the planned execution of [[Rom]]. However, [[Weyoun]] had previously informed Kira that any protest by the Bajoran government would fall on deaf ears. ({{DS9|Favor the Bold}})
-[[Image:Derna.jpg|thumb|Bajoran ships blockade Derna]]
-In early [[2375]], the Provisional Government accepted a request from [[Senator]] [[Kimara Cretak]] of the [[Romulan Star Empire]] to build a [[hospital|field hospital]] on the Bajoran moon [[Derna]] to treat injured [[Romulan]]s. When evidence emerged that the Romulans had begun arming the facility with [[plasma torpedo]]es, the Council of Ministers objected to this action and demanded that the Romulans remove the weapons. The Romulans refused, forcing the two allies into a tense stand-off. The Council of Ministers authorized [[Colonel]] Kira Nerys to blockade the hospital, providing her with twelve ships. ({{DS9|Image in the Sand|Shadows and Symbols}})
 == Military ==
-The [[Bajoran Militia]] was the military arm of the Bajoran Provisional Government, originally made up of many former resistance fighters from the Occupation of Bajor.
+The [[Bajoran Militia]] was the military arm of the Bajoran Republic, originally made up of many former resistance fighters from the Occupation of Bajor.
-Although ostensibly under the control of the Provisional Government, some members of the organization, such as [[General]] [[Krim]], supported the Alliance of Global Unity's unsuccessful ''[[coup]]'' attempt in 2370. After the Circle's attempt was defeated, Krim and the Militia confirmed their allegiance to the Provisional Government. ({{DS9|The Circle|The Siege}})
+Although ostensibly under the control of the government, some members of the organization, such as [[General]] [[Krim (General)|Krim]], supported the Alliance of Global Unity's unsuccessful ''[[coup]]'' attempt in 2370. After the Circle's attempt was defeated, Krim and the Militia confirmed their allegiance to the Provisional Government. ({{DS9|The Circle|The Siege}})
 == Economy ==
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 == People ==
-The following individuals were members or agents of the Provisional Government:
+The following individuals were members or agents of the Republic:
-;First Ministers:
+;First ministers
 * [[Kalem Apren]]
 * [[Kai]] [[Winn Adami]]
 * [[Shakaar Edon]]
-;Ministers:
+;Ministers
 * [[Azin]]
 * Minister of State [[Kaval]]
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 * [[Jaro Essa]]
 * [[Rozahn]]
-* [[Toran (Minister)|Toran]]
+* {{dis|Toran|Minister}}
-;Liaison officers to the Federation:
+;Liaison officers to the Federation
 * [[Kira Nerys]]
 * [[Li Nalas]]
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 == External link ==
-* {{NCwiki}}
+* {{mbeta}}
+[[de:Bajoranische provisorische Regierung]]
+[[fr:Gouvernement Provisoire Bajoran]]
+[[ja:ベイジョー臨時政府]]
+[[nl:Bajoran voorlopige regering]]
+[[sr:Бејџоранска привремена влада]]
 [[Category:Bajor]]
 [[Category:Governments]]
-[[de:Bajoranische provisorische Regierung]]
-[[nl:Bajoran Voorlopige Regering]]