Cardassian Occupation

Around 2319, the Cardassians arrived at the planet Bajor and began taking over. The Cardassians, being almost a century ahead of the peaceful Bajorans, were met with limited resistance. This period of time between 2319 to 2369 was known as The Cardassian Occupation of Bajor or sometimes simply The Occupation. According to the Bajorans, the Cardassians were extremely suppressive and had no respect for the lives of the Bajorans. They treated them as slaves and pillaged the resources of the planet. Toward the beginning of the occupation, the Cardassians built a space station called Terok Nor. This space station was the control center for the Cardassian Government and contained many shops and living quarters as well as refining facilities in which the Bajorans worked. In 2369 the Cardassians left Bajor and their orbiting Space Station. The provisional government of Bajor then asked the United Federation of Planets to inhabit the Space Station which lead to animosity from many of the Bajoran people fearing another occupation. Eventually, most Bajorans grew to trust the Federation and this lead to an eventual allience.