Editing Cardassian (section)

=== Occupation of Bajor ===
In 2328, the Cardassians invaded [[Bajoran|Bajor]], occupying it for forty years, during which time they forced many Bajorans into [[slave labor]], using them in their various [[mining]] operations.<ref name="STE" /> This forced many Bajorans to flee and live in [[refugee camp]]s away from Cardassian domination,<ref name="ABC" /><ref>"[[Ensign Ro (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Ensign Ro]]". ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''. Season Five.</ref> while other Bajorans became involved in the [[resistance movement]], engaged in [[guerrilla warfare]] organising [[Terrorism|terrorist]] attacks against Cardassian targets.<ref name="STE" /><ref name="ABC" />

The [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] would not intervene in the situation, due to [[Prime Directive]] considerations.<ref name="ABC" /><ref>Judith Reeves-Stevens and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, ''The Making of Star Trek, Deep Space Nine'' (New York: [[Pocket Books]], 1994)</ref>

In 2369, the Bajoran resistance forced the Cardassians off Bajor, after which the Bajoran [[Bajoran#Provisional Government|Provisional Government]] invited the [[United Federation of Planets]] to set up base on the former Cardassian mining station of Terok Nor, renaming it [[Deep Space Nine (space station)|Deep Space Nine]].<ref name="STE" />