Bajoran Resistance

The Bajoran Resistance was a Bajoran armed resistance movement that was formed on Bajor during the occupation of Bajor by Cardassia in the 24th century. Although there had been no resistance when the Cardassians arrived in 2328, years of slavery, torture, and oppression led many Bajorans to fight back against the occupation forces.

The Resistance was already in operation by 2333 and had began guerilla attacks against Cardassian military units. The Prefect of Bajor, Gul Monor was concerned a similar group might be formed on Raknal V, the centre of the Betreka Nebula Incident. Monor also condemned the Cardassian Central Command for believing that the Bajoran people's religion would discourage the Bajorans from attacking the Cardassian forces.

Several resistance cells were established, which would operate independently and work on raiding and sabotaging Cardassian facilities in an attempt to force them out of the planet. One of these was the Shakaar Resistance Cell which Kira Nerys was part of. The Cardassian response to the rising terrorism was to execute all suspected resistance members and make an example of them, but this only made matters worse.

By 2369, the Cardassians were forced to withdraw from Bajor. With Bajor now free, many resistance members returned to normal lives on Bajor, but some extreme segments, such as the Kohn-Ma, continued to fight against the Cardassians for some time after.