Bajoran Resistance The Bajoran Resistance was a global resistance movement on Bajor during the Cardassian occupation . The Resistance constantly raided and sabotaged Cardassian targets , and was eventually successful in regaining the independence of Bajor . Kira Nerys was one member of the Bajoran Resistance . ( ) Formation of the resistance . When the Cardassian s officially occupied Bajor in 2328 , there was no resistance from the Bajoran people . They were unaware that their oppressors would soon turn them into forced laborers and commit mass genocide . After decades of oppression from the Cardassian military , the once peaceful Bajorans began to form the resistance , with the hope that they would one day achieve independence . ( ) Resistance tactics . Realizing that a direct confrontation with the Cardassian forces would ultimately result in failure , the resistance used guerrilla tactics to cause both disarray and fear to spread throughout the Cardassian occupying troops . The resistance had managed to create a few light raider vessels to use against Cardassian warships . While these ships were severely weaker than those at the Cardassian ' s disposal , their purpose was predominantly to annoy the Cardassians . ( ) The resistance often attacked Cardassian targets even if they contained innocent Cardassian civilians . The Bajorans believed that Cardassians living on Bajor as civilians were as guilty as those in the military . ( ) The Bajoran Resistance was divided into cells which were generally made up of approximately ten to twenty resistance fighters . These cells had their own area of operations and complete autonomy in what and when to attack a target . Because of this decentralized structure it was very difficult for Cardassian forces to find the resistance and destroy it . Another advantage of this cell structure was that if resistance fighters were captured they could not compromise the security of the entire resistance , because they simply did not know who the members were . Each cell was named after their leader , the most infamous cell was the Shakaar resistance cell . The Kohn - Ma were another cell , as were the Ornathia resistance cell . The moral issue of attacking Cardassian installations in which Bajorans were working was solved by seeing these Bajorans as collaborators , as they were not aiding the Resistance . ( ) Cardassian response . As the attacks from the resistance increased in size and frequency , the assigned prefect of Bajor was forced to crack down on the Bajorans in hopes of ultimately quelling the resistance . Each time an act of terrorism was committed against the Cardassians , they would respond by summarily rounding up suspected resistance members and executing them without a trial . This only infuriated the Bajoran people more , causing the Resistance to grow in size . ( ) In 2359 , the newly appointed prefect Gul Dukat attempted a softer approach , believing it was the only way to make the Resistance stop its attacks . His first act as prefect was to cut labor camp output quotas by 50 % , abolish child labor , and improve medical care and food rations . These measures led to a 20 % drop in the camp death rates . On his one - month anniversary as prefect of Bajor , the Bajoran Resistance destroyed an orbit al drydock , resulting in the deaths of 200 Cardassians . In response , Dukat rounded up 200 suspected members of the resistance and had them executed , believing this to be a " fair " response . During Dukat ' s reign as prefect , the Resistance made five assassination attempts against him , all of which failed . ( ) Occupation ' s end . Despite all of Central Command ' s attempts to rectify things , the situation on Bajor grew out of hand . After decades of the Resistance guerrilla and terrorist attacks , as well as political pressure from the United Federation of Planets , the Cardassian Central Command was ordered to withdraw from Bajor by the civilian government on Cardassia Prime . After the Occupation of Bajor ended , resistance members had to adapt to normal life . Some of them went to be farmers and others were offered positions in the Bajoran Provisional Government or Bajoran Militia . ( )