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The [[Human-Covenant War]] lasted just over twenty-eight years. The war, primarily occurring in the [[Orion Arm]] of the [[Milky Way]] galaxy, led to the destruction of a majority of the [[Unified Earth Government]]'s [[human colonies|colonies]], over 23 billion [[human]] causalities,<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''', "[[Palace Hotel (short story)|Palace Hotel]]", ''page 351''</ref> and the dissolution of the massive [[Covenant]] empire. In [[2552|the final year]] of the war, the remaining [[Hierarchs]] of the Covenant replaced the [[Sangheili]] with the [[Jiralhanae]] in an effort to gain an unquestioning [[Covenant military|military]].<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 209''</ref> This led to the [[Great Schism]] and the entire Sangheili species was ejected from the Covenant. The most organized [[Fleet of Retribution|devision]] of Sangheili was led by [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] and [[Special Operations Commander]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]]. Recognizing that the Sangheili were too disorganized to properly seek revenge against the Covenant, 'Vadam and 'Vadum reluctantly agreed to work together with members of the UEG's [[United Nations Space Command]] to defeat the Covenant.<ref name="journey">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Great Journey]]''</ref> Initially, the truce between the Sangheili and humans was very tenuous; at the onset of the Great Schism the Sangheili on High Charity continued hostility towards humanity in the midst of the confusion. The [[Joyous Exultation alliance|forces]] with [[Xytan 'Jar Wattinree]] continued hostility towards humanity as well.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''pages 239-245''</ref> Ultimately, the humans and Sangheili were able to work together to dissolve the Covenant at [[Installation 00]] and stop a potential galactic [[Flood]] outbreak.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref><ref name="halo"/> With the war over, relative peace was finally seen by humanity for the first time in years. [[Terrence Hood|Fleet Admiral Lord Terrence Hood]] was invited to [[Sanghelios]] by the Arbiter to formalize the peace treaty between the UEG and newly established [[Swords of Sanghelios]], ratifying the Treaty of 2552.<ref name="gl60"/> The official treaty was signed and ratified by Hood and 'Vadam. On [[2553#March|March 3, 2553]], 'Vadam and 'Vadum were invited to [[Earth]] for the [[Voi Memorial]], a tribute to the soldiers that lost their lives in the war.<ref name="halo"/><ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''pages 358-361''</ref>