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Meridian was an [[Outer Colony]] under the administration of the [[Unified Earth Government]] and its [[Colonial Administration Authority]]. Due to Meridian's importance to the UEG, the world had a strong [[United Nations Space Command]] presence, with a large [[UNSC Air Force]] garrison and an extensive orbital defense grid.<ref name="universe"/> The [[UNSC Navy]]'s [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] also had several facilities on the world.<ref name="Journal"/> Towards the end of the [[Battle of Meridian]], naval forces at Meridian were led by [[Captain]] [[Edmund Persie]] of the {{UNSCShip|Sevenfold Gates}}.<ref name="evacuation intel"/> Early in Meridian's history, two political parties—the [[Stewards]] and the [[Prospector Party]]—debated over whether Meridian's surface should be left largely untouched or developed, respectively. Though the Prospector Party saw initial political success after the discovery of rich mineral deposits on Meridian,<ref name="glassed intel"/> the Stewards eventually gained control of the world after their lengthy [[Free Patriot Movement]] campaign in [[2457]].<ref name="universe"/> The Stewards were later officially recognized by the Colonial Administration Authority.<ref name="unconfirmed intel"/> Despite the UNSC's strong presence on the moon, the [[Insurrection]] had some level of prominence on Meridian prior to the [[Human-Covenant War]]. [[Insurrectionist]] factions, such as the [[Sundered Legion]], spread antagonistic political ideologies throughout Meridian in an effort to create strife against the Unified Earth Government, though they ultimately proved ineffective.<ref name="universe"/> | Meridian was an [[Outer Colony]] under the administration of the [[Unified Earth Government]] and its [[Colonial Administration Authority]]. Due to Meridian's importance to the UEG, the world had a strong [[United Nations Space Command]] presence, with a large [[UNSC Air Force]] garrison and an extensive orbital defense grid.<ref name="universe"/> The [[UNSC Navy]]'s [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] also had several facilities on the world.<ref name="Journal"/> Towards the end of the [[Battle of Meridian]], naval forces at Meridian were led by [[Captain]] [[Edmund Persie]] of the {{UNSCShip|Sevenfold Gates}}.<ref name="evacuation intel"/> Early in Meridian's history, two political parties—the [[Stewards]] and the [[Prospector Party]]—debated over whether Meridian's surface should be left largely untouched or developed, respectively. Though the Prospector Party saw initial political success after the discovery of rich mineral deposits on Meridian,<ref name="glassed intel"/> the Stewards eventually gained control of the world after their lengthy [[Free Patriot Movement]] campaign in [[2457]].<ref name="universe"/> The Stewards were later officially recognized by the Colonial Administration Authority.<ref name="unconfirmed intel"/> Despite the UNSC's strong presence on the moon, the [[Insurrection]] had some level of prominence on Meridian prior to the [[Human-Covenant War]]. [[Insurrectionist]] factions, such as the [[Sundered Legion]], spread antagonistic political ideologies throughout Meridian in an effort to create strife against the Unified Earth Government, though they ultimately proved ineffective.<ref name="universe"/> | ||
After Meridian's [[glassing]] during the [[Battle of Meridian]] in [[2551]], the UNSC did not return to the world for the rest of the Covenant War. Meridian was eventually reclaimed by the [[Liang-Dortmund Corporation]], | After Meridian's [[glassing]] during the [[Battle of Meridian]] in [[2551]], the UNSC did not return to the world for the rest of the Covenant War. Meridian was eventually reclaimed by the [[Liang-Dortmund Corporation]], which sought to resettle the world and make the moon habitable again.<ref name="glassed"/> However, the UNSC believed the corporation was intent on claiming the entire world for itself once it was recolonized.<ref name="unconfirmed"/> Despite Meridian's former loyalties to the UEG and UNSC, the world had become an independent colony that was now beyond the jurisdiction of the UEG.<ref name="glassed"/> Overseen by a board of regional directors,<ref name="glassed ceiling"/> the colony's Liang-Dortmund administrator and colonial leader was [[Sloan]], a [[smart AI]] with insurrectionist sympathies that was suffering from the onset of [[rampancy]] as of [[2558]].<ref name="ms">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level, ''Meridian Station''</ref> Sloan was [[Democracy|democratically]] elected as [[governor]] of the colony by the citizens of [[Meridian Station]] for two consecutive four-year terms.<ref name="sloan"/> The corporation also provides Meridian with private security and is outfitted with a variety of UNSC military-grade equipment,<ref name="glassed"/> acquired through seemingly illegal methods from a dealer known as "[[Bozo]]".<ref name="glassed intel"/> [[Jorta Station]] serves as the command center for Liang-Dortmund's private security forces, housing numerous pieces of equipment meant to ward off threats to the corporation's operations on Meridian.<ref name="buzz"/> | ||
==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||