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Meridian was colonized in [[2431]] by [[human]]ity,<ref name="universe"/> and settled in [[2432]]. One hundred and thirty-nine vessels carrying 70,003 colonists—most of which came from the country of [[Wikipedia:France|France]] on [[Earth]]—arrived on Meridian and established the town of [[Avignon]].<ref name="glassed intel"/> Aided by [[Star Charter-class colony support ship|colony support ships]],<ref name="m5a">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/meridian-5-alpha '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Meridian 5-Alpha'']</ref> Meridian colonists initially settled equatorial coastlands, before migrating to the moon's vast supercontinent, which would serve as the center of civilization for decades on Meridian.<ref name="universe"/> Early in the moon's history, there was a large debate over Meridian's future. While some of the world's population wished for Meridian's surface to remain untouched and largely undeveloped, others wanted to expand and build settlements across the world; the population divided themselves into two political parties known as the [[Stewards]] and the [[Prospector Party]].<ref name="glassed intel"/> | Meridian was colonized in [[2431]] by [[human]]ity,<ref name="universe"/> and settled in [[2432]]. One hundred and thirty-nine vessels carrying 70,003 colonists—most of which came from the country of [[Wikipedia:France|France]] on [[Earth]]—arrived on Meridian and established the town of [[Avignon]].<ref name="glassed intel"/> Aided by [[Star Charter-class colony support ship|colony support ships]],<ref name="m5a">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/meridian-5-alpha '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Meridian 5-Alpha'']</ref> Meridian colonists initially settled equatorial coastlands, before migrating to the moon's vast supercontinent, which would serve as the center of civilization for decades on Meridian.<ref name="universe"/> Early in the moon's history, there was a large debate over Meridian's future. While some of the world's population wished for Meridian's surface to remain untouched and largely undeveloped, others wanted to expand and build settlements across the world; the population divided themselves into two political parties known as the [[Stewards]] and the [[Prospector Party]].<ref name="glassed intel"/> | ||
The debate between the two factions ended when rich mineral deposits were found in Meridian's [[Mathon Mountain Range]], causing a rush of new development as many worked to gain a profit from the deposits.<ref name="glassed intel"/> The discovery of the mineral deposits led to early success for the Prospector Party, though the Stewards gained control of Meridian after a lengthy campaign referred to as the [[Free Patriot Movement]] in [[2457]]. After years of discord, the [[Colonial Administration Authority]] eventually recognized the Stewards.<ref name="unconfirmed intel"/> Meridian also became a place of conflict during the [[Insurrection]] due to a number of antagonistic political ideologies, including the [[Sundered Legion]] of [[2495]].<ref name="universe"/> However, after five years of near-constant conflict on the world, [[insurrectionist]] forces were defeated by the [[United Nations Space Command]] at the [[Siege of Athea]].<ref name="evacuation intel"/> Afterwards, military production became Meridian's primary source of revenue;<ref name="unconfirmed intel"/> notably, Meridian was the location of dozens of [[Chalybs Defense Solutions]]' facilities, including one in the city of [[Angoulême]].<ref name="enc97">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 97'' (2011)</ref> Accepting contracts for the manufacturing of military equipment for the UNSC ensured economic prosperity throughout the world<ref name="unconfirmed intel"/>, and Meridian had became one of the most vibrant and economically diverse of Earth's [[Outer Colonies]] in the following years. | The debate between the two factions ended when rich mineral deposits were found in Meridian's [[Mathon Mountain Range]], causing a rush of new development as many worked to gain a profit from the deposits.<ref name="glassed intel"/> The discovery of the mineral deposits led to early success for the Prospector Party, though the Stewards gained control of Meridian after a lengthy campaign referred to as the [[Free Patriot Movement]] in [[2457]]. After years of discord, the [[Colonial Administration Authority]] eventually recognized the Stewards.<ref name="unconfirmed intel"/> Meridian also became a place of conflict during the [[Insurrection]] due to a number of antagonistic political ideologies, including the [[Sundered Legion]] of [[2495]].<ref name="universe"/> However, after five years of near-constant conflict on the world, [[insurrectionist]] forces were defeated by the [[United Nations Space Command]] at the [[Siege of Athea]].<ref name="evacuation intel"/> Afterwards, military production became Meridian's primary source of revenue;<ref name="unconfirmed intel"/> notably, Meridian was the location of dozens of [[Chalybs Defense Solutions]]' facilities, including one in the city of [[Angoulême]].<ref name="enc97">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 97'' (2011)</ref> Accepting contracts for the manufacturing of military equipment for the UNSC ensured economic prosperity throughout the world<ref name="unconfirmed intel"/>, and Meridian had became one of the most vibrant and economically diverse of Earth's [[Outer Colonies]] in the following years.<ref name="wf"/> | ||
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