timeline
years:	2366 2367 2368 2369 2370 2371 2372 (stardates from 2369.0[1], or 46000.0–46999[2])
decades:	2330s 2340s 2350s 2360s 2370s 2380s 2390s
centuries:	23rd century - 24th century - 25th century

2369 was, on Earth's calendar, the 70th year of the 24th century, and the tenth and final year of the 2360s decade. Besides this time period's Human dates, in stardates this era begins with stardate 2369.0^[1] in some systems of dating, and runs from stardate 46000 to 46999 in others.^[2]

Events[]

Politics[]

Conflicts[]

• After decades of occupation, the Cardassian Union withdraws from Bajor.^[3][4][5]
• The Velos VII internment camp is closed on stardate 46302.^[6]
• The Borg Collective attempts to move a ship through the Bajoran Wormhole, but it is destroyed as the wormhole is undergoing subspace compression.^[7]
• Deep Space 9 is put under siege by a serial killer named Meta, a changeling similar to Odo. A tense situation arises between the Cardassians and Edemians before Meta is eventually killed.^[7]

Federation politics[]

• Bajor invites the Federation to help administer the abandoned Terok Nor while they apply for Federation membership. The station is renamed Deep Space 9 and command is given to Commander Benjamin Sisko.^[3][4][5]

Bajoran politics[]

• Kira Nerys is ranked as major in the reformed Bajoran Militia and appointed Bajoran liaison officer to Deep Space 9.^[5][3]
• Kira Nerys has Odo reappointed chief of security on Deep Space 9. ^{[citation needed]}

Starfleet operations[]

• Worf, Geordi La Forge and Ro Laren take the shuttlecraft Goddard to receive briefings from Starfleet. On the return journey the Goddard is forced to drop out of warp and crash-lands on the planet Riat.^[8]

Promotions and transfers[]

• The senior crew of Deep Space 9 is as follows: Commander Benjamin Sisko, commanding officer; Bajoran Militia Major Kira Nerys, first officer and Federation/Bajoran liaison; Lieutenant Jadzia Dax, chief science officer; Lieutenant junior grade Julian Bashir, chief medical officer; and Chief Petty Officer Miles O'Brien, chief of operations/chief engineer. Odo remains chief of security.^[5]
• Miles O'Brien transfers from the USS Enterprise-D to Deep Space 9.^[5]
• Joseph Carey is promoted to full Lieutenant.^[9]
• Lieutenant Thomas Riker is assigned to the USS Gandhi.^[10]

Astronomical events[]

• The Bajoran Wormhole is discovered by Benjamin Sisko and Jadzia Dax.^[5]
• The Apollo 11 400th anniversary takes place in July.^[11]

People[]

• Kai Opaka names Benjamin Sisko the Emissary of the Prophets.^[5]
• Kommandant Ghud, former ruler of the planet Wyath and the individual responsible for the devastation of the same world's ecology and the deaths of millions of people, is transported back to Wyath aboard the USS Enterprise-D to face trial for his crimes.^[8]
• Miles O'Brien's father remarries.^[12]

Births and deaths[]

• Kes is born on Ocampa. ^{[citation needed]}
• Kai Opaka is killed in the Gamma Quadrant. She is revived by nanomachines but unable to leave the planet.^[13]

Notable people[]

Deep Space 9 personnel.

Julian Bashir.

Hören Rygis.

Kira Nerys.

Leonard McCoy.

Odo.

Scotty.

Benjamin Sisko.

Spock.

Appendices[]

References and notes[]

Stories[]

Title	Series	Date	Media	Notes	Image
Time's Arrow Part II	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46001.3	episode
Watching the Clock Chapter 10 (pages 234-249)	Star Trek	January 2369	novel
The Best and the Brightest Year One: Chapters 1-3	The Next Generation	2369	novel
Realm of Fear	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46041.1 - 46043.6	episode
Man of the People	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46071.6 - 46075.1	episode
Light of the Day	The Next Generation	2369	comic	No stardate was given the specify the placement of this comic, however it is set in TNG's sixth TV series and must take place before the episode "Relics" when the shuttlecraft featured in the comic is taken from the Enterprise.
Strange New Worlds II Calculated Risk	The Next Generation	2369	short story
Relics	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46125.3	episode novelization
Engines of Destiny Chapter 3	Star Trek	2369	novel
Schisms	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46154.2 - 46193.8	episode
Here There Be Dragons	The Next Generation	2369	novel
Strange New Worlds VII Future Shock Second & Third entries	The Next Generation	March 3-10, 2369	short story
True Q	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46192.3 - 46193.8	episode
Strange New Worlds VII Future Shock Forth & Fifth entries	The Next Generation	March 17-24, 2369	short story
DC TNG Special - 1995 Old Debts	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46225.4	comic
Rascals	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46235.7 - 46236.3	episode
Bridges	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46253.3	comic
Bone of Contention	The Next Generation	2369	comic
Separation Anxiety	The Next Generation	2369	comic
Second Chances	The Next Generation	2369	comic
Strange Bedfellows	The Next Generation	2369	comic
Restoration	The Next Generation	2369	comic
Strange New Worlds VII Future Shock Sixth & Seventh entries	The Next Generation	March 30 - April 6, 2369	short story
A Fistful of Datas	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46271.5 - 46278.3	episode
The Amazing Stories On the Scent of Trouble	The Next Generation	2369	short story
Strange New Worlds VII Future Shock Eighth & Nintth entries	The Next Generation	April 13-20, 2369	short story
A Fury Scorned	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46300.6	novel
Childish Things	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46301.8	comic
The Quality of Life	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46307.2 - 46317.8	episode
The Maze	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46318.6	comic
Strange New Worlds VII Future Shock tenth-twelfth entries	The Next Generation	April 27 - May 10, 2369	short story
A Stitch in Time Part 3: Chapters 3 & 5	Deep Space Nine	2369	novel
The Worst of Both Worlds	The Next Generation	2369	comic
The Belly of the Beast	The Next Generation	2369	comic
The Armies of the Night	The Next Generation	2369	comic
And Death Shall Have No Dominion	The Next Generation	2369	comic
Millennium Inferno Chapters 9, 10, 12 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 & 26 (Flashback)	Deep Space Nine	2369	novel
Millennium The Fall of Terok Nor Chapter 1	Deep Space Nine	2369	novel
Debtors' Planet	The Next Generation	2369	novel
Chain of Command	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46357.4 - 46360.8	episode
The Captain's Table Once Burned "The Interview" - "The Hearing" (Backstory)	New Frontier	2369	novel
Seven Deadly Sins Freedom Angst	Star Trek	2369	novella
Terok Nor Dawn of the Eagles Chapter 25, Epilogue	The Lost Era	2369	novel
Pliable Truths	The Next Generation	2369	novel
Emissary Chapter 2-12	Deep Space Nine	2369 Stardate 46379.1 - 46393.1	episode novelization
Prophecy and Change Ha'mara	Deep Space Nine	2369	short story
Strange New Worlds VI Fabrications	Deep Space Nine	2369	short story
Past Prologue	Deep Space Nine	2369	episode
Strange New Worlds VII Future Shock Thirteenth entry	The Next Generation	May 27, 2369	short story
Pathways Chapter 2, section 12	Voyager	2369	novel
Guises of the Mind	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46401.9	novel
A Man Alone	Deep Space Nine	2369 Stardate 46421.5 - 46421.5	episode
Pathways Chapter 2, sections 13-14	Voyager	2369	novel
Ship in a Bottle	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46424.1	episode
Babel	Deep Space Nine	2369 Stardate 46421.5 - 46425.8	episode
Strange New Worlds VII Future Shock Fourteenth entry	The Next Generation	June 10, 2369	short story
Aquiel	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46461.3	episode
Shadowheart The Lion and the Lamb	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46479.3	comic
Shadowheart Dealers in Darkness	The Next Generation	2369	comic
Shadowheart My Brother's Keeper	The Next Generation	2369	comic
Shadowheart The Prince of Madness	The Next Generation	2369	comic
Captive Pursuit	Deep Space Nine	2369 Stardate 46477.5	episode
The Siege	Deep Space Nine	2369	novel
Pathways Chapter 8, section 15 & Chapter 10, sections 6-8	Voyager	2369	novel
Cold Equations The Persistence of Memory Chapter 9	The Next Generation	2368 - 2369	novel	Overview of Noonian Soong's stops between Pacifica and Alpha Centauri IV, ending more than six months before January 2370. Also includes various memories, spanning 2304 - 2335.
Face of the Enemy	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46519.0	episode
The Sky's the Limit Turncoats	The Next Generation	2369	short story	Takes place immediately after "Face of the Enemy"
Q-Less	Deep Space Nine	2369 Stardate 46531.2 - 46532.3	episode
Tapestry	The Next Generation	2369	episode
No Limits 'Q'uandary Sections 2-4	New Frontier	2369	short story
Dax	Deep Space Nine	2369 Stardate 46910.1	episode
Seven of Nine Prologue	Voyager	2369	novel
DC TNG Special - 1993 Good Listener	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46541.2	comic
Birthright Part I	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46578.4	episode
The Passenger	Deep Space Nine	2369	episode
Birthright Part II	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46579.2	episode
The Star Ghost	Deep Space Nine	2369	novel
Move Along Home	Deep Space Nine	2369	episode
Buying Time Chapter 6, section 3 & Chapter 7, section 2	SCE	2369	eBook
The Nagus	Deep Space Nine	2369	episode
Starship Mine	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46682.4	episode
The Death of Princes	The Next Generation	2369	novel
Lessons	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46693.1 - 46697.2	episode
Vortex	Deep Space Nine	2369	episode
Double Helix Red Sector Chapters 11-25	The Next Generation	2369	novel
The Chase	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46731.5 - 46735.2	episode
Crossroads of Time	Deep Space Nine	2369 Stardate 46871.6 - 46874.0	video game	Although the stardate suggests a later placement, the presence of Kai Opaka means the game must take place before DS9 episode: "Battle Lines".
Bloodletter	Deep Space Nine	2369	novel
Battle Lines	Deep Space Nine	2369	episode
A House Divided	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46759.2	comic
Frame of Mind	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46778.1	episode
To Storm Heaven	The Next Generation	2369	novel
Dark Passions, Book One	Star Trek	2369 Stardate 46722.4	novel duology
Dark Passions, Book Two	Star Trek	2369 Stardate 46722.4	novel duology
The Storyteller	Deep Space Nine	2369 Stardate 46729.1	episode
Suspicions	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46830.1 - 46831.2	episode
Double Helix Double or Nothing Seven Years Earlier	The Next Generation	2369	novel
Progress	Deep Space Nine	2369 Stardate 46844.3	episode
Rightful Heir	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46852.2	episode
Warped	Deep Space Nine	2369	novel
If Wishes Were Horses	Deep Space Nine	2369 Stardate 46853.2	episode
Pathways Chapter 2, sections 15-17	Voyager	2369	novel
The Rich and the Dead!	The Next Generation	2369	comic
Reductions & Deductions	The Next Generation	2369	comic
Hidden Agendas!	The Next Generation	2369	comic
The Good of the Many!	The Next Generation	2369	comic
Companionship	The Next Generation	2369	comic
The Romulan Stratagem	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46892.6	novel
Guises of the Mind Epilogue	The Next Generation	2369	novel
Second Chances	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46915.2 - 46920.1	episode
Star Trek: Special A Rolling Stone Gathers No Nanoprobes	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46918.6	comic
Foreign Foes	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46921.3	novel
The Forsaken	Deep Space Nine	2369 Stardate 46925.1	episode
Stowaways	Deep Space Nine	2369	novel
Dramatis Personae	Deep Space Nine	2369 Stardate 46922.3 - 46924.5	episode
Requiem Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 & Epilogue	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46931.2	novel
Timescape	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46944.2 - 46945.3	episode
Duet	Deep Space Nine	2369	episode
What's Past Progress Main story (Flashback)	SCE	2369	eBook
Strange New Worlds V The Farewell Gift	The Next Generation	2369	short story
Descent	The Next Generation	2369 Stardate 46982.1 - 47025.4	episode novelization
In the Hands of the Prophets	Deep Space Nine	2369	episode

Images from 2369[]

Deep Space 9.

Romulan warbird.

Cardassian warship.

External link[]

• 2369 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.