Jaro Essa

Jaro Essa was a Bajoran male who lived in the mid 24th century. A politician, he once served in the Bajoran Chamber of Ministers, and also was the leader of the Alliance For Global Unity. (DS9 episode The Circle).

In 2370, Jaro attempted to lead a coup d'etat against the government of Bajor, buying weapons from Kressari merchants, who had received weapons from Cardassians in an attempt to destabilize the Bajoran government in the hopes that the United Federation of Planets would be forced to leave, which would leave the Cardassians free to reconquer the Bajoran system - including the Bajoran Wormhole. The Cardassian connection to the Circle was exposed, which caused it to fail. (DS9 episodes The Circle and The Siege).

Following the unsuccessful coup, Jaro was forced out of office, and was eventually imprisoned at Kran-Tobal prison. As of 2376, Jaro was still being held at Kran-Tobal. (DS9 novel: Bajor: Fragments and Omens)