Gorn Crisis

The Gorn Crisis was a brief Coup d'etat that happened in 2374 during the Dominion War. A faction of the Gorn attempted to take control of the Gorn Empire and expand. However the Federation was able to stop the faction and Gorn then joined the Federation Alliance.

Prelude
Following the Federation's first contact with the Dominion, the Gorn Hegemony agreed to talk at a summit. The purpose of the summit was to avoid war between the Federation and the Hegemony. At the time a militaristic faction of the Gorn known as Black Crest attempted to star a war between the two powers, knowing that a possible war was brewing between the Federation and the Dominion, knowing it would weaken the Federation. However, war between the two powers was averted thanks to actions Capt. Jean-Luc Picard, his crew of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), and the Gorn leader, Keeyah.