Detapa Council

The Detapa Council of the Cardassian Union is the civilian governing body of the Cardassian Union. In theory, the Council controlled Cardassian Central Command and the Obsidian Order, but in reality Central Command and the Order controlled the Union and the Countil had very little power.

In 2372, shortly after the fall of the Order, the Council overthrew Central Command and established control over the government. When the Klingon Empire invaded Cardassia, the Council was evacuated and given temporary shelter aboard Deep Space 9.