United Planets (Earth-7642)

The United Galactic Federation of Planets (abbreviated as UGFP and commonly referred to as the Federation or United planets) was an interstellar alliance, composed of planetary governments that agreed to exist semi-autonomously under a single central government based on the principles of universal liberty, rights, and equality, and to share their knowledge and resources in peaceful cooperation, scientific development, space exploration, and defensive purposes. ( The Guardians guide to the galaxy)

One of the most powerful interstellar states in known space, it encompassed eight thousand light years. The total number of formal member worlds was over one hundred and fifty. ( Adventure Comics, official handbook).

Unlike its imperial rivals, who derived power from a single species subjugating other races, ( The guardians guide to the galaxy ; Adventure Comics Issue #1; History of the Amalgam Universe) the United Planets's various member worlds joined willingly and were equals in the United planets's democratic society. The United planets Starfleet was incorporated to maintain exploratory, scientific, diplomatic, and defense functions.

History
Main article: Federation history

The Federation was founded in San Francisco, Earth in 2161. ( Adventures Into the Beyond, Zero hour)The seeds of the Federation were planted during the Galra Crisis of 2154, during which a temporary alliance was formed to Stop the expansion of the Galra Empire. It was this that first brought together the species that founded the Federation: Ultra-humans, Xandarians, Rannians, Bouthains, Alteans, Olkari, and Puigans. Sometime around January 2155, these four species as well as others, including the Denobulans, the Rigellians, and the Coridanites, began talks to create what was later considered a direct precursor to the Federation: the Voltron Coalition. ( Adventures Into the beyond, Countdown to crisis). The Ultra-Earth-Galra War, which broke out in 2156 and was won by an alliance of forces from Ultra-Earth, Arus, Rann, and Xandar in 2160, immediately preceded the foundation of the Federation, which took place the following year between dignitaries of these four planets. A week after the Battle of Galleria, at the end of the Bakura Incident, the Voltron Coalition, was reorganized into the Alliance of Free Planets.

One month later, in the aftermath of the Nagai-Tof War, the Voltron Alliance was reorganized into the United planets, with the the official Declaration of a New Republic was issued by eight of the most important members of the Voltron Alliance, setting forth goals, values, and ideals of the new government. These eight individuals, Kin'thea Kiselbech of Chaadrila, Princess Allura of Altea, Rynder of Olkarion, Admiral Colluen Dey of Xandar, Sian Tevv of Sullust, Talek kor of Rann, Straullok of Vulcania, and Verrinnefra B'thog Indriummsegh of Elom, became the first members of the United planets provisional government, or the Provisional Council.

Initially, Kin'thea Kiselbech chose to work against the Empire through diplomacy rather than combat, and the newly-founded United Planets dispatched envoys to thousands of worlds. Numerous systems joined the United planets, while many others instead declared themselves independent. Kiselbech's United planets, which was intended as a voluntary union for the common good, respected such decisions. Toward that same end, Kiselbech devolved control of Planetary Security Forces that had been nationalized by the Galra Empire to their own sectors via the Defense Declarations. Constituent sectors of the United Planets were obligated to contribute to the United planets's starfleet, but were allowed to retain command of their local forces. For some sectors, the Defense Declarations served as the deciding factor that motivated them to join the United Planets; furthermore, the United planets's defeat of the Tofs eased doubts that the United Planets would be able to defend there territory.

Later Earliest History

Kin'thea Kiselbech became the first Chief of State of the United Planets and also, under the new Charter, the President of the Senate and the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. During her administration, the United Planets government remained very similar to that of the provisional government. The Inner Council continued to be at its head, but the New Republic Senate assumed the duties of the Provisional Council.

Fighting a dictatorial Empire proved much easier than forming a confederation of planets. As the Empire was slowly routed out of the Core, many United Planets councilors began to think that the war was near an end. Political ambitions and individual pursuits for power or prestige began to creep into the new government. While this problem was slowly growing more serious, the threat of other dangerous Empires to rally against kept the Republic together.