Mon Mothma

Mon Mothma was a human female stateswoman and revolutionary leader from the Core World of Chandrila who was one of the founding members of the Alliance to Restore the Republic and later served as the inaugural Chancellor of the New Republic during its founding years. Elected to represent her homeworld in the Galactic Senate during the Age of the Galactic Republic, Mothma rose to prominence as a member of the Loyalist Committee in the final years of the Galactic Republic, advocating for the diplomatic resolution of the Clone Wars and against the expansion of Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine's wartime powers.
Following the Republic's transformation into the Galactic Empire at the end of the Clone Wars, Mothma collaborated with Senator Bail Organa of Alderaan in fomenting resistance against Emperor Palpatine's rule during his reign, resigning from the Imperial Senate in a public declaration for the galaxy-wide Rebel Alliance and becoming its civilian leader in the remainder of the early rebellion against the Galactic Empire and subsequent Galactic Civil War.
==Personality and traits==
Mon Mothma was a human female with auburn hair, pale blue-green eyes, and light skin.
She was a firm believer in democracy and opposed Chancellor Sheev Palpatine's amassing of executive power during the Clone Wars. She contrasted her beliefs with those of Separatists who wanted to leave the Republic, believing instead in loyalty to the Republic and the preservation of its democracy. It was this opposition to authoritarianism that led Mothma to help form the Rebel Alliance. She pursued peace during the Clone Wars, but was willing to fight to restore democracy to the galaxy.
As one of the leaders of the Rebel Alliance, Mothma's more pacifist beliefs often led to conflict with others, such as Senator Garm Bel Iblis and Jedi Master Jarik Shan, who did not share her view of a diplomatic resolution to the Imperial regime. Despite this, however, she still acknowledged the grim reality of warfare and came to trust Shan's judgment more often than not in that regard.
Mothma's ideals later led to her becoming the first Chancellor of the New Republic, where she pushed to avoid the mistakes the Galactic Republic had made during the Clone Wars. Though strong executive powers were granted to her, she wanted nothing of the sort and believed them to be destructive to the democratic process.
==Appearances==
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