Invasion of Naboo

The Invasion of Naboo, also known as the Naboo conflict, the Naboo Crisis, the occupation of Naboo, and remembered by the Naboo as the Occupation, and by critics as the "debacle at Naboo," was a pivotal planetary war on Naboo by the Trade Federation in 32 BBY during the Great Peace and publicly started with the blockade of Naboo, which began the Federation’s week long blockade of the planet, before escalating when its capital city Theed, as well as its surrounding regions, were conquered by the Federation Army's battle droids. Both the Royal House of Naboo and the Federation were members of the Galactic Republic, which sparked a political debacle within the Galactic Senate. However, the Federation was secretly in league with the Sith and led by the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, who was in fact Naboo's own Senator Sheev Palpatine. The Sith Lord intended to use the crisis as a pretext to remove Finis Valorum from office and have himself elected in his place as Supreme Chancellor.
During the initial blockade, Chancellor Valorum sent two Jedi, Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi, to negotiate with the Federation, but Sidious ordered that they be killed and the Federation deploy their forces to Naboo. The Jedi escaped and rescued Queen Padmé Amidala from the Federation, making their way to the world of Tatooine for refuge after their vessel was damaged in the escape attempt. It was there that Jinn discovered a young slave named Anakin Skywalker, the Chosen One destined to bring balance to the Force. The group repaired their damaged vessel; however, Sidious’ apprentice Darth Maul revealed himself and fought with Jinn before they managed to escape, fleeing to the Republic capital world of Coruscant, where Amidala pleaded for assistance before the Senate. The Republic's bureaucracy was unable to help Amidala and she called for a vote of no confidence in Chancellor Valorum, leading to an election in which Palpatine was a favorite to win. Knowing she would find no help on Coruscant, Amidala returned to Naboo with her Jedi friends to defeat the Federation on her own.
Upon her return, Amidala met and forged an alliance with the Gungans who lived in Naboo's oceans, and the Gungans agreed to join the fight against the Federation. In the final battle, the Gungan Army took on the Federation Army as a diversion; a wing of starfighters attacked the droid control ship in orbit; and Amidala and the Jedi infiltrated the palace to capture Nute Gunray, the Federation’s Viceroy. By the battle's end, Skywalker had destroyed the Federation’s control ship, the Gungans were victorious, Gunray was captured, and Maul was defeated — at the cost of Jinn's life.
The crisis ultimately allowed Palpatine to achieve his goals; with a strong sympathy vote, Palpatine was elected Supreme Chancellor. Ten years prior to the Clone Wars, the Invasion laid the seeds for the War itself. Over these years, Palpatine furthered his Sith plot to take over the Republic and destroy the Jedi, launching the Clone Wars that would allow him to form a Galactic Empire and destroy the Jedi Order.
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Category:Events
Category:Conflicts
Category:Republic Era