Conquest of Cato Neimoidia

During the Clone Wars, the planet Cato Neimoidia was conquered by the Galactic Republic at some point after it had fallen under the control of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. The changing-of-hands over Cato Neimoidia had also involved the InterGalactic Banking Clan, which was granted control over Cato Neimoidia for a time by the Neimoidians as a collateral payment on a loan so the Trade Federation could have a stake in Poggle the Lesser's primary droid foundry.

The base-of-operations for the Trade Federation, the Cato Neimoidian government had previously tried to take a neutral stance in the war, but the planet instead became a hotly contested battleground for both the Republic and CIS. The Federation's importance to the war made the Republic seek control over the planet; in addition to the assault on Cato Neimoidia, the Republic Military continued to make ground and air attack runs to keep control over the planet. After the Republic's conquest, the Separatists sought to take Cato Neimoidia back and did so through an invasion. In response, the Republic needed to launch another assault towards the end of the conflict.

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