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 Finis Valorum - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Valorum came from an ancient and distinguished family, and at least two of his ancestors had served as Chancellor in the past.
Valorum was largely elected due to the recognition and influence of his family.
Valorum was the one who instituted the vogue amongst the Coruscanti elite of going to operas; it was joked amongst his political enemies that he enjoyed them because they were the only places where he could get any applause.
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 Chancellor Finis Valorum - Biography
Finis Valorum (90 BBY - 21 BBY) of the Galactic Republic was the Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic before Queen Padmé Amidala introduced a Vote of No Confidence into the Galactic Senate which then passed it.
Valorum came from an ancient and distinguished family (among them Tarsus Valorum, Tullius Valorum, and Laeca Valorum) and at least one of his ancestors had served as Chancellor in the past.
Valorum was killed, shortly after the Battle of Jabiim, in a terrorist attack that was attributed to Separatists, but was really orcestrated by Darth Sidious in an attempt to get rid of Valorum because Valorum had been talking to Senator Bail Organa about Palpatine's political manueverings.
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 Finis Valorum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Finis Valorum (92–22 BBY) was a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, who first appeared in the film Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
Finis Valorum had a deep respect for the Force.
However, Valorum had earlier been meeting with Senator Bail Organa of Alderaan, and had revealed that he was suspicious about Palpatine's political maneuverings.
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 The Place of Our Legacy: Requiem
Finis Valorum was packing the last of his personal belongings from the Supreme Chancellor's office, preparing to move into a simple Senator's chambers.
Valorum was now a senior minister, and had been privy to the entire shock and horror of the story as the Jedi reported it.
Valorum's children were young in those years; it had been a sweet period in his life, with his family growing up healthy and happy, the last few years before he assumed the burdens of a Supreme Chancellor.
www.squidge.org /~ancientservant/starwars/stories/requiem.html   (2766 words)

  
 Zero - Apache
Valorum ran through several possibilities ranging from outright disgust to potential agreement on the merits of Ekkrimsa, but all there was to go by was that polite smile.
Finis appeared to be the most gifted in his generation of a famously gifted family, but was also said to be among the most dissolute.
Valorum had a long-ago mental picture of Jinn going by in the Senate halls at a deferential distance behind his master, Councillor Yoda; the then-teenaged Jinn was practically reduced to mincing.
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 Star Wars: Databank | Valorum, Supreme Chancellor Finis
Valorum was genuinely pleased to see the Queen alive, but he was of no help in the Senate hall, where he had to abide by the proper bureaucratic measures.
She singled out Valorum specifically, on the advice of Palpatine, for his inability to take decisive action.
By the end of the session, Valorum was voted out of office, with no greater crime on his head than being bound by procedure and subjected to baseless accusations.
www.starwars.com /databank/character/finisvalorum/index.html   (282 words)

  
 WOOKIEEhut: The Boy With No Name
The Valorum family was fabulously wealthy and powerful; their political dynasty had lasted half a millennium, their financial dynasty for longer.
Finis Valorum had graduated the boy's academy, and the boy knew with absolute certainly that he'd be remembered.
Valorum was rapidly warming up to this quiet man; he had to force himself not to offer a cabinet position on the spot.
www.wookieehut.com /fanfic/boywithnoname.html   (4845 words)

  
 Tyvokka - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
In a meeting with Senator Valorum and other Jedi Masters, Tyvokka spoke his uncertainty of the bacta shortage, and suggested that Jedi Master Tholme and his Padawan Quinlan Vos travel to Thyferra, the planet on which an apparent disaster was the catalyst for the shortage, to discover the truth.
The conference was to take place in a secret location known only to the visiting parties, and the location that was chosen was the planet of Troiken.
He told Plo that it was Adi Gallia's charge to protect Senator Valorum, as only he held the key to a peaceful resolution; it was Master Qui-Gon's charge to discover a solution to the virus that crippled the Republic's navicomputers, and finally he gave his orders to Plo Koon.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Tyvokka   (1137 words)

  
 Star Wars: Blogs | A Wild Bantha Chase | The Last Supreme Chancellor
Valorum rightly was the last to hold the post of Chancellor.
Finis is a noun, meaning- The end; the conclusion/ the temporal end; the concluding time/ the concluding part of any performance.
Finis Valorum was the last Chancellor before the fall of the Republic, was unfairly put out of a job, and was brave (even for a politician.)
blogs.starwars.com /Yoda-rocked/18   (772 words)

  
 Palpatine - Biography, Abilities and traits
She would be the hammer to nail the coffin shut on the Valorum government, and at the same time pry the door open for himself.
Valorum was thunderstruck, but by the time he could recover his wits, events had passed him by.
Finis Valorum was swiftly voted out of office in a humiliating political defeat.
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 TCW12
He knew that Valorum's greatest flaw had been loneliness, hence the succession of teenage followers that flattered his ego: it would not have surprised him if he had shown interest in one who was as beautiful as Jemmiah.
Valorum for his part looked wretched, indeed heartbroken, and his eyes spoke of a man who knew that his grasp on power was already beginning to slip.
Finis felt his mouth twist upwards into a satisfied smile, recalling the com-code that Jemmiah had given him one carefree, happy moment at the debutantes ball.
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 Jedi Council Forums - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil/AU Palpatine *April '06 Saga Story of the Month*
Finis Valorum put his head in one hand and rubbed his wife's back with the other.
She of course wondered what Valorum was doing in her house, and it frustrated and upset her that neither of them would tell her.
Valorum was in far worse shape than he, and she needed to be in there with him, not in here worrying about Anakin.
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 Refractions of the Truth, by Linda Lyons
Finis Valorum recalled an article he had read once, about a smuggler kept in solitary confinement by the Mandalorians for nine months, uninterrupted.
Finis recognized that he was deeply hurt, and he could no longer remain silent.
As he heard the words Finis understood how ridiculous they sounded, and he began to fear that he had made a terrible mistake.
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 TheJediArchives.Net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Valorum met with Mace Windu and Yoda asking the Jedi for protection for the upcoming summit in Eriadu.
Valorum arrived on Eriadu for the trade summit.
Valorum was warned that assassins were on the loose, but he refused to allow extra protection.
www.thebatsquad.net /starwars/books/cloakofdeception.htm   (622 words)

  
 Supreme Chancellor Valorum
Valorum had seemingly achieved the pinnacle of political success when he was elected Supreme Chancellor.
But the Senate was corrupt and ineffective when Valorum was in office.
When Queen Amidala came to the Senate to discuss the Blockade of her planet Valorum did not act and Amidala did the only thing she could.
www.theforce.ro /databank/arhiva/sw/c_valor.htm   (100 words)

  
 Supreme Chancellor Valorum
Finis Valorum has used most of his life to become Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic.
But as Finis Valorum receives the post the goverment has grown full of bureaucrats and lots of bribe.
Palpatine is later elected as Chancellor and Valorum quietly resigns to a small planet to live the rest of his life in peace.
www.fortunecity.com /lavender/meyer/914/valorum2.htm   (164 words)

  
 HoloNet News | Alderaan Opens to Refugee Relief Movement
CHIANAR, ALDERAAN - Former Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum rolled up his shirt sleeves and grabbed a power-shovel, breaking soil and chipping in as the Refugee Relief Movement began transforming 100 hectares of donated Alderaanian plains into new homes.
"It's the spirit of helping one another that has made this Republic great, and will see it through its darker hours," said Valorum, who broke a sweat as he dug postholes for the pre-fab structure that would soon be installed.
Valorum was just one of the noteworthy names present.
www.holonetnews.com /49/news/13328_2.html   (362 words)

  
 JIMMY AKIN.ORG: Finis Valorum
Okay, remember that Valorum guy from the Star Wars films who was chancellor before Palpatine and who was "mired in baseless allegations" and was thus forced to resign, leading to the election of Palpatine as the new chancellor?
Okay, here's the deal: His full name is allegedly Finis Valorum according to Star Wars gunk I was reading on the Web.
In the films he represents the last, virtuous leader of the Republic who is brought down through the machinations of evil, leading to the rise of the Empire.
www.jimmyakin.org /2005/03/finis_valorum.html   (356 words)

  
 Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Obi-Wan Kenobi, almost a full Jedi Knight, accompanies his Master Qui-Gon Jinn to Naboo on the orders of Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum in an attempt to end the blockade of the planet, brought on by the greedy Trade Federation.
But when they arrive, the Neimoidian Viceroy Nute Gunray is ordered by a shadowy figure known as 'Darth Sidious' to kill the Jedi, destroy the ship they came on (the Radiant VII), cut off Naboo's communications, and invade the planet with a huge army of battle droids, hover tanks, and STAP vehicles.
With Palpatine's lies about Valorum ringing in her ears, she loudly demands Valorum be impeached at once, and a new Supreme Chancellor elected.
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 Wind to Fire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
He's been here every year for the reception too, and you," Finis Valorum paused for a moment, then went on, "have not.
Though being a career politician, Chancellor Valorum had the decorum not to voice the words.
Valorum was eyeing them both with what could only be described as satisfaction.
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 thetruth_within: The Truth Within Part 26 (2/2)
Valorum was gesturing to Breen to bring in the after-meal drinks.
He was weary himself, he was barely sleeping and, as he had explained to Valorum, having to constantly watch Cal and be mindful of his moods was draining.
Finis took a card from his hand and laid it in the centre of the small table between himself and Qui-Gon.
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 Star Wars: Message Boards: Votes of No Confidence in Valorum
Date Posted: Apr 26, 2005 03:04 PM Remember the lin 'He is mired by baseless accusations of corruption' that wasn't EU, lucas himself gave us a hint.
Date Posted: Apr 28, 2005 01:38 PM Valorum may not have been corrupt, and he may have been very sympathetic to Naboo's plight, but he didn't inspire confidence.
If "finis" means "finish or end" and "Valorum" means "of value or worth", then the Chancellor could be considered the last worthy man. Many people say GL only makes up names of out thin air...but I think there's definitely something to his name.
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 Survivor 8
Finis Valorum sat behind his desk struggling, with a dilemma: how do you ask someone to risk her life?
In her heart she knew she would not hesitate to say yes to Valorum.
"Valorum said the choice was yours to make, and make it you did.
www.centimes.demon.co.uk /Cloister/survivor/sur8.html   (1741 words)

  
 Kalpana - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Kalpana was a Silicon Valley computer networking equipment manufacturer in the 1980s and 1990s, who invented the Ethernet switch.
Chancellor Kalpana is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, who was Chancellor of the Galactic Republic before Finis Valorum.
Kalpana is also known to represent the Indian Goddess Saraswati.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Kalpana   (284 words)

  
 The Place of Our Legacy: Zero
//What's he thinking now?// Valorum ran through several possibilities ranging from outright disgust to potential agreement on the merits of Ekkrimsa, but all there was to go by was that polite smile.
Insult, joke, sincere remark?// Valorum had no clue.
Valorum wasn't sure if this meant confusion, amusement, surprise, disdain, or some entirely other thing.
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 Survivor 1
It was one of the few times he allowed himself the luxury of enjoying the beverage: on his way home, mission accomplished, and in the company of his old friend Finis Valorum, Supreme Chancellor of the Republic Senate.
"This is Master Qui-Gon Jinn, a Jedi Knight, and his Padawan, or apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi." Avain sat between Valorum and the tall man she vaguely remembered from her rescue.
Valorum tossed back the end of his wine and stood.
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 Sample text for Library of Congress control number 2001025654
Valorum's principal office was located in the lower level of the
Valorum kept his gaze fixed on the distant towers.
Valorum clasped his hands behind his back and paced to the center of the
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 Antilles, Bail - Multiversal Omnipedia
Bail Antilles was the senator who represented Alderaan in the Galactic Senate during Finis Valorum's term as Supreme Chancellor.
After Valorum was voted out of office, Senator Antilles was one of the three senators who was nominated to succeed him.
Several years later, Antilles was no longer Alderaan's representative and was himself replaced by Bail Organa.
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