What is Confederacy of Independent Systems?
'''The Confederacy of Independent Systems''' (also known as the '''CIS''' or '''Separatists''') was an organization that appeared in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' movies. The CIS was led by the fallen Jedi [[Count Dooku]]. The armies of the Separatists had thousands of [[battle droid]]s. The CIS launched attacks against the [[Galactic Republic]]. The Separatists stayed a strong power until the rise of the [[Empire]]. ==Attack of the Clones== The Confederacy of Independent Systems was first shown in [[Attack of the Clones]]. This movement, led by Count Dooku and secretly Darth Sidious, gained support and soon had support from thousands of solar systems. The [[Galactic Republic]] feared that a war would begin. Count Dooku and the Separatist leaders were getting ready for a war. [[Nute Gunray]], leader of the [[Trade Federation]], gave thousands of battle droids to the Separatist army. Other leaders, such as [[Poggle the Lesser]] and [[San Hill]], gave money and droids to the Separatist cause. On the planet [[Geonosis]], Count Dooku met with the leaders of powerful companies. Count Dooku gave his offer and the Confederacy of Independent Systems was formed. The Jedi [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] overheard the meeting and sent a warning to the Republic. The Republic sent a newly created clone army to fight the battle droids. This battle on Geonosis began the [[Clone Wars]]. The Geonosian Archduke Poggle the Lesser gives the plans of a new weapon to Count Dooku. Count Dooku leaves the planet and goes to [[Coruscant]]. He gives the plans to [[Darth Sidious]] as well as telling him that the war has begun. ==The Clone Wars== During the Clone Wars, fighting between the Republic and the Separatists continued. [[Jedi]] were sent to help the clone armies overcome their enemies. The droid armies fought to hold more planets in its grip. For three years the fighting took place across the Galaxy. The Separatists gained several new allies during the Clone Wars. After the death of [[Jango Fett]] on Geonosis, a new [[bounty hunter]] named [[Durge]