In the years between the Battle of Naboo and the Clone Wars, spice miners on the moons of Naboo repeatedly went on strike for larger shares of the profits. Some splinter groups committed minor political violence such as breaking windows and , even burning an empty warehouse on Naboo itself. When Senator Padmé Amidala, who represented Naboo in the Senate of the Galactic Republic, survived an assassination attempt in 22 BBY, intelligence gathered by the Jedi Order suggested that disgruntled miners were behind the attack.