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this young man was a Prince of the Beju-Tallah dynasty some twelve years before the Battle of Naboo. His mother Veda, the Queen of Gala, realized that the dynasty would not survive for long, as it had grown corrupt and was held in contempt by many of the planet's people. She chose not to simply abdicate the throne to Prince Beju, but opened up a general election to allow the people to choose her successor. Prince Beju was one of the three candidates, although he hated his mother for her blocking of his ascension. The Queen enlisted the aid of the Old Republic, who asked that two Jedi Knights be dispatched to ensure fairness in the election. Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi were sent to Gala, but they were hijacked to Phindar by Paxxi Derida before they could get there. However, while on Phindar, the Jedi learned that Beju was working to strike an alliance with the Syndicat. Beju had begun a false bacta shortage on his planet, and needed additional funding to ensure he was elected to fill his mother's place. He hoped to obtain more bacta and then return to Gala with it, in an effort to be recognized as a hero. This would then give the Syndicat a chance to take control of Gala. However, on the day Beju was to travel to Phindar to cement the alliance, Obi-Wan had been dumped on the planet Gala, supposedly without memories, by the Syndicat. He used the Force to ward off the effects of the renewal process, and managed to capture Beju's personal transport and the Prince himself. Obi-Wan then played the part of the Prince when they landed on Phindar. This allowed Qui-Gon and the Derida brothers to rally the populace of Phindar and expose the plans of the Syndicat, but not before Terra recognized Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan quickly played the part of an imperious prince and avoided a confrontation. As Obi-Wan used his impersonation of Beju to expose the Syndicat and bring it down, the real Beju escaped his bonds and managed to regain control of his and return to Gala. Later, as the Jedi discovered that the elections in Galu were being manipulated, Beju's position was tarnished by Lonnag Giba, who began taking matters into his own hands, but under the guise of commands from Beju himself. Giba attempted to assassinate Elan and arrested Queen Veda herself, all under the pretense that Beju was now in command. Beju, after learning from Viso that he was not the true heir, exposed Giba as a traitor and threw his support to Wila Prammi. Beju was selected to serve as one of Prammi's aides, in deference to his years of royal training.