Fourth Jedi Purge

The Fourth Jedi Purge, referred to the efforts initiated by the Confederation of Free Planets to eradicate the New Jedi Order after Order 66 in 8 ABY. It resulted in the near-annihilation of the Jedi, as it had been with the First Jedi Purge that occurred after the Jedi Civil War in 3,956 BBY. The purge officially began with Order 66. The order declared the Jedi enemies of the Confederation and ordered the Confedrate Army to turn on them.

Order 66
The Confederation of Free Planets ordered the Confederate Army to execute Order 66—the total annihilation of all Jedi "traitors" throughout the entire galaxy as a sign that the age of the Jedi had ended, another reason cited for wiping out the order was the argument that they were complicit in starting the Second Yuuzhan Vong Invasion to destabilize the galaxy and overthrow the government. Facts cited in support of this argument included the Jedi involvement in initiating a Rebellion against the Confederation.

Assault on the Jedi Temple
Simultaneously, the Confederation dispatched the Coruscant Guard, the 52nd Star Corps, Alpha Company and the 42nd Assault Squad, the 212th Attack Battalion and the 501st Legion to eradicate all the Jedi in their Temple on Coruscant. The Confederation justified its purge with a conspiracy of the Jedi's attempt to take control of the Confederation by assassinating the head of goverment.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: A New Beginning
 * Star Wars: Purge