Dissolution of the Imperial Senate

"The Imperial Senate will no longer be of any concern to us. I've just received word that the Emperor has dissolved the council permanently. The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away."

- Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin to the Joint Chiefs

The dissolution of the Imperial Senate was an act by the Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine to dissolved the council permanently.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope