The Old Republic (jan 1, 2882 – jan 1, 6586)

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"The Old Republic was the Republic of legend, greater than distance or time. No need to note where it was or whence it came, only to know that… it was the Republic." - Journal of the Whills

The Old Republic is the name to the millennia spanning Republic that governed much of galactic history. Some equivocate on whether a true distinction could be made between the Old Republic and the Galactic Republic, but the two do have structural differences. This is the Republic that battled the powers of the Sith and saw to the unification of the galaxy under one government.