New Republic

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The **New Republic** was the name of the galactic government established by the Alliance to Restore the Republic to replace the Galactic Empire after the Battle of Endor. Like its predecessor, it was often simply referred to as **the Republic**; less often, it was referred to as the **New Galactic Republic** or the **Second Galactic Republic** and occasionally as the **Old Order** by the Galactic Empire successor states in contrast to their “New Order”.

Formed in 4 ABY, it was to become the supreme governmental authority of the galaxy. The "New" Republic was supposed to be a sort of continuation of the original Galactic Republic that had become known as the Old Republic at that time.

The New Republic was founded on the same principle that the old Galactic Republic was thousands of generations before—to have a representative parliamentary body govern the galaxy in a fair and equal manner—and it was designed to eradicate the shortcomings that brought about the Galactic Republic's downfall. The New Republic was protected by the New Jedi Order, which was established by Luke Skywalker, just as the Old Republic was once protected by the Old Jedi Order.

## History

### Early years

The New Republic was founded in 4 ABY, as a successor to the temporary Alliance of Free Planets that was formed shortly after the Battle of Endor.

The New Republic was formed directly after the Nagai-Tof war, less than two months after the Battle of Endor, with the Declaration of a New Republic as its founding document, issued by eight of the Rebel Alliance’s key figures; Mon Mothma, Princess Leia Organa, Borsk Fey’lya, Gial Ackbar, Sian Tevv, Doman Beruss, Kerrithrarr, and Verrinnefra B’thog Indriummsegh, the original members of the New Republic Provisional Council, the first form of leadership within the New Republic and predecessor to the New Republic Senate.

The first goal of the New Republic was to capture Coruscant, more a symbolic move than a strategic move, due to Coruscant being the seat of government for both the Old Galactic Republic and the Galactic Empire, and capturing it could help establish the New Republic as a true government in the eyes of many.  During the first months after the Battle of Endor, few offensive strikes had been made against the Empire, with the New Republic focusing more on swaying planets that had overthrown their Imperial governors to join. New Republic envoys were sent to thousands of worlds in an attempt to gain new member worlds. This was partially successful, since many star systems joined the New Republic, however many more remained independent. The systems that chose to join helped strengthen the New Republic’s stability within the Outer Rim.

Also during this time, Admiral Gial Ackbar prepared the New Republic military to liberate sections of Imperial held space, and organized it into four fleets. The first fleet was under the command of Admiral Firmus Nantz, and operated in the Western Reaches, the second was under the command of Admiral Hiram Drayson and operated within Mon Calamari space to protect the New Republic leadership, the third was under the command of Admiral Gial Ackbar and operated within The Slice, and the fourth was under the command of Admiral Voon Massa and was a source of reinforcements for the first and third fleets.

Between 4 and 6 ABY, the New Republic’s forces liberated many Mid Rim and Inner Rim worlds, pushing towards the Core and establishing new bases for future use. In 6 ABY, the New Republic finally achieved their goal of liberating Coruscant from the Galactic Empire, with the help of a commando team from Rogue Squadron, securing its legitimacy as a governmental power in the eyes of the galaxy. However, as the New Republic settled in after the Galactic Empire’s retreat, they discovered that the Galactic Empire had left behind the deadly Krytos virus, which was only treatable with Bacta. Due to this, many pilots from the New Republic Rogue Squadron temporarily resigned to fight what became the Bacta War, which would ultimately allow the New Republic to pull through, and left Thyferra under New Republic control.

The battle of Thyferra also saw the capture of the Executor-class Star Dreadnought *Lusankya*, which was previously seen breaking through the Coruscanti buildings built around it. The Lusankya was previously buried under Coruscant’s planetary surface, possibly as a means for Emperor Palpatine to escape should it be needed, and a portion was used as a secret prison, of which two prisoners were the Rebel Alliance General Jan Dodonna and the Rogue Squadron pilot and later Jedi Knight Corran Horn. Also during this time, the New Republic had to deal with the Coruscant-based Palpatine Counter-Insurgency Front, a terrorist organization of pro-imperial officers under Kirtan Loor’s command, which also had involvement with the Krytos virus.

The New Republic Senate was established shortly after the Liberation of Coruscant and Mon Mothma became the first Chief of State and subsequently  President of the Senate and the  Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, due to the charter, however under her administration, the government remained similar to the former provisional government, with the Inner Council still at its head and the New Republic Senate taking the place of the Provisional Council. As the Galactic Empire was forced out of the Core, many thought the war was near an end, allowing political ambitions and individual pursuits to creep into governmental affairs, however the still existent threat of the Galactic Empire, and more localized Imperial Warlords, such as Zsinj, kept the New Republic united up until the end of 8 ABY.

9 ABY saw the successful offensive campaign of  Grand Admiral Thrawn, who had taken control of the Imperial Remnants, however internal political strife kept hampered the New Republic’s response early on. Despite this the New Republic would still unite at the Battle of Bilbringi which saw a Republic victory and the death of Thrawn. A year later, in 10 ABY, a large Imperial offensive was led from the Deep Core by a resurrected Palpatine. Faced with superior numbers, the New Republic was forced to pull back and operate in a manner similar to that of the Rebel Alliance. The war was won with Palpatine’s death at the hand of Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

### Reformation and beyond

11 ABY saw extensive government reformation after the recapture of Coruscant. Many new New Republic Senate committees were made with more power than those before, and the Inner Council was replaced by the Ruling Council. Also during this time, Mon Mothma retired from her position as Chief of State and public life and named Princess Leia Organa Solo as her successor. Around this time, Jedi Master Luke Skywalker, with New Republic endorsement, established the New Jedi Order and a Jedi Praxeum on Yavin IV in the former Massassi buildings once used by the Rebel Alliance. During the presidency of Leia Organa Solo, many important events happened.  Many formerly Imperial worlds petitioned for and received New Republic membership. Some of the senators to these planets, however, held pro-Imperial views that would effectively deadlock many Senate sessions. During a 16-17 ABY period, what would come to be known as the Black Fleet Crisis, a conflict between the New Republic Defense Force and the Yevethan Duskhan League occurred. In 17 ABY, the Sith-Imperial Remnant War began, although at this time the New Republic publicly stayed out of it. Also, only a year later in 18 ABY, the Mandalorian Hutt Space Campaign began, which the New Republic monitored but stayed out of whenever possible.

During the Sith-Imperial Remnant War, a period stretching from 17 to 24 ABY, the New Republic largely stayed out of the war, aside from a few strikes made by New Republic Defense Force special forces units in order to sway a battle one way or another, under the guise of free-for-hire mercenaries. In 19 ABY, Jedi Master Luke Skywalker was killed in action protecting Chief of State Leia Organa Solo from an assassination attempt, and was replaced in his role of Grandmaster and also Head of the Order by Jedi Master Alderamin Oceangold, his deputy. Organa would permanently retire from political service soon afterwards, and many veteran officials, including Gial Ackbar who held the position of Supreme Commander up until his retirement, would follow suit. After the deaths of Imperial Remnant leaders Gilad Pellaeon and Natasi Daala, many New Republic officials believed the war was near its end, but it would go on another three years, and would finally end with the formation of the Galactic Sith Empire.

### War with Mandalore

Hostilities between the New Republic and the Mandalorian Empire notably began in 25 to 26 ABY, after the Mandalorian Clan Beumaryn forcefully acquired Kuat, however only two years later, in 28 ABY, the Sith-Mandalorian war began, and the New Republic again publicly stayed out of it whenever possible, however, again under the guise of mercenaries, dispatched special forces units to make precision strikes as needed to sway a battle. The New Republic publicly became involved in the war in 29 ABY when the Mandalorian Empire captured Coruscant and the New Republic government and defense force were forced to flee to their remaining member worlds, and to a temporary headquarters on Makasa Prime. The Mandalorian Empire soon followed them, however, and, with the help of Tirannan Industries, orbitally bombarded the planet’s surface, killing many and severely damaging the surface of the planet. Soon after, the New Republic was able to retake Coruscant from Mandalore, officially reviving hostilities between the New Republic and the Mandalorian Empire and kickstarting the Republic-Mandalorian War. Shortly after the New Republic’s reacquisition of Coruscant, a deal was made with Tirannan Industries which allowed them to still operate under the New Republic.

In 30 ABY, an alliance was made between the Mandalorian Empire and the Crimson Empire, which was soon followed by the First Battle of Coruscant, a strike made against the New Republic by the Crimson Empire. The New Republic Coruscant Defense Fleet was ultimately able to repel this assault, although not without casualties. Also, around this time, an offensive campaign was launched by the Mandalorian Empire which saw the capture of many of the New Republic’s remaining member worlds. Soon, the New Republic launched a counter-assault on the Mandalorian capital itself. The battle trended in favor of the New Republic, but Mandalore was saved at the last minute by the intervention of newly built Kuati dreadnoughts built for Clan Beumaryn, which allowed Lana Beumaryn to turn the tide of the battle and force a Republic retreat. Her victory allowed her to challenge the legitimacy of *Mand'alor* Var Gesrik'kyr and claim his title. Under Lana, the Mandalorian Empire created a new treaty with the Galactic Sith Empire, who together launched a joint assault on Coruscant and the New Republic’s few remaining member worlds. Right before the battle started, Chief of State Indud Vlaput was assassinated by the Sith Lord Darth Heinous under the guise of negotiations. Ultimately, the New Republic government, the remains of the defense force, New Jedi Order, and a significant number of civilians were saved by Tirannan Industries and retreated before jumping to hyperspace aboard a combined New Republic and Tirannan Industries fleet, along with Tirannan Industries’ headquarters.

### A new beginning

Along the journey, the New Republic Senate held an emergency vote, which resulted in a large deal of authority being granted to the Ruling Council, which already had notable authority before the vote. As a result of this, recovery was significantly sped up, and upon Tirannan Industries dropping off those that choose to stay with the New Republic on a habitable planet in the unknown regions, the New Republic immediately began searching for a new, isolated star system to settle into and recover. Also negotiated while still with the Tirannan Industries fleet was a continuation of the already existent trade deal that had been in place, which resulted in Tirannan Industries controlling most of the economy within the New Republic through industry. With the combined efforts of the New Republic Scout Service, the Jedi Order, and other organizations, a new system in the Deep Core was found quickly, and work began to migrate there. Immediately after the first migration party had made its way in, work began on establishing a capital planet and government system, while building began using live personnel and also building droids taken from Coruscant. Also discovered were other planets that would serve as additional primary populated planets, a shipyard to begin constructing a new fleet, a planet for the New Jedi Order, and other capacities.