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what was the old republic in star wars
The Old Republic was a galactic government that existed prior to the establishment of the Galactic Republic, thousands of years before the Clone Wars.
what happens to the old republic at the end of clone wars
After the Clone Wars, the Old Republic was transformed into the first Galactic Empire.

Question: when was the republic established
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