


The Republic was protected throughout its history by an ancient order of Force-sensitive knights known as the Jedi Order. Centered on the Core World of Coruscant, the Galactic Senate-a body of legislators who represented the numerous planets throughout the galaxy-governed the Republic under the leadership of the democratically elected Supreme Chancellor. The Galactic Republic, commonly referred to as the Republic and later known as the Old Republic, was the democratic union of sovereign star systems that governed the galaxy for a thousand years prior to the rise of the Galactic Empire. The Galactic Republic is the Grand army of the senate (Palatine/Sidious) and sppears in Star Wars Episode I, II, III.The Army/Organization eventually turned into The Galactic Empire when Order 66 was initiated.
