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I didn't see anyone say it yet; so The Old Republic is the name of the story-line that exists 3,000-4,000 years before the time of the Star Wars movies.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Old_Republic

The appearance of the Death Star plans in the prequel trilogy is not proof that development of the Death Star was started during 'the old republic'

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My guess is the OP is referring to the Republic that directly preceded the Galactic Empire as 'the Old Republic'. Despite the confusing nature of having another storyline, it is the previous(old) republic from the context of the events in episode IV-VI.

Yeah. After victory over the Empire, the Rebellion formed the New Republic. I'm pretty sure the name the Old Republic was coined later and is just meant to make clear which Republic you're referring to.

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