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Sunday, November 26, 2023

Collection of country name changes: 1900-2023

This post is a collection of country name changes between 1900 and 2023. This is not an exhaustive list and only includes significant name changes. There are 29 countries listed below alphabetically by current country name. Source: Wikipedia

• Bangladesh - East Pakistan (1971)
• Belize - British Honduras (1973)
• Benin - Republic of Dahomey (1975)
• Botswana - Bechuanaland (1966)
• Burkina Faso - Republic of Upper Volta (1984)
• Central African Republic - Ubangi-Shari (1958)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo - Zaire (1997)
• Djibouti - Afars and Issas (1977)
• Eswatini - Swaziland (2018)
• Ethiopia - Abyssinia (1941)
• Ghana - Gold Coast (1957)
• Indonesia - Dutch East Indies (1945-1949)
• Iran - Persia (1935)
• Kiribati - Gilbert Islands (1979)
• Lesotho - Basutoland (1966)
• Malawi - Nyasaland (1964)
• Mali - French Sudan (1960)
• Moldova - Bessarabia (1940)
• Myanmar - Burma (1989)
• Namibia - Southwest Africa (1990)
• Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd (1932)
• Sri Lanka - Ceylon (1972)
• Suriname - Dutch Guiana (1975)
• Tanzania - United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar (1964)
• Thailand - Siam (1949)
• Tuvalu - Ellice Islands (1978)
• Vanuatu - New Hebrides (1980)
• Zambia - Northern Rhodesia (1964)
• Zimbabwe - Rhodesia (1979-1980)