Difference between revisions of "Renamed countries"
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| + | *[[Persia]] => [[Iran]] | ||
| + | *[[Siam]] => [[Thailand]] | ||
| + | *[[Zaire]] => [[Democratic Republic of Congo]] | ||
| + | *[[East Pakistan]] => [[Bangladesh]] | ||
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*[[Burma]] => [[Myanmar]] | *[[Burma]] => [[Myanmar]] | ||
*[[Ceylon]] => [[Sri Lanka]] | *[[Ceylon]] => [[Sri Lanka]] | ||
*[[Dahomey]] => [[Benin]] | *[[Dahomey]] => [[Benin]] | ||
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*[[German East Africa]] => [[Rwanda]] & [[Burundi]] & [[Tanzania]] | *[[German East Africa]] => [[Rwanda]] & [[Burundi]] & [[Tanzania]] | ||
*[[Gilbert and Ellice Islands]] => [[Kiribati]] & [[Tuvalu]] | *[[Gilbert and Ellice Islands]] => [[Kiribati]] & [[Tuvalu]] | ||
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*[[Northern Rhodesia]] => [[Zambia]] | *[[Northern Rhodesia]] => [[Zambia]] | ||
*[[Nyasaland]] => [[Malawi]] | *[[Nyasaland]] => [[Malawi]] | ||
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*[[Rhodesia]] & Southern Rhodesia => [[Zimbabwe]] | *[[Rhodesia]] & Southern Rhodesia => [[Zimbabwe]] | ||
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*[[South West Africa]] => [[Namibia]] | *[[South West Africa]] => [[Namibia]] | ||
*[[Spanish Sahara]] => [[Western Sahara]] | *[[Spanish Sahara]] => [[Western Sahara]] | ||
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*[[Trucial States]] => [[United Arab Emirates]] | *[[Trucial States]] => [[United Arab Emirates]] | ||
*[[Upper Volta]] => [[Burkina Faso]] | *[[Upper Volta]] => [[Burkina Faso]] | ||
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[[category:Countries]] | [[category:Countries]] | ||
Revision as of 19:28, December 8, 2008
- Burma => Myanmar
- Ceylon => Sri Lanka
- Dahomey => Benin
- German East Africa => Rwanda & Burundi & Tanzania
- Gilbert and Ellice Islands => Kiribati & Tuvalu
- Muscat & Oman => Oman
- Netherlands East Indies => Indonesia
- New Hebrides => Vanuatu
- Northern Rhodesia => Zambia
- Nyasaland => Malawi
- Rhodesia & Southern Rhodesia => Zimbabwe
- South West Africa => Namibia
- Spanish Sahara => Western Sahara
- Transjordan => Jordan
- Trucial States => United Arab Emirates
- Upper Volta => Burkina Faso