Burma -> Myanmar
A year after thousands were killed in the suppression of a popular uprising, the country of Burma changed its name to Myanmar. This happened in 1989. The military government had wanted to change the name to “Myanma” as that is how it was written in the local language. This was a controversial decision and many people disagreed with it. Because of this, many parts of the world still refer to the country as Burma.
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Catshark 4 year s ago
#9 this is bs. Just like any other colony, German south west Africa was taken away after ww1. It was controlled by South Africa and called south-west Africa until 1990.
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Legs 4 year s ago
#1 about The Netherlands is complete nonsense, since 1814 it`s called The Netherlands.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands
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Visit 4 year s ago
Legs,
#1 also in Germany we still call it "Holland", this name was never really taken away from them.
#4 well, the more important thing that happened was 1993 when Czechoslovakia separated into Czechia and Slovakia.
#1 also in Germany we still call it "Holland", this name was never really taken away from them.
#4 well, the more important thing that happened was 1993 when Czechoslovakia separated into Czechia and Slovakia.
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Driver 4 year s ago
Most of these are examples of the local people ridding their country of their colonial names.
Too many times, incorrect names are applied to places for the sake of a foreigner's convenience. eg Munich and Cologne are not the names of the places.....
Too many times, incorrect names are applied to places for the sake of a foreigner's convenience. eg Munich and Cologne are not the names of the places.....
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Back 4 year s ago
USA is the only country in the world without a real name!
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Harmless 4 year s ago
There were No "the original inhabitants of the islands" in Cape Verde when were "discover".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands
#1 also in Germany we still call it "Holland", this name was never really taken away from them.
#4 well, the more important thing that happened was 1993 when Czechoslovakia separated into Czechia and Slovakia.
Too many times, incorrect names are applied to places for the sake of a foreigner's convenience. eg Munich and Cologne are not the names of the places.....