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Lots. In fact, probably more of them than not, considering national consciousness tied statehood that does not always fall along prior ethnic or cultural lines
by niftich 10y ago
Lots. In fact, probably more of them than not, considering national consciousness tied statehood that does not always fall along prior ethnic or cultural lines is something all sovereign states try to cultivate to stay together, and define the ingroup and outgroup. It's also used to set ideological lines, and to purge perceived connections to an earlier, now-undesirable administration.
Just considering common names, here's a few:
Burma -> Myanmar
Belgian Congo -> Congo -> ??? -> Zaire -> DRC
Persia -> Iran
South Rhodesia -> Rhodesia -> Zimbabwe
Upper Volta -> Burkina Faso
Yugoslavia -> Serbia and Montenegro
- vorg 10y agoBritish Empire's American colonies -> The United States of America
- Freak_NL 10y ago> Yugoslavia That would be the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia specifically. The much larger Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia had already fallen apart by that time (1992).
- hackuser 10y ago> Yugoslavia -> Serbia and Montenegro Yugoslavia broke up in a civil war. I wouldn't count it as a 'rebranding' any more than British Empire -> United States.
- rocky1138 10y agoIt's possible that in the near future we'll see Republic of China become Taiwan, officially.
- andrioni 10y ago>Yugoslavia -> Serbia and Montenegro And before (soon after WWI) it used to be officially called the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.