7 countries that changed their names
Image Source : InstagramIn 1997, Zaire changed its name to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Image Source : TwitterIn 1989, the military government officially changed Burma's name to Myanmar.
Image Source : TwitterIn May 1972, Ceylon was proclaimed a republic and changed its name from Ceylon to the Sri Lanka.
Image Source : TwitterIn February 2019, Macedonia's name changed to the Republic of North Macedonia.
Image Source : TwitterThailand was known as Siam until 1939 when it officially changed its name.
Image Source : TwitterThe country which was originally named as the Irish Free State and the name was changed to Ireland in 1937.
Image Source : TwitterIn 1971, an internal crisis in Pakistan resulted in a third war between India and Pakistan and the secession of East Pakistan, creating the independent state of Bangladesh
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