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Why do so many countries change their name?

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  • 09 July 2018
  • Frédéric Giraut
    • Sciences de la société, UNIGE
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Burma has become Myanmar, the former Upper Volta is now called Burkina Faso and Swaziland - the latest to do so - has renamed itself eSwatini. Why do countries change their names?

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