Re:Kazakhstan spells out plans for alphabet swap
by niftich on Sunday April 16, 2017 @01:49AM
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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 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
Re:Kazakhstan spells out plans for alphabet swap
by Freak_NL on Sunday April 16, 2017 @05:12AM
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> 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).
Re:Kazakhstan spells out plans for alphabet swap
by hackuser on Sunday April 16, 2017 @12:23PM
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> 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.
Re:Kazakhstan spells out plans for alphabet swap
by vorg on Sunday April 16, 2017 @05:01AM
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British Empire's American colonies -> The United States of America
Siam? Turkey?