Previous Names of Countries

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Current Name	Previous Name	Year of Name Change
Bangladesh		1971
Belarus		1991
Belize		1973
Benin		1975
Botswana		1966
Brazil		16th Century
Burkina Faso		1984
Burundi		1962
Cambodia		1989
Cabo Verde		2013
Central African Republic		1979
Colombia		1863
Democratic Republic of the Congo		1997
Dominican Republic		1844
Djibouti		1977
Egypt		1971
Equatorial Guinea		1963
Ghana		1957
Guinea-Bissau		1974
Guyana		1966
Haiti		1804
Indonesia		1949
Iran		1935
Ireland		1937
Israel		1948
Jordan		1949

Current Name	Previous Name	Year of Name Change
Kiribati		1979
Lesotho		1966
Madagascar		1975
Malawi		1964
Mali		1960
Mexico		1821
Moldova		1991
Namibia		1990
Netherlands		1810
Oman		1970
Samoa		1997
Sri Lanka		1972
Sudan		1956
Suriname		1975
Syria		1961
Tanzania		1974
Thailand		1939
Togo		1956
Turkey		1923
Tuvalu		1978
United Arab Emirates		1971
Uruguay		1828
Vanuatu		1980
Zambia		1964
Zimbabwe		1980
Cambodia	1980
Djibouti	1980
Ireland	1980
Netherlands	1980
Zimbabwe	1980
Sudan	1980
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1980
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda & part of Somalia	1980
Central African Republic	1980