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The first name change in post-1994 South Africa. The town was originally named Lyttelton, but was renamed Verwoerdburg in 1967 in honour of Hendrik Verwoerd, the so-called "architect of Apartheid" and was deemed offensive to many people and was changed to the neutral name of Centurion. Midstream Estates → Midstream Estate (2003) [30]
This is a list of cities and towns whose names were officially changed at one or more points in history. It does not include gradual changes in spelling that took place over long periods of time. It does not include gradual changes in spelling that took place over long periods of time.
Help. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. L. Lists of renamed cities (17 P) ... List of renamed places in South Africa;
Help; Learn to edit; Community portal; ... South Africa's cities and main towns ... renamed to Makhanda: Graskop: Mpumalanga: Gravelotte, Limpopo ...
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2022 signed a bill into law that bans use of the word “squaw” in future place names and ordered the agency rename all places that used the slur, including on ...
Nuuk renamed from Godthåb in 1979, following the introduction of the Home Rule. Orenburg was renamed Chkalov from 1938 to 1957, after Valery Chkalov and renamed Orenburg in 1957. Oslo, Norway renamed Christiania when rebuilt after fire in 1624. Spelled Kristiania between 1877 and 1925 when the name returned to Oslo.
Potchefstroom – the first syllable comes from the surname of the town's founder Andries Hendrik Potgieter; Schweizer Reneke – Captain Schweizer and Field Cornet Reneke [1] Ventersdorp – Johannes Venter, owner of the farm on which the town was developed [1] Wolmaransstad – J.M.A. Wolmarans