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  2. South Africa - Wikipedia

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    South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.Its nine provinces are bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 miles) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; [15] [16] [17] to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini ...

  3. History of South Africa - Wikipedia

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    However, the South African military had lost air superiority and its technological advantage, largely due to an international arms embargo against the country. [194] South African involvement in Angola ended formally after the signing of a United Nations-brokered agreement known as the New York Accords between the governments of Angola, Cuba ...

  4. List of renamed places in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    Among the South African public, there is broad agreement that locations which are named after British or Afrikaner military personnel who fought against Black South Africans or contain racial slurs should be renamed, but efforts since 2005 to replace inoffensive names, such as Lydenburg (which African National Congress politicians claimed are ...

  5. List of city name changes - Wikipedia

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    88 South Africa. 89 South Korea. 90 Spain. 91 Sweden. 92 Switzerland. 93 Syria. 94 Taiwan. 95 Tajikistan. ... See also List of French cities renamed during the Revolution

  6. Geographical renaming - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Lists of renamed places - Wikipedia

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    These are lists of renamed places by country, sorted by continent. Africa Angola ... South Africa — List of renamed places in South Africa

  8. This is a list of the dates when African states were made colonies or protectorates of European powers and ... South Africa: 1879 United Kingdom: Fante Confederacy ...

  9. Union of South Africa - Wikipedia

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    In 1949, the Union passed a law bringing South West Africa into closer association with it including giving South West Africa representation in the South African parliament. Walvis Bay , which is now in Namibia , was originally a part of the Union of South Africa as an exclave as it was a part of the Cape Colony at the time of Unification.