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Country Former national anthem Adopted Current national anthem Date replaced Note South Korea: Aegukga: 1919 Aegukga: 1948 Both national anthems used to be sung to the tune of Auld Lang Syne. Maldives: Qaumee Salaam: 1948 Qaumee Salaam: 1972 Yugoslavia: Hej, Slaveni: 1945 Hej, Slaveni: 1992 The same current anthem of Poland. Serbia and ...
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, the composer of the French national anthem "La Marseillaise", sings it for the first time. The anthem is one of the earliest to be adopted by a modern state, in 1795. Most nation states have an anthem, defined as "a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism"; most anthems are either marches or hymns in style. A song or hymn can become a national anthem under ...
Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" was the national anthem of Zambia from independence in 1964 until 1973, when the melody was retained but the lyrics replaced by "Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free". [ 12 ]
In response, it was decreed that the current lyrics did include women in context, and it was stated that "Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free" was "composed of historical lyrics that reflect the country's heritage and pride." [3] In 2012, Professor Michelo Hansungule repeated the concerns that the Zambian national anthem was too masculine.
"God Save the King" (Afrikaans: God Red die Koning, God Red die Koningin when a Queen) was a co-national anthem of South Africa from 1938 until 1957, [119] when it was formally replaced by "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika" as the sole national anthem. [119] The latter served as a sort of de facto co-national anthem alongside the former until 1938. [119]
During the late 1950s and early 1960s, after it became a republic, Iraq used a national anthem also called "Mawṭinī", composed by Lewis Zanbaka. [13] Though it shares the same name as the current Iraqi national anthem, it is a different song altogether. [13] Unlike the current Iraqi national anthem, this version is instrumental and has no ...
The new national anthem quickly gained popularity in contrast to its predecessor, whose lyrics were somewhat archaic and difficult to memorize. During U.S. President George W. Bush 's visit to Georgia in May 2005, he along with President Mikheil Saakashvili was addressing tens of thousands of Georgians in Freedom Square, Tbilisi when a ...
The newly united country adopted "Mungu ibariki Afrika" as its national anthem instead of Zanzibar's anthem. [4] Tanzania's use of "Mungu ibariki Afrika" led the way for other African countries such as Zimbabwe ; Ciskei and Transkei adopted "Nkosi Sikelel' Afrika", in parts, as their national anthems.