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  2. List of renamed places in South Africa - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. 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

  4. Category:City name changes - Wikipedia

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    List of renamed places in South Africa; List of places named after Joseph Stalin; U. List of renamed places in the United States; Z. List of renamed places in Zambia

  5. List of populated places in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    Name Province Remarks/new name Baardskeerdersbos: Western Cape: Babelegi: North West: Babanango: KwaZulu-Natal: Badplaas: Mpumalanga: Bailey: Eastern Cape: Bakerville

  6. Lists of renamed places - Wikipedia

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    Angola — List of renamed places in Angola Chad — List of renamed places in Chad DR Congo — Former place names in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo — List of renamed places in the Republic of the Congo

  7. List of cities and towns in Mpumalanga - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of cities and towns in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. In the case of settlements that have had their official names changed the traditional name is listed first followed by the new name.

  8. California will rename places to remove racist term for a ...

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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 ...

  9. 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.