The country to which you may be referencing, is the Islamic republic of Iran. The aforementioned was known as Iran, or Persia, during the reign of Shah Reza Pahlavi, until he was overthrown, during what has come to be known as the Islamic Revolution, or Iranian Revolution, during the year 1979. I should be mentioned that Iran is the largest majority Shi'ite country in the world.
in 1956.. Pakistan was the first country to adopted the title under the constitution of 1956..
After a coup in 1953 Iran became autocratic. It became an Islamic Republic in 1979 to help keep out international influence.
Pakistan was named as Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Objective resolution of Pakistan very first time. Objective resolution was presented in 1956.
Ayotollah Khomeini made a referandum, asking the public if they wanted an Islamic Republic, the people voted yes. After the referandum a new Constitution was formed and Iran officially became an Islamic Republic.
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi.
El Salvador became a republic in 1856.
The republic of Congo became a country on August 15, 1960
Northern Rhodesia became the Republic of Zambia.It was previously a British colony known as Northern Rhodesia.
Ceylon was Sri Lanka's old name before it became a republic.
Czech Republic
What have trinidad and tobago gain when we became a republic
texass became independent you big fat asa2