China was called Qin, Han, Qin, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing and Republic of China.
The Portuguese called it "Formosa", means Beautiful island.
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Mongolia?
Ethiopia's former name was Abyssinia.
The former name of Suriname was Guyana
What is russias former name
Former Leader of the People's Republic of China
East Timor
The (former) Soviet Union.
he is the former leader of china ,the chairman of the government ,the first secretary of community party of china.
former name does go in parenthesis if stating current name.
The former name of Afghanistan was Khorasan & Ariana
Its former name is the Imperial Russian Ballet.
Persia had no former name, it was always known as Persia.