Benin is the present name of the country formerly called Dahomey.
The present name of the country formerly called Dahomey is Benin.
Ouagadougou is the city formerly known as Upper Volta.
The country formerly known as Persia is now called Iran. It is located in the Middle East, sharing borders with several countries including Iraq, Turkey, and Pakistan. The capital city of Iran is Tehran.
The country formerly called Zaire changed in 1997 to the Democratic Republic of Congo, D.R. Congo, or D.R.C. It is also called Congo-Kinshasa (Kinshasa being the capital.) This is to distinguish it from the neighboring "Republic of Congo" (Congo-Brazaville). D.R. Congo, or Congo-Kinshasa, is the former Belgian Congo. The Republic of Congo, or Congo-Brazaville, is the former French Congo.
The country whose capital city was formerly known as Philadelphia is the United States of America. Philadelphia served as the temporary capital of the United States from 1790 to 1800 before the capital was moved to Washington, D.C.
No, there is no country called Danland. It is not a recognized country.
No. The nation now called Benin was formerly Dahomey, or French Dahomey, and became independent in 1960.
The country formerly called Siam is present-day Thailand.
The former French colony called "Soudan Français", (English: French Sudan) is the country now called Mali.
The modern day nation of Benin was known as Dahomey during (and before) French rule; it kept the name for 15 years after independence before changing to Benin.
Before it was known as Benin, the country was known as Dahomey. From 1600-1900, the region was known as the Kingdom of Dahomey, which the French dissolved in 1900. After it became a french colony, modern Benin was known as French Dahomey from 1904-1958. In 1958, the region changed its name to Republic of Dahomey and after 1960, it achieved full independence from France. In 1975 the Republic of Dahomey changed its name to Benin, which has been its name since.
Zimbabwe is the current name of the country formerly called Rhodesia.
The country was formerly called "Burma."
Egypt was formerly called
The country was formerly called "Burma."
Upper Volta was renamed Burkina Faso on 4 August 1984.
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Ouagadougou is the city formerly known as Upper Volta.