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This is a list of renamed places in Angola.
Country
editPrior to independence in 1975, Angola was known as Portuguese Angola, or occasionally Portuguese West Africa. Upon independence, the country was renamed the Republic of Angola.
Cities and towns
edit- Teixeira da Silva → Bailundo (1975)
- Benguella → Benguela (1975)
- Vila Robert Williams → Caála (1975)
- Concelho → Caconda (1975)
- Amboim → Cabela → Gabela
- Huambo → Nova Lisboa (1928) → Huambo (1975)[1]
- Silva Porto → Kuito (1975)
- Loanda → Luanda (1975)
- Teixeira de Sousa → Luau (1975)
- Sá da Bandeira → Lubango
- Vila Luso → Luena (1975)[2]
- São Salvador → M'banza-Kongo (1975)[3]
- Serpa Pinto → Menongue (1975)
- Moçâmedes → Namibe (1985) → Moçâmedes (2016)
- Vila Salazar → N'dalatando (1975)
- Kissonde → Benguela → Benguela Velha → Porto Amboim (1923)
- Henrique de Carvalho → Saurimo (1975)
- Santo António do Zaire → Soyo (1975)
- Novo Redondo → Sumbe (1975)
- Porto Alexandre → Tômbwa (1975)
- Uíge → Vila Marechal de Carmona (1955) → Carmona → Uíge (1975)[4]
- Santa Comba → Waku-Kungo (1975)
Proposed
edit- Porto Amboim → Gunza/Porto Gabela
- Cabinda → Tchiowa
Other places
edit- University of General Studies of Angola → University of Luanda (1968) → Agostinho Neto University (1985)[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Huambo | Angola". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
- ^ Stead, Mike; Rorison, Sean; Scafidi, Oscar (2013). Angola. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 283. ISBN 9781841624433.
- ^ "M'banza Congo | Angola". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
- ^ Hospital, Ceml (2014-12-14). "Angola Rising: Uige: Historic Province Series". Angola Rising. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
- ^ James, W. Martin (2011-05-05). Historical Dictionary of Angola. Scarecrow Press. p. 274. ISBN 9780810874589.