Latest Country Name Changes

These are the countries that have officially changed their names since 1977
Excluding the old Soviet states and not including instances where countries have split, and more than one changed their name, for example 'Serbia and Montenegro' -> 'Serbia' and 'Montenegro'
Excluding name changes that have happened slowly over time, for example 'Czhech Republic' -> 'Czechia'
Only counting the latest name change if a country has changed name muntiple times
Acc. to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographical_renaming
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Last updated: April 22, 2018
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Year
Old Name
New Name
2018
Swaziland
eSwatini
2013
Cape Verde
Cabo Verde
2002
East Timor
Timor-Leste
1997
Western Samoa
Samoa
1997
Zaire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1991
Kampuchea
Cambodia
1990
South West Africa
Namibia
1989
Burma
Myanmar
1984
Upper Volta
Burkina Faso
1980
New Hebrides
Vanuatu
1980
Southern Rhodesia
Zimbabwe
1979
Central African Empire
Central African Republic
1979
Gilbert Islands
Kiribati
1978
Ellice Islands
Tuvalu
1977
French Territory of the Afars and the Issas
Djibouti
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Level 68
Apr 22, 2018
An R is missing in CentRal African Republic answer
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Level 46
Apr 22, 2018
Sorry for the inconvenience, fixed now anyways!