List of renamed places in Angola
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This is a list of renamed places in Angola.
Country
[edit]Prior 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
[edit]References
[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.