Africanization

Under Africanization means the change of place names or personal names to better reflect an African identity and to store the legacy of the colonial era. In some cases, changes are not a real name change, but simply a transcription, which is different from the European names (eg Antananarivo ).

Examples

Names of people

  • Joseph -Désiré Mobutu changed to Mobutu Sese Seko Nkuku wa za Banga (1972 )
  • François Tombalbaye changed to N'Garta Tombalbaye (1972 )
  • Etienne Eyadema Gnassingbe Eyadema changed to (1974 )
  • Francisco Macías Nguema changed to Masie Nguema Biyogo Ñegue TU East (1976 )
  • Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela changed to (1990 )

Geographical names

  • Gold Coast changed to Ghana (1957 )
  • Bône changed in Annaba (1962 )
  • Nyasaland changed to Malawi (1964 )
  • Northern Rhodesia changed to Zambia (1964 )
  • Changed astrida to Butare (1965 )
  • Leopoldville changed to Kinshasa ( 1966)
  • Stanleyville changed to Kisangani (1966 )
  • Changed Jadotville in Likasi (1966 )
  • Bechuanaland changed to Botswana (1966 )
  • Changed to Democratic Republic of Congo Zaire (1971, 1997 rückbenannt again)
  • Fernando Poo island changed to Bioko Island (1973 )
  • Fort Lamy changed to N'Djamena (1973 )
  • Tananarive changed to Antananarivo
  • Santa Isabel changed to Malabo ( 1973)
  • Rio Muni changed in Mbini (1973 )
  • Bathurst changed to Banjul ( 1973)
  • Lourenço Marques changed to Maputo ( 1975)
  • Modified Nova Lisboa in Huambo ( 1975)
  • Sá da Bandeira changed in Lubango ( 1975)
  • São Salvador do Congo changed in M'banza Congo ( 1975)
  • Vila Luso changed in Luena (1975 )
  • Afar and Issa changed to Djibouti (1977 )
  • Livingstone changed to Maramba (1980 )
  • Southern Rhodesia or Rhodesia changed to Zimbabwe (1980 )
  • Salisbury changed to Harare (1982 )
  • Upper Volta changed in Burkina Faso (1984 )
  • Georgetown changed in Janjanbureh (1995 )
  • Changed MacCarthy Iceland in Janjanbureh Iceland (1995 )
  • MacCarthy Iceland ( Division ) changed in Central River Division (1995 )
  • Pretoria changed to Tshwane ( controversial, 2005)
  • Pietersburg changed in Polokwane (2006)

Religious conversion

Other name changes take place when an African person converts to another religion.

  • David Jawara changed to Dawda Jawara
  • Albert -Bernard Bongo changed to Omar Bongo
  • Jean- Bédel Bokassa Salah Eddine Ahmed Bokassa changed to
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