Changes of state name and flag

The Great Duck · 16-01-2007, 13:54

I have 3 question:
1 Why has Persia changed its name to Iran in 1935?
2 Why has Siam changed its name to Thailand in 1939?
3 Why has Canada changed its flag in 1956?

TeutonburgerW · 16-01-2007, 15:03

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Originally Posted by The Great Duck

2 Why has Siam changed its name to Siam in 1939?

Tskb18 · 16-01-2007, 17:19

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History...281932-1973%29

Also in 1939, Phibun changed the country's name from Siam to Prathet Thai, or Thailand, meaning "land of the free." This was a nationalist gesture: it implied the unity of all the Tai-speaking peoples, including the Lao and the Shan, but excluding the Chinese. The regime's slogan became "Thailand for the Thai."

The Denominator · 16-01-2007, 19:59

For Canada:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Flag_Debate

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Tskb18 General Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,346	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History...281932-1973%29 Also in 1939, Phibun changed the country's name from Siam to Prathet Thai, or Thailand, meaning "land of the free." This was a nationalist gesture: it implied the unity of all the Tai-speaking peoples, including the Lao and the Shan, but excluding the Chinese. The regime's slogan became "Thailand for the Thai."