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Nauru moves to change its name in break from colonial past
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- The parliament of Nauru has agreed to change the South Pacific microstate's name to "Naoero".
- https://p.dw.com/p/5Dfi7Nauru is the world's smallest island republic Image: Torsten Blackwood/dpa/picture alliance Advertisement.
- The referendum is required to validate the constitutional change.
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The parliament of Nauru has agreed to change the South Pacific microstate's name to "Naoero". A referendum will now take place on the constitutional change.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Dfi7Nauru is the world's smallest island republic Image: Torsten Blackwood/dpa/picture alliance Advertisement. The tiny Pacific island nation of Nauru will hold a referendum over a government decision to change its official name.
The Nauruan parliament on Tuesday passed a constitutional amendment to rename the country "Naoero," New Zealand broadcaster RNZ reported, as the government looks to shed what it sees as a relic from the tiny nation's colonial past.
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