Africanization
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Africanization, as used in this article, refers to the modification of place names or personal names to better reflect an "African" identity. In some cases, changes are not strictly a change of name, but simply a transliteration different from the European name (e.g. Antananarivo).
Examples:
- Joseph-Désiré Mobutu changed to Mobutu Sese Seko
- François Tombalbaye changed to N'Garta Tombalbaye
- Étienne Eyadéma changed to Gnassingbé Eyadéma
- Francisco Macías Nguema changed to Masie Nguema Biyogo Ñegue Ndong
- Fernando Po island changed to Bioko Island
- Democratic Republic of the Congo changed to Zaïre
- Léopoldville changed to Kinshasa
- Salisbury changed to Harare
- Lourenço Marques changed to Maputo
- Dahomey changed to Benin (in this case, both names are from Africa)
- Bechuanaland changed to Botswana
- Gold Coast changed to Ghana
- Rhodesia changed to Zambia and Zimbabwe
- Nyasaland changed to Malawi
- Afars and Issas changed to Djibouti
- Fort Lamy changed to N'Djaména
- Tananarive changed to Antananarivo
- Bathurst changed to Banjul
- Pretoria changed to Tshwane
(*Many names of European origin in South Africa have undergone Africanization since 1994, see South African Geographical Names Council.
Other name changes take place when an African person converts to another religion.
Examples:
- Albert-Bernard Bongo changed to Omar Bongo
- David Jawara changed to Dawda Jawara
- Jean-Bédel Bokassa changed to Salah Eddine Ahmed Bokassa
Muammar al-Gaddafi · Molefi Kete Asante · Steve Biko · Edward Wilmot Blyden · Amílcar Cabral · David Comissiong · Cheikh Anta Diop · W.E.B. Du Bois · Frantz Fanon · Marcus Garvey · Sankofa Juba · Maulana Karenga · Kenneth Kaunda · Jomo Kenyatta · Akwatu Khenti · Patrice Lumumba · Bob Marley · Malcolm X · Thabo Mbeki · Zephania Mothopeng · Abdias do Nascimento · Kwame Nkrumah · Julius Nyerere · George Padmore · Dr Motsoko Pheko · John Nyathi Pokela · Runoko Rashidi · Walter Rodney · Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia · Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe · Burning Spear · Henry Sylvester-Williams · Ahmed Sékou Touré · Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael) · I.T.A. Wallace-Johnson · Omali Yeshitela ·
Philosophies and concepts: United States of Africa · Afrocentrism · Kwanzaa · Pan-African colours · Pan-African flag · Négritude · African nationalism · African socialism ·African Century · Africanization· African Code· Kawaida
Organizations and movements: African Union (preceded by the Organization of African Unity) · AAPRP · Uhuru Movement · UNIA-ACL · AllAfrica.com · African Unification Front · African diaspora
