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SOUTHERN AFRICA



































































Flag or logo changes:

1900-01-01:

High Commission in and for South Africa : SAHC [High Commission Territories of Southern Africa]  (Cape Town)   -   SOUTHERN AFRICA

1931-04-06:

High Commission for Basutoland the Bechuanaland Protectorate and Swaziland : BASUTOLAND BECHUANALAND AND SWAZILAND  (Maseru)   -   BASUTOLAND BECHUANALAND AND SWAZILAND

1955-03-04:

High Commission for Basutoland the Bechuanaland Protectorate and Swaziland : BASUTOLAND BECHUANALAND AND SWAZILAND  (Maseru)   -   BASUTOLAND BECHUANALAND AND SWAZILAND

1968-09-06:

Front Line States Group : FLS  (Lusaka)   -   FRONT LINE STATES

1970-01-01:

Front Line States Organization : FLS  (Lusaka)   -   FRONT LINE STATES

1979-12-21:

Front Line States Organization : FLS  (Lusaka)   -   FRONT LINE STATES

1980-04-01:

Southern African Development Coordination Conference : SADCC  (Lusaka)   -   SOUTHERN AFRICA

1992-08-17:

Southern African Development Community : SADC  (Gaborone)   -   SOUTHERN AFRICA

1994-08-30:

Southern African Development Community : SADC  (Gaborone)   -   SOUTHERN AFRICA

1995-08-28:

Southern African Development Community : SADC  (Gaborone)   -   SOUTHERN AFRICA



































Emblem or Symbol changes:

1900-01-01:

High Commission in and for South Africa : SAHC [High Commission Territories of Southern Africa]  (Cape Town)   -   SOUTHERN AFRICA

1931-04-06:

High Commission for Basutoland the Bechuanaland Protectorate and Swaziland : BASUTOLAND BECHUANALAND AND SWAZILAND  (Maseru)   -   BASUTOLAND BECHUANALAND AND SWAZILAND

1968-09-06:

Front Line States Group : FLS  (Lusaka)   -   FRONT LINE STATES

1970-01-01:

Front Line States Organization : FLS  (Lusaka)   -   FRONT LINE STATES

1979-12-21:

Front Line States Organization : FLS  (Lusaka)   -   FRONT LINE STATES

1980-04-01:

Southern African Development Coordination Conference : SADCC  (Lusaka)   -   SOUTHERN AFRICA

1992-08-17:

Southern African Development Community : SADC  (Gaborone)   -   SOUTHERN AFRICA

1994-08-30:

Southern African Development Community : SADC  (Gaborone)   -   SOUTHERN AFRICA

1995-08-28:

Southern African Development Community : SADC  (Gaborone)   -   SOUTHERN AFRICA

2009-09-13:

Southern African Development Community : SADC  (Gaborone)   -   SOUTHERN AFRICA




































Sovereignty changes:





































Capital Local Name changes:


1900-01-01:

  Cape Town

1910-05-31:

  Maseru

1964-08-01:

  (Mbabane)

1968-09-06:

  Lusaka

1992-08-17:

  Gaborone





































Local Name of Country changes:


1900-01-01:

  SOUTHERN AFRICA

1931-04-06:

  BASUTOLAND BECHUANALAND AND SWAZILAND

1963-10-03:

  SOUTHERN AFRICA

1968-09-06:

  FRONT LINE STATES

1970-01-01:

  FRONTLINE STATES

1980-04-01:

  SOUTHERN AFRICA





































Status changes:


1900-01-01:

High Commission in and for South Africa : SAHC [High Commission Territories of Southern Africa]

1931-04-06:

High Commission for Basutoland the Bechuanaland Protectorate and Swaziland : BASUTOLAND BECHUANALAND AND SWAZILAND

1963-10-03:

High Commission Territories of Southern Africa : SAHC

1968-09-06:

Front Line States Group : FLS

1970-01-01:

Front Line States Organization : FLS

1980-04-01:

Southern African Development Coordination Conference : SADCC

1992-08-17:

Southern African Development Community : SADC





































Ruler changes:

1968-09-06:

Front Line States Group : FLS  (Lusaka)   -    BW
         (BW)

1980-04-01:

Southern African Development Coordination Conference : SADCC  (Lusaka)   -    Lebang Mpotokwane (bw)
         (Lebang Mpotokwane (bw))

1982-10-01:

Southern African Development Coordination Conference : SADCC  (Lusaka)   -    Secretary Frederick Arthur Blumeris (zw)
         (Secretary Frederick Arthur Blumeris (zw))

1984-03-02:

Southern African Development Coordination Conference : SADCC  (Lusaka)   -    Lebang Mpotokwane (bw)
         (Lebang Mpotokwane (bw))

1984-12-31:

Southern African Development Coordination Conference : SADCC  (Lusaka)   -    Secretary Simba Makoni (zw)
         (Secretary Simba Makoni (zw))

1994-01-01:

Southern African Development Community : SADC  (Gaborone)   -    Secretary Kaire Mbuende (na)
         (Secretary Kaire Mbuende (na))

2000-01-01:

Southern African Development Community : SADC  (Gaborone)   -    Secretary Prega Ramsamy (mu)
         (Secretary Prega Ramsamy (mu))

2005-09-01:

Southern African Development Community : SADC  (Gaborone)   -    Secretary Tomaz Augusto Salomao (mz)
         (Secretary Tomaz Augusto Salomão (mz))

2013-09-01:

Southern African Development Community : SADC  (Gaborone)   -    Secretary Dr Stergomena Lawrence Tax (tz)
         (Secretary Dr Stergomena Lawrence Tax (tz))

2021-09-01:

Southern African Development Community : SADC  (Gaborone)   -    Secretary Elias Mpedi Magosi (bw)
         (Secretary Elias Mpedi Magosi (bw))





































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