whatever happened to tanganyika the place names that history left behind
do you still find yourself referring to zaire or czechoslovakia or wondering whether it should be moldavia or moldova burma or myanmar dozens of countries cities and counties have changed their identity over the years . some of the names we remember from our schooldays or from news headlines just a few years ago are now gone . for example what did happen to tanganyika the fascinating stories behind the place names include affpiddle biafra british heligoland ceylon flintshire friendly isles islands of samson and the ducks leningrad little britain macedonia muscat pleasant island stalingrad tanganyika west britain yugoslavia and zaire . from the major political movements the leningrads and stalingrads of the socialist soviet republic to enticing destinations pleasant islands the friendly isles whatever happened to tanganyika reveals how the atlas of yesteryear became the maps of today .