### [2026-05-12](/feed/2026/05/12/index.md)

##### Nauru
# Nauru announces plans to hold a referendum on changing the country's official name to "Naoero", a move that would require a constitutional amendment. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''The Manila Times](https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/13/world/asia-oceania/pacific-nation-nauru-to-change-name-in-break-from-colonial-past/2342436)

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