Which pairs is not correctly matched? Current Name Old Name
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- AHarare Salisbury
- BEthiopia Abyssinia
- CGhana Dutch GuianaCorrect
- DKinshasa Leopoldville
Explanation
The correct answer is C because Ghana was formerly known as the Gold Coast, not Dutch Guiana. Dutch Guiana is the old name of Suriname, a country located in South America.
The other pairs are correctly matched:
A) Harare was known as Salisbury until 1982.
B) Ethiopia was historically known as Abyssinia.
D) Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was previously named Leopoldville.
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