[Opinion] Replace "Nauru" with "Naoero": a New Case of Linguistic Decolonization

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OPINION. The change of name of one of the smallest states in the world is a late statement of increased symbolic sovereignty. But let's not forget that any change of name is first political, writes Professor Frédéric GirautNauru, one of the smallest states in the world that has experienced no less than four colonisations and occupations, in turn embarks on the change of its country name to Naoero. The case is part of a long series, since most of…