Until the mid-20th century, Indonesia was known as this country's "East Indies"
..... colonial administrators called the "ethical policy" at the beginning of the 20th 
century, ... the Dutch recognized the independence of all the former Dutch East 
Indies... [DOC] [TLE] Deo Palma - COUNTRIES THAT CHANGE THEIR NAMES ... [PAR] Belarus  Byelorussia until 1991; also called White Russia.