ABSTRACT
One of the oldest national anthems in the world, ‘God Save the Queen’, which was adopted in 1825, was sung in all parts of the British Empire as the national anthem. As the winds of change began to blow in Africa, new flags were hoisted, and new anthems were adopted and sung in the place of the song of Empire. Place names also changed from the colonial to post-colonial ones. These new names and flags were to be understood as symbols which expressed new aspirations, and the overthrowing of the ancien regime.
