Sri Lanka / Wikipedia, Tiny Fox Lab
In 1992 Ranasinghe Premadasa, then president, changed the first syllable of the country’s name in English from Sri to Shri on the advice of soothsayers. They predicted it would improve the nation’s fortunes. The following year he was assassinated. The former spelling was restored. – Tiny Fox Lab Facts
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Source: https://www.economist.com/asia/2015/10/15/name-your-price
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