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As noted in the edit summaries, my experience is that we list the name of the country at the time and no "(now Fooland)". Whilst the vast majority of biographies I am aware of follow this pattern, apparently there are some high profile examples of the (now Fooland) being included. However, in response, I point to George Washington or Thomas Jefferson. Number 5 7 06:48, 22 March 2016 (UTC) reply

I concur, that is the common practise. Sputink ( talk) 11:54, 22 March 2016 (UTC) reply