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If a country is taken over by another country does the invader take on national debt

Basically the title. If a country is invaded and taken over will the invader generally take on the invaded country's national debt?
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In theory - yes. But practically speaking, the "new" government can simply refuse to pay the "old" government's debts as Bolsheviks did when they took over Russia in 1917.

What would happen then is another story. If you refuse to pay your debts, markets or any lenders might not be willing to borrow you any money. 

Therefore, usually a "new" government proclaims, that it "will honour all the responsibilities and duties of the previous government". In other words - it will continue paying debts.