Problem: (1) The Carlibaba - River is a tributary of the River Tatarca in Romania .
(2) Tatarca river is a tributary of the Carlibaba River in Romania .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A: no

Problem: (1) The provisional councils had already more or less acted as national governments of independent countries .
(2) The provisional councils had already begun acting more or less as national governments of independent countries .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A: yes

Problem: (1) He has also made two solo albums under his own name and three albums recorded in Indonesia under the name Sabah Habas Mustapha .
(2) He has also recorded two solo albums under his own name and three albums in Indonesia under the name of Sabah Haba Mustapha .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A: yes

Problem: (1) Erko Elblaus and Karl Kallas were soon replaced by Rasmus Randvee and Gertrud Luhaoja .
(2) Soon Erko Elblaus and Karl Kallas were replaced by Rasmus Randvee and Gertrud Luhaoja respectively .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A:
yes