List of Djibouti flags
Appearance
The following is a list of Flags used in Djibouti for more information about the national flag, see the Flag of Djibouti
National Flag
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1977-Present | Flag of Djibouti | A horizontal bicolour of light blue and light green, with a white isosceles triangle at the hoist bearing a red star in its center.[1][2] |
Military Flag
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1977-Present | Naval Jack of Djibouti | a diagonal tricolour of blue, white and green. |
Political Party Flags
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1960-1977 | Flag of The Front de Libération de la Côte des Somalis | An inverted version of the Flag of Djibouti. |
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1972-1977 | Flag of The African People's League for Independence | Similar to the national flag. |
1960-1972 | Flag of The Djibouti Liberation Movement | A Green Field with 2 white stripes and a red isosceles triangle at the hoist bearing a golden star in its center. | |
1972-1977 | Flag of The Djibouti Liberation Movement | A Green Field with 2 white stripes, 2 light blue stripes and a red isosceles triangle at the hoist bearing a crescent moon in its center. | |
2003-Present | Flag of The Union for the Presidential Majority | A Yellow Field with the emblem in the center.[3] | |
1960-1994 | Flag of The National Union for Independence | A horizontal bicolour of green and black, with a red isosceles triangle at the hoist bearing a sword and a hammer in its center. | |
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1991-Present | Flag of The Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy | a white isosceles triangle based on the hoist-side pointed toward the fly-side and then divided into two right triangles: the upper triangle is blue and the lower triangle is green with a red 5-pointed star centered on the hoist side of the triangle. |
Historical Flags
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1415-1577 | Flag of The Adal Sultanate | A vertical tricolour of white, red and white with a crescent moon in each stripe.[4] |
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1543-1577 | Flag of The Ethiopian Empire | A horizontal tricolour of Yellow, Red and Green.[5] |
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1577–1793 | Flag of The Ottoman Empire | Red field with a Green Disc in the center and 3 golden crescent moons inside the disc. |
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1793–1844 | Flag of The Ottoman Empire | A Red Field with a white crescent moon and a 8-pointed star. |
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1844–1883 | Flag of The Ottoman Empire | A Red Field with a white crescent moon and a 5-pointed star. |
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1874-1881 | Flag of the Khedivate of Egypt | Red flag with a white crescent, containing three five-pointed white stars.[6] |
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1881-1883 | Flag of the Khedivate of Egypt under British occupation | A Red Field with a Crescent moon and a 6-pointed star.[7] |
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1889 | Flag of the Russian Empire | A horizontal tricolour of white, blue and red. |
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1896-1940 1944-1977 |
Flag of France | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2). |
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1940-1942 | Flag of Vichy France | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the axe and 7 golden stars. |
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1942-1943 | Flag of United Kingdom | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). |
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1943-1944 | Flag of Free France | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the red Cross of Lorraine. |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "flag of Djibouti". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ Anjali Kamath. Flag Book. Popular Prakashan. p. 19. ISBN 978-81-7991-512-7.
- ^ "Djibouti - Political Party flags". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- ^ Castanhoso, Miguel de; Bermudez, João; Corrêa, Gaspar (1967). The Portuguese Expedition to Abyssinia in 1541-1543 as Narrated by Castanhoso: With Some Contemporary Letters, the Short Account of Bermudez, and Certain Extracts from Corrêa. Kraus Reprint.
- ^ "Vexilla Mundi". www.vexilla-mundi.com. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- ^ "Egypt in Ottoman Empire". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- ^ Smith, Whitney (1975). Die Zeichen der Menschen und Völker: unsere Welt in Fahnen und Flaggen (in German). Reich. ISBN 978-3-7243-0115-8.