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| Name = Namibia |
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| Proportion = 2:3 |
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| Adoption = 21 March 1990 |
| Adoption = 21 March 1990 |
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| Design = A white-edged red diagona |
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| Design = A white-edged red diagonal band divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner. The upper triangle is blue with a gold sun with 12 triangular rays and the lower triangle is green. |
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| Designer = [[Don Stevenson]], Graphic artist |
| Designer = [[Don Stevenson]], Graphic artist |
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| Type = National |
| Type = National |
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[[File:Flag of |
[[File:Flag of thir determination to build a future of equal opportunity for all. |
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[[File:Flag of the Namibian Police Force.svg|200px|thumb|right|Police Flag]] |
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The '''flag of [[Namibia]]''' was adopted on March 21, 1990 upon independence from [[South Africa]]. |
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The main colours were taken from the flag of the [[South West Africa People's Organization|South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO)]], the most important liberation movement in Namibia. That flag was adopted in 1971 and comprises diagonal stripes of blue-red-green, the most important colours of the [[Ovambo people|Ovambo]]s, the largest ethnic group in the country. The flag also represents the [[Democratic Turnhalle Alliance]], another Namibian political party. The gold 12 pointed sun, which is similar to the [[Blue Sky with a White Sun|national emblem of the Republic of China]], represents life and energy. |
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The chairman of the subcommittee that chose the flag—after a competition for which 850 designs were submitted—has also explained the symbolism of the flag's colours: |
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*Red - represents Namibia's most important resource, its people. It refers to their heroism and their determination to build a future of equal opportunity for all. |
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* White - refers to peace and unity. |
* White - refers to peace and unity. |
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* Green - symbolises vegetation and agricultural resources. |
* Green - symbolises vegetation and agricultural resources. |
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A Flag is a white-edged red diagonal band divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner. The upper triangle is blue with a gold sun with 12 triangular rays and the lower triangle is green. In Blazon: Tierced per bend sinister Azure, and Vert, a bend sinister Gules fimbriated Argent and in dexter chief a Sun with twelve straight rays Or charged with an annulet Azure. |
A Flag is a white-edged red diagonal band divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner. The upper triangle is blue with a gold sun with 12 triangular rays and the lower triangle is green. In Blazon: Tierced per bend sinister Azure, and Vert, a bend sinister Gules fimbriated Argent and in dexter chief a Sun with twelve straight rays Or charged with an annulet Azure. |
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==Historical flags== |
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File:Flag of the German Empire.svg|Flag of [[German South-West Africa]] from April 24, 1884 to July 9, 1915. |
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File:South Africa Flag 1912-1928.svg|Merchant flag of South-West Africa from 1915 to 1928. |
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File:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg|Flag of South West Africa from 1960 to March 21, 1990 under [[UN Trust Territory|Trusteeships]] with [[South Africa]]. |
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</gallery> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Flags of Africa]] |
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[[Category:National symbols of Namibia|Flag]] |
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[[Category:1990 introductions]] |
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[[Category:Flags adopted through competition]] |
Revision as of 19:32, 7 October 2014
Use | National flag and ensign |
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Proportion | 2:3 |
Adopted | 21 March 1990 |
Design | A white-edged red diagona |
Designed by | Don Stevenson, Graphic artist |
[[File:Flag of thir determination to build a future of equal opportunity for all.
- White - refers to peace and unity.
- Green - symbolises vegetation and agricultural resources.
- Blue - represents the clear Namibian sky and the Atlantic Ocean, the country's precious water resources and rain.[1]
Red, white, and blue were the colours of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance, and blue, red, and green, the colours of SWAPO.
Description
A Flag is a white-edged red diagonal band divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner. The upper triangle is blue with a gold sun with 12 triangular rays and the lower triangle is green. In Blazon: Tierced per bend sinister Azure, and Vert, a bend sinister Gules fimbriated Argent and in dexter chief a Sun with twelve straight rays Or charged with an annulet Azure.
References
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