Flag of Djibouti

Djibouti
Use National flag and ensign
Proportion 2:3
Design A horizontal bi-color of light blue and light green, with a white isosceles triangle at the hoist bearing a red star in its center.

The national flag of Djibouti (Somali: Calanka Jabuuti, Arabic: علم جيبوتي‎, French: Drapeau de Djibouti) was adopted on 27 June 1977, following the country's independence from France.[1] The light blue represents the sky and the sea, as well as the Issa Somalis, green represents the everlasting green of the earth, as well as the Afar people, white represents the colour of peace and the red star represents the unity and the blood shed by the martyrs of independence. No clans are mentioned in the national anthem.

History

Djiboutian independence day celebrations with the flag of Djibouti.

Before the establishment of French Somaliland, the flag of the Sultanate of Tajoura was the only ensign used in the territory.[2] The flag of Djibouti was later created in 1970. Adopted in 1977, the national flag was an adaptation of the flag of the Front for the Liberation of the Somali Coast (FLCS), a guerrilla group that led Djibouti with the Ligue Populaire Africaine pour l'Independence (LPAI) to independence.[2] The FLCS flag had a red triangle with a white star. For the national flag, the star was placed in an upright rather than a slanted position, and the proportions of the flag were lengthened. White, green, and light blue are the colors of the FLCS. The flag of Djibouti was raised for the first time upon independence on 27 June 1977,[2] by the head of police Yacine Yabeh Galab. It is today flown on many governmental buildings.

Characteristics

The flag of Djibouti features two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and green, with a white isosceles triangle based on the hoist side. The triangle bears a red star in its centre, which represents unity and blood. Each colour symbolizes something different; namely, the earth (green), the sea and sky (light blue), peace (white), and unity (red).[2] The light blue represents the Sky, and the green represents the everlasting green of the earth. The red star signifies the unity of the state.[1]

Historical flags

The national flag of Djibouti flying near the sea.

The following are the flags historically used in the territory of present-day Djibouti:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Anjali Kamath. Flag Book. Popular Prakashan. p. 19. ISBN 978-81-7991-512-7.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "flag of Djibouti". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
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