Flag of Mozambique
The flag of Mozambique was adopted on May 1, 1983.[1] FRELIMO, the ruling party, argued that the star's resemblance to the communist symbol was coincidental, and that the rifle represented the nation's struggle for independence.[1][2]
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| Proportion | 2:3 |
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| Adopted | 1 May 1983 |
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Appearance
It has a horizontal tricolour of green, white-fimbriated black and yellow with the red isosceles triangle based on the hoist-side bearing the yellow five-pointed star that bears an Kalashnikov with the bayonet attached to the barrel crossed by the hoe superimposed on an open book.
Flag Of Mozambique Media
Flag of Mozambique during the Dia de Portugal Festival in San Jose
Presidential Standard of the People's Republic of Mozambique from 1975 to 1982.
Presidential Standard of the People's Republic of Mozambique from 1982 to 1990.
Presidential Standard of the Republic of Mozambique since 1990.
Flag of Portuguese East Africa/Mozambique(1911–1974)
Flag of Portuguese Mozambique(1965 proposal)
Flag of Mozambique(25 June 1975 – April 1983)
Flag of Mozambique(April 1983 – 1 May 1983)
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Symbols Are Important. So What Does a Gun Symbolize?". New York Times. 7 October 2005. https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/07/world/africa/symbols-are-important-so-what-does-a-gun-symbolize.html. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ↑ "Are you passionate about your flag?". BBC News. December 23, 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4550842.stm.
