Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Description
- A sky-blue field crossed from lower hoist to upper fly by a yellow diagonal stripe edged in red
- A large yellow five-pointed star sits in the upper hoist corner
- Adopted on 20 February 2006 after the transitional government, closely reviving the 1963-1971 flag
Trivia
- The current flag is a lighter-blue revival of the independence-era flag flown from 1963 to 1971
- Under Mobutu's Zaire (1971-1997), the country flew a green flag with a torch-bearing arm
- Laurent Kabila's 1997-2006 flag used a darker blue; the shade was brightened on readoption
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a sky-blue field crossed diagonally from the lower hoist to the upper fly by a yellow stripe bordered with red, and charged with a large yellow five-pointed star in the canton. Blue represents peace, red the blood of the country's martyrs, yellow the national wealth, and the star a radiant future.
Adopted on 20 February 2006 with the new constitution, the design is a lighter-blue revival of the independence-era flag used from 1963 to 1971. It replaced the darker-blue version flown under Laurent Kabila from 1997. The Mobutu-era Zaire flag of 1971-1997, green with an arm clutching a torch, was abandoned when the country resumed its pre-Zaire name.
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