Flag of Ethiopia (Derg Period)

Flag of Ethiopia (Derg Period)

Construction sheet: Flag of Ethiopia (Derg Period)
Construction sheet

Description

  • The Derg (1974–1987) initially used the tricolour with an uncrowned lion, then removed it entirely
  • The plain green-yellow-red tricolour represented the revolutionary period
  • Construction: three equal horizontal bands of green (top), yellow (middle), and red (bottom), without the blue disc emblem used in the current flag

Trivia

  • The Derg (1974–1987) was Ethiopia's communist military regime
  • The flag represented communist Ethiopia during Soviet alignment
  • Responsible for the Red Terror and mass famine

Flag of Ethiopia (Derg Period)

The Derg (1974–1987) initially used the tricolour with an uncrowned lion, then removed it entirely. The plain green-yellow-red tricolour represented the revolutionary period.

The Derg (1974–1987) was Ethiopia's communist military regime. The flag represented communist Ethiopia during Soviet alignment. Responsible for the Red Terror and mass famine.

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