The flag of French Mandate Lebanon featured the French Tricolore with a cedar of Lebanon centred on the white stripe. Used during France's League of Nations mandate (1920–1943), it reflected French colonial authority while incorporating Lebanon's ancient cedar symbol.
Lebanon was a French mandate from 1920 to 1943 after World War I. The Union Jack represented French administrative authority. Lebanon gained independence in 1943.
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