Flag of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Description
- A red vertical band at the hoist with two horizontal bands of yellow over green on the fly
- A black five-pointed star is centred on the red band
- Adopted on 24 September 1973 at the declaration of independence from Portugal
Trivia
- Derived from the flag of the PAIGC liberation movement that fought for independence
- Nearly identical in layout to Benin's flag apart from the black star and proportions
- Until 1992 the design was shared with Cabo Verde as a symbol of the intended unification
Flag of Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau's flag has a red vertical band at the hoist, charged with a black five-pointed star, and two horizontal bands of yellow over green on the fly. The Pan-African palette is read here as red for the blood shed in the liberation struggle, yellow for the sun and the harvest, green for hope and the country's vegetation, and the black star for African unity.
The flag was adopted on 24 September 1973, when the Partido Africano para a Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde (PAIGC) declared independence from Portugal. The design was the PAIGC's own party flag and was shared with Cabo Verde after that country's own independence, until Cabo Verde adopted a distinct new flag in 1992.
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