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Flag of the Republic of the Sudan

Flag of the Republic of the Sudan

Construction sheet: Flag of the Republic of the Sudan
Construction sheet

Description

  • Three horizontal stripes of red (top), white, and black (bottom), with a green triangle at the hoist — using the Pan-Arab colours
  • The flag was adopted on 20 May 1970 following the 1969 military coup. It replaced the blue-yellow-green tricolour of the earlier parliamentary era
  • The design resembles several other Pan-Arab flags; the green triangle distinguishes it as Sudanese
  • Construction: three equal horizontal stripes with a green isosceles triangle at the hoist, its base spanning the full hoist height and its apex reaching one-third of the fly length
  • Ratio 1:2

Trivia

  • The black represents the Mahdist War and struggle for independence
  • The colours are Pan-Arab and Islamic, representing the nation's Arab and Muslim identity
  • Sudan adopted this flag in 1970

Flag of the Republic of the Sudan

Three horizontal stripes of red (top), white, and black (bottom), with a green triangle at the hoist — using the Pan-Arab colours. The flag was adopted on 20 May 1970 following the 1969 military coup. It replaced the blue-yellow-green tricolour of the earlier parliamentary era.

The black represents the Mahdist War and struggle for independence. The colours are Pan-Arab and Islamic, representing the nation's Arab and Muslim identity. Sudan adopted this flag in 1970.

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