Flag of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Description
- Red field with a yellow isosceles triangle from the hoist covering half the width, a smaller black triangle overlapping it, and a white five-pointed star on the black
- Adopted on 20 May 2002 at the restoration of independence after UN transitional administration
Trivia
- The design revives the flag first raised in 1975 at the short-lived unilateral declaration of independence
- Timor-Leste is also known as East Timor, and both names are official
- The country became the first new sovereign state of the 21st century on 20 May 2002
Flag of Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste's flag was adopted on 20 May 2002 when the country restored independence following UN transitional administration. The design revives the flag first raised in 1975 at the short-lived unilateral declaration of independence from Portugal, before Indonesian occupation began later that year.
The red field represents the long struggle for national liberation. A yellow isosceles triangle extends from the hoist across half the width, standing for the traces of colonialism in the country's history. Overlapping it is a smaller black triangle representing the obscurantism that the new nation must overcome, and on the black triangle sits a white five-pointed star symbolising the light that guides the people. Timor-Leste is also widely known as East Timor.
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