Flag of the Republic of Zimbabwe

Flag of the Republic of Zimbabwe

Description

  • Seven horizontal stripes of green, yellow, red, black, red, yellow, and green
  • A white triangle at the hoist bears a red five-pointed star and the golden Great Zimbabwe bird
  • Adopted on 18 April 1980 at independence from the United Kingdom, replacing the Rhodesian flag

Trivia

  • The golden bird is the Great Zimbabwe bird, a soapstone sculpture found at the medieval Great Zimbabwe ruins
  • The red star represents the revolutionary aspirations of the ZANU-PF liberation movement
  • Zimbabwe's flag replaced the green-white-green banner of Rhodesia flown under white-minority rule
  • The colour scheme draws on the flag of the ZANU (Patriotic Front), which led the liberation war

Flag of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's flag displays seven horizontal stripes of green, yellow, red, black, red, yellow, and green, with a white isosceles triangle at the hoist bearing a red five-pointed star and the golden Great Zimbabwe bird. Adopted on 18 April 1980 at independence from the United Kingdom, the flag replaced the green-white-green banner of Rhodesia flown under white-minority rule. Its colour scheme draws on the flag of the ZANU Patriotic Front, which led the long liberation war.

The stripes carry familiar Pan-African symbolism: green for agriculture and the land, yellow for mineral wealth, red for the blood shed in the struggle, and black for the heritage of the Black majority. The white triangle stands for peace, while the red star represents revolutionary aspirations. The golden bird is drawn from soapstone sculptures found at the medieval Great Zimbabwe ruins that gave the country its name.

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