The flag of

Ambazonia Ambazonia, officially the Federal Republic of Ambazonia, also referred to as Amba Land, is an unrecognised breakaway state in West Africa which claims the Northwest Region and Southwest Region of Cameroon, though it currently controls almost ...

is a flag used by Ambazonian separatists and the

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of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia, an unrecognised breakaway state in West Africa. Originally designed and adopted by the

Southern Cameroons National Council The Southern Cameroons National Council (SCNC) is a political organisation seeking the independence of the former anglophone Southern Cameroons from the predominantly francophone Republic of Cameroon (République du Cameroun). It is a non-vio ...

in 1999, it has since been universally embraced by Ambazonian separatist movements.

Symbolism

According to the

Ambazonia Governing Council The Ambazonia Governing Council (AGovC) is an Ambazonian independence movement. The movement has been known as "hardline" compared to other major Ambazonian separatist movements, and unwilling to engage with federalists. Starting off with a compl ...

, the components of the flag symbolize the following: *

Blue Blue is one of the three primary colours in the RYB colour model (traditional colour theory), as well as in the RGB (additive) colour model. It lies between violet and cyan on the spectrum of visible light. The eye perceives blue when obs ...

Democracy Democracy (From grc, δημοκρατία, dēmokratía, ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation (" direct democracy"), or to choose gov ...

, the plurality of the people and the

rule of law The rule of law is the political philosophy that all citizens and institutions within a country, state, or community are accountable to the same laws, including lawmakers and leaders. The rule of law is defined in the ''Encyclopedia Britannica ...

, potential for growth and development, and for faith in God. *

White White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on ...

: Purity, transparency, accountability in life and governance, and intolerance of mediocrities and corruption. *

Dove Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily ...

: Principles of God and peace and tranquility. *Green leaves carried by the dove: Assurance of good news even in stormy circumstances, truth and justice, a promise of peace, prosperity, productivity and success. *13

stars A star is an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night, but their immense distances from Earth ma ...

: The 13 counties of Ambazonia.Ayim, Martin Ayong. Former British Southern Cameroons Journey Towards Complete Decolonization, Independence, and Sovereignty.: A Comprehensive Compilation of Efforts. Vol One, p. xiii. AuthorHouse, 2010. *

Golden Golden means made of, or relating to gold. Golden may also refer to: Places United Kingdom *Golden, in the parish of Probus, Cornwall *Golden Cap, Dorset *Golden Square, Soho, London *Golden Valley, a valley on the River Frome in Gloucestershir ...

color: Priceless value of all 13 counties, balanced development, and equity and equality among the counties. *The dove's

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: Visionary focus, hard work, liberty and freedom.

Other flags

File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg, Flag of the

Ambas Bay Ambas Bay is a bay of southwest Cameroon. Geography The bay opens towards the Gulf of Guinea. The port of Limbe lies on the shore of Ambas Bay. History Alfred Saker founded a settlement of freed slaves on the bay in 1858, which was later rena ...

Protectorate
(1884–1887) File:Reichskolonialflagge.svg, Flag of

German Cameroon Kamerun was an African colony of the German Empire from 1884 to 1916 in the region of today's Republic of Cameroon. Kamerun also included northern parts of Gabon and the Congo with western parts of the Central African Republic, southwestern ...

(1892–1918) File:Flag of British Cameroon.svg, Flag of

British Cameroons British Cameroon or the British Cameroons was a British mandate territory in British West Africa, formed of the Northern Cameroons and Southern Cameroons. Today, the Northern Cameroons forms parts of the Borno, Adamawa and Taraba states of N ...

(1922–1961) File:Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg, Flag of the

Federal Republic of Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

(1961–1972)The original

flag of Cameroon The national flag of Cameroon (french: drapeau du Cameroun) was adopted in its present form on 20 May 1975 after Cameroon became a unitary state. It is a vertical tricolour of green, red and yellow, with a five-pointed star in its center. There ...

was a simple tricolor. Upon unification with Southern Cameroons, two stars were added to the flag, with one star for the Francophone part of the country and one for the Anglophone regions. Following the abolition of the federation, this design was dropped in favor of a single-star flag. File:Flag of Cameroon.svg, Flag of the

Republic of Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

(1972–present)

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