The
national
National may refer to:
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* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
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flag of
Guinea
Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...
(french: drapeau de la Guinée) was adopted on 10 November 1958, with the publication of the country's first
Constitution
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When ...
.
Design
The colors of the flag were adapted from those of the
Rassemblement Démocratique Africain, the dominant movement at the time of independence. The colors were in turn derived from those of the
flag of Ghana
The national flag of Ghana consists of a horizontal triband of Red, Gold, and Green. It was designed in replacement of the British Gold Coast's Blue Ensign.
The flag was adopted upon the independence of the Dominion of Ghana on March 6, 1957. I ...
, which had first adopted them in 1957.
Sékou Touré
Sekou, also spelled Sékou or Seku, is a given name from the Fula language. It is equivalent to the Arabic ''Sheikh''. People with this name include:
Given name
* Seku Amadu (1776–1845), also known as Sékou Amadou or Sheikh Amadu, founder of th ...
, the first
President of Guinea
This article lists the presidents of Guinea, since the country gained independence from France in 1958 (after rejecting to join the French Community in a constitutional referendum).
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, was a close associate of
Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah (born 21 September 190927 April 1972) was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutionary. He was the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana, having led the Gold Coast to independence from Britain in 1957. An in ...
, the former president of Ghana.
Colors
According to
Sékou Touré
Sekou, also spelled Sékou or Seku, is a given name from the Fula language. It is equivalent to the Arabic ''Sheikh''. People with this name include:
Given name
* Seku Amadu (1776–1845), also known as Sékou Amadou or Sheikh Amadu, founder of th ...
, first
President of Guinea
This article lists the presidents of Guinea, since the country gained independence from France in 1958 (after rejecting to join the French Community in a constitutional referendum).
List
Key
;''Political parties''
*
*
*
;''Other factions''
* ...
, the three colors of the flag represent the following: red symbolizes the blood of anti-colonialist martyrs, the labor of the working classes, and the wish for progress; yellow represents Guinean gold, as well as the sun, which is "the source of energy, generosity and equality for all men to which he gives light equally"; and green represents the country's vegetation, continued prosperity arising from its natural resources, and the historically difficult life of the Guinean masses who live in the countryside. In turn, the symbolism behind each of the three colors corresponds to the three components of the national motto: ''Travail, Justice, Solidarité'' ("Work, Justice, Solidarity").
In keeping with other flags in the region, the
Pan-African movement's colors of red, yellow, and green are used.
The design is a
tricolor. The colors of the flag from left to right are the reverse of the
flag of Mali
The national flag, national flag of Mali (french: drapeau du Mali) is a tricolour (flag), tricolour with three equal vertical stripes. From the hoist (the place where the flagpole meets the flag) the colours are green, gold (colour), gold, and r ...
. The previous
flag of Rwanda (in use from 1961 to 2001), the design of which was inspired by the flag of the
Kingdom of Rwanda
The Kingdom of Rwanda was a kingdom in East Africa which grew to be ruled by a Tutsi monarchy. It was later annexed under German and Belgian colonial rule while retaining some of its autonomy. The Tutsi monarchy was abolished in 1961 after et ...
, had a large black R to distinguish it from the near-identical flag of Guinea.
Governmental flags
File:Presidential Standard of Guinea.svg, Presidential standard
Historical flags
File:Flag of the Imamate of Futa Djallon (pre-1896).svg, Flag of the Imamate of Futa Jallon
The Imamate of Futa Jallon or Jalon ( ar, إمامة فوتة جالون; fuf, Fuuta Jaloo or ' ) was a West African theocratic state based in the Fouta Djallon highlands of modern Guinea. The state was founded around 1727 by a Fulani jihad a ...
(pre-1896)
File:Flag of the Imamate of Futa Djallon (1896-1912).svg, Flag of the Imamate of Futa Jallon
The Imamate of Futa Jallon or Jalon ( ar, إمامة فوتة جالون; fuf, Fuuta Jaloo or ' ) was a West African theocratic state based in the Fouta Djallon highlands of modern Guinea. The state was founded around 1727 by a Fulani jihad a ...
after becoming a French protectorate
A protectorate, in the context of international relations, is a State (polity), state that is under protection by another state for defence against aggression and other violations of law. It is a dependent territory that enjoys autonomy over m ...
(1896–1912)
File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg, Flag of French Guinea
French Guinea (french: Guinée française) was a French colonial possession in West Africa. Its borders, while changed over time, were in 1958 those of the current independent nation of Guinea.
French Guinea was established by France in 1891, ...
(1912–1958)
File:Presidential Standard of Guinea (1958-1984).png, Presidential standard of Guinea (1958–1984)
References
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Flags introduced in 1958
Flag
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Flags of Africa
National flags