Flag History | The flag shows the colors of France (blue, white, and red) combined with the pan-African colors (green, yellow, and red) to show that Europeans and Africans should have respect and friendship for one another. Their common bond, their red blood, is represented by the vertical red stripe binding all the stripes together. The star symbolizes independence. |
Flag Date of Adoption | 1 December 1958 |
Flag Symbolism | Four equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, green, and yellow with a vertical red band in the center; there is a yellow five-pointed star on the hoist side of the blue band |
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