Emblem of Rwanda

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National emblem of Rwanda
ArmigerRepublic of Rwanda
Adopted2001; 23 years ago (2001)
MottoUbumwe, Umurimo, Gukunda Igihugu
"Unity, Work, Patriotism"
Agaseke, traditional basket

The

cogwheel with the sun with its rays above, while two typical Rwandan shields protects them, one on the right and one on the left. They are encircled by a square knot
.

The details of the emblem are laid out in Article 3(2) of the Constitution of Rwanda.[1]

The previous emblem dated from the 1960s-the colors green, yellow and red represented peace; the nation's hope for future development; and the people. According to the state, the device and the flag itself were changed because they had become associated with the brutality of the Rwandan genocide.[2] However, some Rwandans at the time expressed doubts about the stated reasoning and merely viewed all this as an attempt by the ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front to express its political power by changing the state's symbols.[3]

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