Emblem of Rwanda
National emblem of Rwanda | |
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Armiger | Republic of Rwanda |
Adopted | 2001 |
Motto | Ubumwe, Umurimo, Gukunda Igihugu "Unity, Work, Patriotism" |
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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]
Gallery
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Proposed Coat of arms of The German East Africa
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Emblem of the Republic of Rwanda from 1962 to 2001
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Lesser arms of pretenders to the Rwandan throne, designed in 2007
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Full achievement of pretenders to the Rwandan throne, designed in 2007
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State emblem claimed by pretenders to the Rwandan throne, designed in 2007[4]
References
- ^ Constitution of Rwanda
- ^ Rwandan: Adoption of the new flag Archived 2008-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 9780299286439. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ De Fries, Hubert. "Rwanda".