Flag of Yemen
The State flag of
According to the official description, the red stands for unity and the bloodshed of martyrs, the white for a bright future, and the black for the supposed dark past. The flag is graphically identical to the flag of the
Colors
Construction sheet
Meaning behind the colors
Scheme | Textile colour |
---|---|
Red | the blood of martyrs who struggle to achieve independence and unity[2][3] |
White | Represents a bright future[2][3] |
Black | To stand for the dark days of the past[2][3] |
Color shades
Scheme | Red | White | Black |
---|---|---|---|
Hex triplet
|
#CE1126 | #FFFFFF | #000000 |
RGB | 206–17–38 | 255–255–255 | 0–0–0 |
Government flags
-
Flag of the Yemeni Interior Ministry.
-
Flag of theYemeni Republican Guard
-
Flag of the Yemeni Special Security Forces
Regional Flags
The Federalization of Yemen or the Federal Republic of Yemen was the outcome of the
-
Flag ofAden Region
-
Flag ofAzal Region.
-
Flag ofHadhramaut Region.
-
Flag ofJanad Region.
-
Flag ofSaba Region.
-
Flag of Tahama Region.
Historical flags
Before Yemen was unified into the present-day Republic of Yemen in 1990, it existed as two states, North and South Yemen.
North Yemen
Use | Historical |
---|---|
Proportion | 2:3 |
Adopted | November 1, 1962 (slight adaptation from September 26, 1962) |
Relinquished | May 22, 1990 (Yemeni unification) |
Design | A horizontal tricolour of red, white, and black with a green five-pointed star in the centre |
After its independence from the
-
Kingdom of Yemen
(1918–1923) -
Kingdom of Yemen
(1923–1927) -
Yemen Arab Republic
(1962–1990) -
Vertical standard
South Yemen
tricolour of red, white and black with a sky-blue chevron with a tilted red star (the emblem of the Yemeni Socialist Party) next to the hoist. |
The flag of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen in the South was the Arab Liberation Flag of 1952 with a sky-blue chevron with a red star (the emblem of the Yemeni Socialist Party) next to the hoist. The flag was adopted on 30 November 1967 when South Yemen declared independence from the United Kingdom until the Yemeni unification in 1990. It was used again for a few months in 1994 during the existence of the Democratic Republic of Yemen. Today, the South Yemeni flag is used by the separatist supporters from the Southern Movement and the Southern Transitional Council.
-
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1967–1990)
-
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1967–1990), Presidential Standard
-
Flag of South Yemen, vertical standard
Federation of South Arabia
-
Colony of Aden(1937–1963)
-
Federation of South Arabia (1962–1967)
-
State of Aden (1963–1967)
-
Dathina Sheikhdom
-
Haushabi Sultanate
Other Yemeni polities
Eastern Yemen
The
Protectorate of South Arabia
-
Qu'aiti (1880-1939)
-
Qu'aiti (1939-1967)
-
Upper Yafa, located outside the borders of Hadhramaut
Political flags
-
Ba'ath Party Flag
-
Ansarullah Flag
See also
- Emblem of Yemen
- Pan-Arabism
- Pan-Arab colors
- Flag of Egypt
- Flag of Iraq
- Flag of Sudan
- Flag of Syria
- National symbols of Yemen
References
- ^ a b Smith, Whitney (February 16, 2001). "Flag of Yemen". Britannica. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Flag of Yemen | History, Design & Meaning | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ a b c Crouch, Alex (2015-05-18). "Flag of Yemen". The Flag Institute. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ "Yemen to become six-region federation". Al Jazeera English. 10 Feb 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.