List of Djibouti flags

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The following is a list of Flags used in Djibouti for more information about the national flag, see the Flag of Djibouti

National Flag

Flag Date Use Description
1977-Present Flag of Djibouti A horizontal bicolour of light blue and light green, with a white isosceles triangle at the hoist bearing a red star in its center.[1][2]

Military Flag

Flag Date Use Description
1977-Present Naval Jack of Djibouti a diagonal tricolour of blue, white and green.

Political Party Flags

Flag Date Use Description
1960-1977 Flag of The
Front de Libération de la Côte des Somalis
 An inverted version of the Flag of Djibouti.
1972-1977 Flag of The African People's League for Independence Similar to the national flag.
1960-1972 Flag of The Djibouti Liberation Movement A Green Field with 2 white stripes and a red isosceles triangle at the hoist bearing a golden star in its center.
1972-1977 Flag of The Djibouti Liberation Movement A Green Field with 2 white stripes, 2 light blue stripes and a red isosceles triangle at the hoist bearing a crescent moon in its center.
2003-Present Flag of The Union for the Presidential Majority A Yellow Field with the emblem in the center.[3]
1960-1994 Flag of The National Union for Independence A horizontal bicolour of green and black, with a red isosceles triangle at the hoist bearing a sword and a hammer in its center.
1991-Present Flag of The Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy a white isosceles triangle based on the hoist-side pointed toward the fly-side and then divided into two right triangles: the upper triangle is blue and the lower triangle is green with a red 5-pointed star centered on the hoist side of the triangle.

Historical Flags

Flag Date Use Description
1415-1577 Flag of The Adal Sultanate A vertical tricolour of white, red and white with a crescent moon in each stripe.[4]
1543-1577 Flag of The Ethiopian Empire A horizontal tricolour of Yellow, Red and Green.[5]
1577–1793 Flag of The Ottoman Empire Red field with a Green Disc in the center and 3 golden crescent moons inside the disc.
1793–1844 Flag of The Ottoman Empire A Red Field with a white crescent moon and a 8-pointed star.
1844–1883 Flag of The Ottoman Empire A Red Field with a white crescent moon and a 5-pointed star.
1874-1881 Flag of the Khedivate of Egypt Red flag with a white crescent, containing three five-pointed white stars.[6]
1881-1883 Flag of the Khedivate of Egypt under British occupation A Red Field with a Crescent moon and a 6-pointed star.[7]
1889 Flag of the Russian Empire A horizontal tricolour of white, blue and red.
1889 Flag of the Russian Sagallo A horizontal tricolour of white, blue and red with a golden saltire that extends to the corners of the flag.
1896-1940
1944-1977		 Flag of France A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2).
1940-1942 Flag of Vichy France A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the axe and 7 golden stars.
1942-1943 Flag of United Kingdom A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
1943-1944 Flag of Free France A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the red Cross of Lorraine.

See also

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References

  1. ^ "flag of Djibouti". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  2. ISBN 978-81-7991-512-7
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  3. ^ "Djibouti - Political Party flags". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  4. ^ Castanhoso, Miguel de; Bermudez, João; Corrêa, Gaspar (1967). The Portuguese Expedition to Abyssinia in 1541-1543 as Narrated by Castanhoso: With Some Contemporary Letters, the Short Account of Bermudez, and Certain Extracts from Corrêa. Kraus Reprint.
  5. ^ "Vexilla Mundi". www.vexilla-mundi.com. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  6. ^ "Egypt in Ottoman Empire". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  7. ISBN 978-3-7243-0115-8
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