List of flags of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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This is a list of flags used by the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its antecedents.
National[edit]
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2006–present | Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sky blue flag, adorned with a yellow star in the upper left canton and cut diagonally by a red stripe with a thin yellow frame. |
Standards[edit]
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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?–present | Flag of the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | National flag with the addition of the inscription "Le President" | |
1971–1997 | Presidential standard of Zaire | ||
1936–1960 | Standard of the governor-general of the Belgian Congo | Flag of the Belgian Congo superimposed on the top left of the flag of Belgium |
Sub-national[edit]
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1960–1967 | Flag of Léopoldville | ||
1967–2011 | Flag of Kinshasa | ||
2011–present | Flag of Kinshasa |
Political flags[edit]
Flag | Date | Party | Description |
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2009–Present | Future of Congo |
Rebel groups[edit]
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2006–present | Flag of National Congress for the Defence of the People | The design of this flag resembles the flag of Zaire. | |
1996–present | Flag of Allied Democratic Forces | ||
2014–present | Flag of Nduma Defense of Congo-Renovated | ||
2000–present | Flag of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda | ||
2010s–present | Separatist flag of Kivu | ||
1987–present | Flag of the Lord's Resistance Army |
Ethnic groups flags[edit]
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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?–present | Flag of Batwa (originally it was only represented by Batwa in Rwanda) | ||
?–present | Flag of the Bakongo in DMK |
Historical[edit]
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1879–1960 | Flag of the Congo Free State (Previously of the International African Association) Flag of Belgian Congo |
A blue background with yellow five-pointed star. | |
1895–1908 | Flag of the Batetela Rebels | ||
1960–1963 | Flag of Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) | ||
1963–1966 | Flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
1966–1971 | Flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo | The red bend sinister was changed to a reduced bend sinister. | |
1960–1962 | Flag of the South Kasai | ||
1960–1963 | Flag of the State of Katanga | ||
1971–1997 | Flag of the Republic of Zaire | Filled with Pan-African colours, the flag has a central emblem which is that of the Popular Movement. The torch symbolises the spirit of revolution and the lives of dead revolutionaries.[1] | |
1971–1997 | Flag of the Armed Forces of Zaire | Similar to the Presidential Standard of Zaire | |
1997–2003 | Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
2003–2006 | Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Flag Proposal[edit]
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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May 1960 | Anti-Lumumbist proposal for the flag of Congo-Léopoldville |
References[edit]
- ^ Moore, Edwin; Ross, David (1986). Collins Gem Guides: Flags of the World. Glascow: William Collins, Sons & Co. Ltd. p. 212. ISBN 0-00-459503-3.