List of Djibouti flags explained

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

Political Party Flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1960-1977 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 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 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

FlagDateUseDescription
1415-1577 A vertical tricolour of white, red and white with a crescent moon in each stripe.[4]
1543-1577 A horizontal tricolour of Yellow, Red and Green.[5]
1577–1793 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 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 A horizontal tricolour of white, blue and red.
1896-1940
1944-1977
A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2).
1940-1942 A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the axe and 7 golden stars.
1942-1943 A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
1943-1944 A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the red Cross of Lorraine.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: flag of Djibouti. Encyclopædia Britannica. 15 September 2014.
  2. Book: Anjali Kamath. Flag Book. Popular Prakashan. 978-81-7991-512-7. 19.
  3. Web site: Djibouti - Political Party flags . 2022-04-07 . www.fotw.info.
  4. Book: Castanhoso . Miguel de . 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 . Bermudez . João . Corrêa . Gaspar . 1967 . Kraus Reprint . en.
  5. Web site: Vexilla Mundi . 2022-04-07 . www.vexilla-mundi.com.
  6. Web site: Egypt in Ottoman Empire . 2022-04-07 . www.crwflags.com.
  7. Book: Smith, Whitney . Die Zeichen der Menschen und Völker: unsere Welt in Fahnen und Flaggen . 1975 . Reich . 978-3-7243-0115-8 . de.