List of Ethiopian flags explained

This is a list of flags used in Ethiopia. For more information about the national flag, see the flag of Ethiopia.

Military flags

FlagDateUseDescription
2021–Present
2009–2021 Flag of the Ethiopian National Defense Force
1996–2009 Flag of the Ethiopian National Defense Force

Ethiopian Navy

FlagDateUseDescription
2019–presentWar Ensign of Ethiopia
1975–1996 War Ensign of Ethiopia
1974–1975 War Ensign of Ethiopia
1955–1974 War Ensign of Ethiopia

Militias

Ethnic flags

FlagDateUseDescription
A Horizontal tricolour of black, red and white with a flower in the white stripe.
A Horizontal tricolour of black (top), white and black with a 5-pointed star in the canton.
A Horizontal tricolour of red, yellow and blue.

Political flags

FlagDatePartyDescription
2021–Present
2021–Present Agew Liberation Front
2021–present Gambella Peoples Liberation Army
1999–Present [2]
1999–present
1984–Present [3]
1993–Present
1985–Present
1975–Present
1975–Present
1973–Present
Somali State Resistance
Benishangul People's Liberation Movement
Gambella Peoples Liberation Army
1985-1998
1984-1991 [4]
1982-2019 [5]
1982-2019 Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization
1973–1989

Regions

See main article: Flags of the regions of Ethiopia.

Flag Administrative division Adopted Description
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2012–present [7]
1999–present [8]
[9]
2023–present
[10]
[11]
[12]
[13]
2020–present [14]
2018–present [15]
2023–present
2021–present
[16]

Historical flags

Historical flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1270-1875 A horizontal tricolour of Yellow, Red and Green.
1875-1881Flag of The Ethiopian EmpireA horizontal tricolour of red, white and purple with the Lion of Judah superimposed at the center. Disputed early version of the post-1897 flag.[17]
1881-1889 Flag of The Ethiopian Empire 3 triangular pennants of red, yellow and green.[18]
1897-1914 Flag of The Ethiopian Empire A horizontal tricolour of red, yellow and green with the first Ethiopic letter of Emperor Menelik's name superimposed at the center.[19] [20] [21]
1897-1936
1941-1974
Official banner of the Emperor A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the Lion of Judah superimposed at the center.[22]
1974-1975 A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the Lion of Judah superimposed at the center (without the crown and with a spear).[23]
1975-1987 Flag of The Derg A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the National Emblem superimposed at the center.
1987-1991 A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the National Emblem superimposed at the center.
1991-1996 A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the National Emblem superimposed at the center.
1996-2009 Flag of Ethiopia A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the National Emblem superimposed at the center.[24]

Imperial standards

FlagDateUseDescription
1930-1974 Obverse [25]
1930-1974 Reverse

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Firefly Guide to Flags of the World . 2003 . Firefly Books . 9781552978139 . 74 . 11 September 2021.
  2. Web site: Sidama Liberation Front (Ethiopia) . 2022-03-25 . www.fotw.info.
  3. Web site: Ogaden (Ethiopia) . 2022-03-25 . www.fotw.info.
  4. Web site: Ethiopian Worker's Party (Ethiopia) . 2022-03-25 . www.fotw.info.
  5. Web site: Oromo Federalist Congress (Ethiopia) . 2022-03-25 . www.fotw.info.
  6. Web site: Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) . 2022-03-25 . www.fotw.info.
  7. Web site: Afar (Ethiopia) . 2022-03-25 . www.fotw.info.
  8. Web site: Amhara (Ethiopia) . 2022-03-25 . www.fotw.info.
  9. Web site: Benishangul/Gumuz (Ethiopia) . 2022-03-25 . www.fotw.info.
  10. Web site: Dire Dawa (Ethiopia) . 2022-03-25 . www.fotw.info.
  11. Web site: Gambella (Ethiopia) . 2022-03-25 . www.fotw.info.
  12. Web site: Harari (Ethiopia) . 2022-03-25 . www.fotw.info.
  13. Web site: Oromiya (Ethiopia) . 2022-03-25 . www.fotw.info.
  14. Web site: Sidama (Ethiopia) . 2022-03-25 . www.fotw.info.
  15. Web site: Somali (Ethiopia) . 2022-03-25 . www.fotw.info.
  16. Web site: Tigray (Ethiopia) . 2022-03-25 . www.fotw.info.
  17. Web site: Vexilla Mundi . 2022-09-10 . www.vexilla-mundi.com.
  18. Flag of Ethiopia, 2019, Encyclopædia Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Ethiopia
  19. Book: Flag Bulletin, Volume 27 . 1988 . Flag Research Center . 11 . 11 September 2021.
  20. Book: Lentakis . Michael B. . Ethiopia: A View from Within . 2005 . Janus Publishing Company Lim . 9781857565584 . 11 . 11 September 2021.
  21. Book: Mitchell . W. . Journal of the Royal United Service Institution, Whitehall Yard . 1897 . W. Mitchell . 11 . 11 September 2021.
  22. Vlajky a znaky Etiopie. Vexilolog. 2003. 8. Flags and emblems of Ethiopia. cs.
  23. Web site: People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1987 - 1991). www.crwflags.com.
  24. Proclamation No. 48/1996 – A Proclamation to amend the Flag and Emblem Proclamation. Federal Negarit Gazeta. 31 October 1996. 272–273. 9 May 2017. 30 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171030063651/http://www.hopr.gov.et/c/document_library/get_file?p_l_id=11402&folderId=108992&name=DLFE-3262.pdf. dead.
  25. Web site: Imperial Ethiopia . 2022-03-24 . www.crwflags.com.