List of Ugandan flags explained

The Following is a list of flags and banners used in Uganda.

Ethnic group flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1993-Present	Flag of The Ankole people	^[5]
	1994-Present	Flag of The Bunyoro people	^[6]
	1962-Present	Flag of The Busoga people	^[7]
	1962-Present		^[8]
	1962-Present		^[9]
	1962-Present	Flag of The Rwenzururu people	^[10]
	1962-Present		^[11]

Political flags

Political parties

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	c.2003-Present		A Horizontal bicolour of white and green.^[12]
	c.2011-Present		Five horizontal stripes of yellow (top), blue, green, red, and yellow (bottom), with the top and bottom stripes 3 times as a wide as the others. A white disc is superimposed at the centre and depicts the party's symbol, a yellow bus.^[13]
	1960-1966		A Horizontal tricolour of black, yellow and red.^[14]
	1966-Present		A Horizontal tricolour of black, red and blue.^[15]

Rebel groups

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1996-Present		A Horizontal tricolour of blue, white and red with a green isosceles triangle based on the hoist side and the letters ADM/A written in blue on the white band.^[16]
	c.1987-Present		A Horizontal tricolour of red, black, and blue.^[17]

Military flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1962-Present		A Green Field with 6 lines of black (top), yellow, red, black, yellow, and red (bottom) downwards and the UPDF's emblem in the center.^[18]
	1964-Present		A Cyan Field with 6 lines of black (top), yellow, red, black, yellow, and red (bottom) downwards and the air force's emblem in the center.^[19]

Subdivision flags

Historical flags

Historical flags

Kingdom of Buganda

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1860-1861	Flag of The Kingdom of Buganda	A Simple red field.^[20]
	1861-1876 1881-1890	Flag of The Kingdom of Buganda	A red field with a white stripe facing on the hoist side.^[21]
	1876-1881	Flag of The Kingdom of Buganda	A White swallowtailed field with 2 vertical stripes of red and blue.^[22]

Belgian Empire

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1894-1910		A vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red.
	1894-1910		A yellow five-pointed flag on a blue background.
	1894-1910		A blue field with a yellow saltire that extends to the corners of the flag and 4 yellow stars in each blue corner.

British Empire

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1890-1962		A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
	1890-1894		British Blue Ensign with the crown and beneath it the golden sun.^[23]
	1890-1894	Governor Flag of The Imperial British East Africa Company	A Union Flag defaced with the crown and beneath it the golden sun.^[24]
	1914-1962		British Blue Ensign with the emblem of Uganda.^[25]
	1914-1962	Governor Flag of The Protectorate of Uganda	A Union Flag defaced with the Emblem of Uganda.^[26]
	1962		A Vertical tricolour of green, blue and green with 2 lines between the stripes and a grey crowned crane, facing the hoist side in yellow on the blue stripe.^[27]

See also

• Flag of Uganda
• Coat of arms of Uganda

Notes and References

1. Web site: Symbols . 2022-05-04 . www.ugandamission.net.
2. Web site: Uganda . 2022-05-04 . www.crwflags.com.
3. Web site: flag of Uganda Britannica . 2022-05-04 . www.britannica.com . en.
4. Web site: Uganda President . 2022-05-04 . www.crwflags.com.
5. Web site: Ankole Kingdom (Uganda) . 2022-05-04 . www.crwflags.com.
6. Web site: Bunyoro Kingdom (Uganda) . 2022-05-04 . www.crwflags.com.
7. Web site: Busoga Kingdom (Uganda) . 2022-05-04 . www.crwflags.com.
8. Web site: Acholi Kingdom (Uganda) . 2022-05-04 . www.crwflags.com.
9. Web site: Lango Kingdom (Uganda) . 2022-05-04 . www.crwflags.com.
10. Web site: Bakonjo People (Uganda-Dem. Rep. Congo) . 2022-05-04 . www.crwflags.com.
11. Web site: Uganda . 2022-05-04 . www.worldstatesmen.org.
12. Web site: Democratic Party (Uganda) . 2022-05-04 . www.crwflags.com.
13. Web site: Kolyangha. Mudangha. NRM flags off door-to-door campaigns. Monitor.co.ug . 5 December 2020 . 25 August 2023 . en.
14. Web site: Uganda People's Congress . 2022-05-04 . www.crwflags.com.
15. Web site: Uganda People's Congress . 2022-05-04 . www.crwflags.com.
16. Web site: Allied Democratic Movement (Uganda) . 2022-05-04 . www.crwflags.com.
17. Web site: Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) . Sudan Tribune . 15 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190204174543/http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?mot152 . 4 February 2019 . live . dmy-all .
18. Web site: Uganda People's Defence Force . 2022-05-04 . www.crwflags.com.
19. Web site: Uganda Air Force . 2022-05-04 . www.crwflags.com.
20. Web site: Buganda (Uganda) . 2022-05-04 . www.crwflags.com.
21. Web site: Buganda (Uganda) . 2022-05-04 . www.crwflags.com.
22. Web site: Buganda (Uganda) . 2022-05-04 . www.crwflags.com.
23. Web site: British East Africa Company . 2022-05-04 . crwflags.com.
24. Web site: British East Africa Company . 2022-05-04 . crwflags.com.
25. Web site: Uganda : colonial flags . 2022-05-04 . crwflags.com.
26. Web site: Uganda : colonial flags . 2022-05-04 . crwflags.com.
27. Web site: Uganda . 2022-05-04 . www.crwflags.com.