List of Burundian flags

This is a list of the flags of Burundi. for the national flag, see Flag of Burundi.

National flag
FlagDateUseDescription
1982-presentNational flag and ensign[1][2]The flag is divided into four parts by a white saltire. The upper and lower parts are red in color, while the left and right ones are green in color. White color of the saltire represents peace, green represents the nation's hopes placed on future development and red symbolizes the suffering of the nation during its freedom struggle.[2] The three stars in triangular configuration stand for the three ethnic groups of Burundi: the Hutu, the Twa and the Tutsi.[2] The three stars also stand for the three elements of the national motto: Unité, Travail, Progrès ("Unity, Work and Progress"), which can be seen on the coat of arms of Burundi.[3] They also represent the loyalty that the citizens of the nations have pledged to their God, king and country.[2]

Ethnic group flags
FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the Twa People[4]

Political party flags
FlagDateUseDescription
1992-presentFlag of the FRODEBU[5]
1998-presentFlag of the CNDD-FDD[6]
1994-presentFlag of the CNDD[7]
1980-presentFlag of the FNL
1960-presentFlag of the UPRONA[8]

Historical flags
FlagDateUseDescription
1972Possible rendition of the green-red-green flag of Martyazo
1967-1982Second Flag of The Republic of Burundi[9]
1966-1967First Flag of The Republic of Burundi[10]
1966Second and Last Flag of The Kingdom of Burundi
1962-1966First Flag of The Kingdom of Burundi[11]
1962-1966First Flag of The Kingdom of Burundi (Drum Variant)
1961-1962Flag of autonomous Burundi under Ruanda-Urundi
1926-1945First Flag of The Belgian Congo[12]
1916-1962Flag of the Kingdom of Belgium[13]
1890-1916Flag of The German Empire[14]
1890-1916Colonial Flag
1914-1916Proposed Flag for The German East Africa[15]

See also

References
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  2. "flag of Burundi". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  3. Guide to the Flags of the World by Mauro Talocci, revised and updated by Whitney Smith (ISBN 0-688-01141-1), p. 153.
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  12. "Congo: Pre-independence flags (1877 - 1960)". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  13. "Belgium". www.fotw.info. Archived from the original on 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  14. "German Empire 1871-1918". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  15. "Colonial Flags 1914 (Germany)". www.fotw.info. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
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