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

National Flag

FlagDateUseDescription
1977-PresentFlag of DjiboutiA horizontal bicolour of light blue and light green, with a white isosceles triangle at the hoist bearing a red star in its center.[1][2]

Military Flag

FlagDateUseDescription
1977-PresentNaval Jack of Djiboutia diagonal tricolour of blue, white and green.

Political Party Flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1960-1977Flag of The Front de Libération de la Côte des SomalisAn inverted version of the Flag of Djibouti.
1972-1977Flag of The African People's League for IndependenceSimilar to the national flag.
1960-1972Flag of The Djibouti Liberation MovementA Green Field with 2 white stripes and a red isosceles triangle at the hoist bearing a golden star in its center.
1972-1977Flag of The Djibouti Liberation MovementA 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-PresentFlag of The Union for the Presidential MajorityA Yellow Field with the emblem in the center.[3]
1960-1994Flag of The National Union for IndependenceA horizontal bicolour of green and black, with a red isosceles triangle at the hoist bearing a sword and a hammer in its center.
1991-PresentFlag of The Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracya 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
1415-1577Flag of The Adal SultanateA vertical tricolour of white, red and white with a crescent moon in each stripe.[4]
1543-1577Flag of The Ethiopian EmpireA horizontal tricolour of Yellow, Red and Green.[5]
1577–1793Flag of The Ottoman EmpireRed field with a Green Disc in the center and 3 golden crescent moons inside the disc.
1793–1844Flag of The Ottoman EmpireA Red Field with a white crescent moon and a 8-pointed star.
1844–1883Flag of The Ottoman EmpireA Red Field with a white crescent moon and a 5-pointed star.
1874-1881Flag of the Khedivate of EgyptRed flag with a white crescent, containing three five-pointed white stars.[6]
1881-1883Flag of the Khedivate of Egypt under British occupationA Red Field with a Crescent moon and a 6-pointed star.[7]
1889Flag of the Russian EmpireA horizontal tricolour of white, blue and red.
1889Flag of the Russian SagalloA horizontal tricolour of white, blue and red with a golden saltire that extends to the corners of the flag.
1896-1940
1944-1977
Flag of FranceA vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2).
1940-1942Flag of Vichy FranceA vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the axe and 7 golden stars.
1942-1943Flag of United KingdomA superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
1943-1944Flag of Free FranceA vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the red Cross of Lorraine.

See also

References

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