The following is a list of flags and banners used in Tanzania.

National Flag

FlagDateUseDescription
1964–PresentFlag of TanzaniaA Yellow-edged black diagonal band divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner: the upper triangle is green and the lower triangle is light blue.[1][2]

Government Flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1964–PresentPresidential flag of TanzaniaA green field with a blue border with the national coat of arms (without humans) imposed at the center.[3]

German East Africa

FlagDateUseDescription
1884-1891Flags of The German East Africa CompanyA white lion, white tree, and five white stars on a red field, surrounded by a black and white patterned border.
A white field with a centred black cross; five white stars on a red field in the canton.
1891-1918Flag of the Imperial Colonial OfficeA tricolor, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), white, and red (bottom) defaced with the Reichsadler in the centre.
1904-?Flag of the East African Railroad CompanyA per saltire divided into four panels of white (top and bottom), black (hoist side), and red (fly side), charged with the company's emblem.

Sultanate of Zanzibar

FlagDateUseDescription
1952-1963Flag of The British Resident Minister of ZanzibarThe flag of Britain defaced with the emblem of the Resident Minister of Zanzibar.

Regional Flags

FlagDateUseDescription
2005–PresentFlag of ZanzibarHorizontal tricolour of blue, black, and green with the national flag of Tanzania in the canton.[4]
1964-2005Flag of ZanzibarZanzibar formerly used the national flag.[5]

Political Flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1954-1977Flag of the Tanganyika African National UnionA horizontal tricolour of green (top), black and green.[6]
1957-1977Flag of the Afro-Shirazi PartyA tricolor, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured light blue (top), black, and green (bottom) defaced with a yellow hoe in the centre.
1977–PresentFlag of the Chama Cha MapinduziA green field with the party emblem in the top-left canton.

Historical Flags

Kilwa Sultanate

FlagDateUseDescription
957–1513Flag of the Kilwa SultanateA swallowtailed bicoloured banner of yellow and red with 2 white crescent moons.

Portuguese Zanzibar

FlagDateUseDescription
1505-1521Flag of the Kingdom of PortugalA white field with the coat of arms in the center.
1521-1578
1578-1640
1616-1640 (Putative)
1640-1667
1667-1698

Omani Zanzibar[7]

FlagDateUseDescription
1698–1856Flag of the Omani EmpireA White Field with red Arabic script above and a red sword pointed to the right.

Sultanate of Zanzibar

FlagDateUseDescription
1856-1861Flag of the Sultanate of Zanzibar13 horizontal stripes. 4 red, 4 green, 2 white and 3 yellow with 8 green crescent moons. 3 in the superior and inferior yellow stripes and 2 in the central yellow stripe.
1896–1963Flag of the Sultanate of Zanzibar (British protectorate)a simple red field.[8]
1963–1964Flag of the Sultanate of ZanzibarA red field with a green disk in the centre bearing two yellow cloves in the centre.[9]

German Rule[10]

FlagDateUseDescription
1891–1918Flag of the German EmpireA tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), white, and red (bottom)
1918-1919Flag of the Weimar RepublicA tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), red, and gold (bottom).

British Rule[11]

FlagDateUseDescription
1890-1963Flag of the United Kingdom (used dually in Zanzibar and Tanganyika)A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
1919–1961Flag of Tanganyika TerritoryA British Red Ensign with the Emblem of the British League of Nations mandate (a British UN Trust Territory after 1946) centred on the outer half of the flag.

Republic of Tanganyika

FlagDateUseDescription
1961–1964Flag of TanganyikaA green field with a gold-edged black horizontal band in the centre.

People's Republic of Zanzibar

FlagDateUseDescription
January 1964Flag of the People's Republic of ZanzibarA horizontal tricolour of black, yellow and blue.[12]
January–April 1964Flag of the People's Republic of ZanzibarA horizontal tricolour of blue, black and green.[13]

Proposed Flag

FlagDateUseDescription
1914Proposed Flag of German East AfricaA tricolor, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), white, and red (bottom) defaced with a proposed coat of arms in the center.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Tanzania". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  2. ↑ . 2013-11-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20131125222553/http://www.tanzania.go.tz/profilef.html. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 2022-05-17. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "Tanzania: President". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  4. ↑ "Zanzibar (Tanzania)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  5. ↑ "Zanzibar (Tanzania)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  6. ↑ "Tanzanian: Political party flags". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  7. ↑ "Zanzibar (to 1890)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  8. ↑ "History of Tanzania". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Sultanate of Zanzibar (1963-1964)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  10. ↑ "Zanzibar (to 1890)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  11. ↑ "British Resident of Zanzibar (1890 - 1963)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  12. ↑ "Zanzibar (Tanzania)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  13. ↑ "Zanzibar (Tanzania)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
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