Flag of Madagascar
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Use | National flag and ensign |
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Proportion | 2:3 |
Adopted | 14 October 1958 |
Design | Two horizontal bands of red and green with a white vertical band on the hoist side |
![]() Variant flag of Madagascar | |
Use | Presidential standard |
Proportion | 2:3 |
Design | The National flag with the Seal of Madagascar in the center of the tri-point with the initials "R. M." in the canton. |
The flag of Madagascar (Malagasy: sainan'i Madagasikara; French: drapeau de Madagascar) was adopted on 14 October 1958,[1] two years before the independence of that nation, as Madagascar prepared for a referendum on its status in the French Community.
The colors of the flag represent Madagascar's history and traditional peasant classes.[1] Red and white were the colors of the Merina kingdom, which was conquered by France in 1896.[2] They were used in the flag of the last Merina monarch, Queen Ranavalona III. Green was the color of the Hova, the largest class of peasant commoners, who played a significant role in anti-French agitation and the independence movement.
Current flags[]
Ethnic[]
2:3 Flag of the Merina people (since 1997)[3]
Military[]
2:3 Flag of the Chief of Army Staff in the rank of Brigade General
2:3 Flag of the Chief of Army Staff in the rank of Divisional General
1:2 Pennant of the Chief of the Naval Air Force Staff in the rank of Commodore or below
1:2 Pennant of the Chief of the Naval Air Force Staff in the rank of Rear Admiral
1:2 Pennant of the Chief of the Naval Air Force Staff in the rank of Vice Admiral
1:2 Pennant of the Commander of a Naval Group
1:2 Pennant of the Commander of a Naval Base
1:20 Masthead pennant
Historical flags[]
2:3
Flag of the Antankarana Kingdom
2:3
Flag of the Antongil Kingdom
2:3
Flag of the Boina Kingdom, similar to the Peruvian flag
2:3
Flag of the Menabe Kingdom, similar to the Austrian flag
2:3
First flag of the Tamatave Kingdom, 1750–1819
2:3
Second flag of the Tamatave Kingdom, 1819-1822
2:3
Third flag of the Tamatave Kingdom, 1822-1826
2:3
Fourth and final flag of the Tamatave Kingdom, 1826-1828
2:3
Flag of the Tanibe Kingdom, 1822-1828
2:3
Standard of the Merina Kingdom, c. 1787–1885[citation needed]
2:3
Flag of the Merina Kingdom, c. 1810–1885, similar to the Polish flag
2:3
Flag of the Malagasy Protectorate, 1885–1896
2:3
The French tricolour of the colonial period, 1896–1958
Presidential Standards[]
Malagasy Republic[]
2:3
Philibert Tsiranana, 1959
2:3
Philibert Tsiranana, 1959–1972, obverse side
2:3
Philibert Tsiranana, 1959–1972, reverse side
2:3
Gabriel Ramanantsoa, 1972–1975, obverse side
2:3
Gabriel Ramanantsoa, 1972–1975, reverse side
Democratic Republic of Madagascar[]
2:3
Didier Ratsiraka, 1976–1993, obverse side
2:3
Didier Ratsiraka, 1976–1993, reverse side
Third Republic of Madagascar[]
2:3
Albert Zafy, 1993–1996, obverse side
2:3
Albert Zafy, 1993–1996, reverse side
2:3
Didier Ratsiraka, 1998–2002, obverse side
2:3
Didier Ratsiraka, 1998–2002, reverse side
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Malagasy Flag". World Atlas.
- ^ Smith, Whitney; Young, Grace (February 16, 2001). "Flag of Madagascar". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ Merina local flag (Madagascar). Flags of the World (2015-05-20). Retrieved on 2017-10-17.
External links[]
- Flags of Africa
- National symbols of Madagascar
- Flags introduced in 1958
- National flags