Angola Flag

How to identify it

Red over black, with a yellow emblem in the centre combining half a cogwheel, a machete and a star.

Design and construction

Proportions

2:3

Adoption and legal status

Adopted on 11 November 1975, the moment independence from Portugal was proclaimed. It is based on the flag of the MPLA, the liberation movement that has governed since independence.

Construction

Two equal horizontal bands, red above black, with a yellow emblem in the centre combining a segment of a cogwheel, a machete and a five-pointed star.

Officially documented meaning

Per Angola's constitution and government sources, red stands for the blood shed during colonial oppression, the independence struggle and national defence; black represents the African continent; the cogwheel segment stands for workers and industry, the machete for peasants and agricultural production, and the star for international solidarity and progress.

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