Uganda Flag

How to identify it

Six stripes of black, yellow, red, black, yellow, red with a white disc in the centre carrying a grey crested crane standing on one leg.

Design and construction

Adoption and legal status

Grace Ibingira designed the flag adopted at independence on 9 October 1962.

History of the design

The central grey crowned crane came from the colonial badge, where it had been chosen as a symbol not tied to any single indigenous kingdom.

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