Flag of Chad
Three equal vertical stripes of dark blue, yellow and red, with blue next to the pole.
At a glance
- Adopted
- 1959adopted in 1959 (sources give 11 June or 6 November 1959) and kept at independence in 1960
- Shape (height : width)
- 2:3
- Capital
- N'Djamena
- Continent
- Africa
- Colours
- blue
- yellow
- red
What it means
- Blue: officially the sky, hope, farming and the well-watered south; it is also often said to stand for Lake Chad
- Yellow: officially the sun and the desert north; it is also often linked to the sands of the Sahara
- Red: officially progress, unity and sacrifice; people also say it is the blood shed for independence
Where it came from
The colours mix the blue, white and red of the French flag with the Pan-African colours green, yellow and red. The first idea used green, but green was swapped for blue so the flag would not be confused with other flags such as Mali's. Some sources name Naiyia Amina Goudja as the designer.
History
Chad became a self-governing republic within the French Community in 1958 and adopted this flag in 1959, more than a year before full independence on 11 August 1960. The 1962 and 2018 constitutions both describe the same blue, gold and red flag.
Fun facts
- Chad's flag is almost exactly the same as Romania's; Chad's blue is just a little darker.
- In 2004 Chad asked the United Nations to look at the problem, but Romania said the tricolour was theirs first and did not change it.
- The two flags looked different until 1989, when Romania removed its communist emblem from the middle.
- In 2025 a Romanian politician accidentally posted Chad's flag instead of Romania's.
Easy to mix up with
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What does the flag of Chad look like?
Three equal vertical stripes of dark blue, yellow and red, with blue next to the pole.
What do the colours and symbols on the flag of Chad mean?
Blue: officially the sky, hope, farming and the well-watered south; it is also often said to stand for Lake Chad; Yellow: officially the sun and the desert north; it is also often linked to the sands of the Sahara; Red: officially progress, unity and sacrifice; people also say it is the blood shed for independence.
When was the flag of Chad adopted?
The current flag of Chad was adopted on 1959. (adopted in 1959 (sources give 11 June or 6 November 1959) and kept at independence in 1960)
What colours are on the flag of Chad?
The flag of Chad uses blue, yellow and red.
Which flag is easy to mix up with the flag of Chad?
It is easy to mix up with the flag of Romania. Romania's flag has the same stripes; its blue is a little lighter, and from a distance they look the same
Famous landmarks in Chad
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Sources
- en.wikipedia.org
- crwflags.com
- Flag picture: flagcdn.com (Wikimedia Commons)