Flag of Guinea
Guinea's flag has three equal vertical stripes: red next to the flagpole, yellow in the middle and green on the outside.
At a glance
- Adopted
- November 10, 1958
- Shape (height : width)
- 2:3
- Capital
- Conakry
- Continent
- Africa
- Colours
- red
- yellow
- green
What it means
- Red: the blood of those who fought colonial rule, and hard work; it matches "Work" in the motto "Work, Justice, Solidarity"
- Yellow: Guinea's gold and the sun, a source of energy and equality; it matches "Justice"
- Green: the plants and farmland that most people live from; it matches "Solidarity"
Where it came from
The colours come from the African Democratic Rally, a political movement in French West Africa, which took them from Ghana's flag of 1957. They are the Pan-African colours, first used by Ethiopia.
Guinea became independent from France on 2 October 1958, and the flag was adopted with the first constitution on 10 November 1958.
History
Guinea's ruling party, the Democratic Party of Guinea, had already used the Pan-African colours since 1954.
Soon after independence Guinea joined Ghana in a union, which used a flag with both countries' colours and black stars; a third star was added when Mali joined in 1961. Guinea's own flag has stayed the same since 1958.
Fun facts
- Each colour matches one word of the national motto: Work, Justice, Solidarity.
- Guinea was the only French colony in Africa that voted to refuse continued ties with France in 1958.
- Rwanda's old flag added a big black R to tell it apart from Guinea's.
- Guinea's flag is the mirror image of Mali's: the same colours in the opposite order.
Easy to mix up with
Mali
Senegal
CameroonQuestions
What does the flag of Guinea look like?
Guinea's flag has three equal vertical stripes: red next to the flagpole, yellow in the middle and green on the outside.
What do the colours and symbols on the flag of Guinea mean?
Red: the blood of those who fought colonial rule, and hard work; it matches "Work" in the motto "Work, Justice, Solidarity"; Yellow: Guinea's gold and the sun, a source of energy and equality; it matches "Justice"; Green: the plants and farmland that most people live from; it matches "Solidarity".
When was the flag of Guinea adopted?
The current flag of Guinea was adopted on November 10, 1958.
What colours are on the flag of Guinea?
The flag of Guinea uses red, yellow and green.
Which flag is easy to mix up with the flag of Guinea?
It is easy to mix up with the flag of Mali. Mali has the same colours, but green is next to the flagpole and red is on the outside
Famous landmarks in Guinea
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Sources
- en.wikipedia.org
- crwflags.com
- Flag picture: flagcdn.com (Wikimedia Commons)