Flag of Jubaland

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Jubaland State of Somalia
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Adopted28 February 2013;11 years ago (28 February 2013)
DesignA horizontal stripes of green, white, and red, with a central emblem incorporating a traditional Somali shield and spear, symbolizing defense and unity.

Jubaland has had a wide array of flags in its modern history, ranging from that during its British East Africa Province of Jubaland era, during the transitionary Trans-Juba period of Jubaland, as well as the current Jubaland's federal state flag.

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British East Africa

During its period as a British East Africa province, Jubaland had a variation of the British blue ensign.

Transitionary phase

Jubaland was in the transitionary phase of Trans-Juba for a total of 715 days, or one year, eleven months, and fifteen days, from the 15 July 1924 until 30 June 1926: [1]

Afterwards the Italian colonial flag with the emblematic crown was used:

British and UN administrative period

From 1941 until 1949 was the British administrative period after the British occupied places vacated by the Italians in WW2: [2]

Subsequently, the Stettinius blue of the United Nations flag, first erected in New York City and which would later be embraced as Somalia's national flag, was adopted by Jubaland as well as Somalia during its United Nations Trust Territory period.

Contemporary assortment

During Jubaland's development phase various flags had been proposed, as well as the one used during the existence of the self-proclaimed Republic of Azania, which resembled the Russian flag. [3] The current flag of Jubaland was adopted at a conference on 28 February 2013 at Kismayo. [4] There is also a sub-federal level flag for Gedo. [5] [ verification needed ]

In 2023 conservatives and right-wing media attacked a flag design for Minnesota, advancing a conspiracy theory that it represents a Somali "conquest" of Minnesota due to similarities with the current Jubaland flag. [6]

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References

  1. International Boundary Study, Volumes 151–165, page 5, 1975
  2. Making Sense of Somali History: Volume 1 By Abdullahi, Abdurahman, 2017, page 99
  3. "J/Land:-M/weynaha D/Goboleedka AZANIA & Wafdi La Socda-Oo Gaaray Tuulada Dhoobleey!!!". Allkisima.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2011.
  4. "Jubaland". www.crwflags.com.
  5. Zakaria Yusuf & Claire Elder "Jubaland in Jeopardy: The Uneasy Path to State-Building in Somalia," International Crisis Group. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  6. Pleat, Zachary; McCabe, Audrey; Armstrong, Payton (22 December 2023). "Right-wing media attack Minnesota's state flag redesign with 'great replacement' theory rhetoric". Media Matters . Retrieved 4 January 2024.