Flag of South Yemen

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South Yemen
Flag of South Yemen.svg
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AdoptedNovember 30, 1967;57 years ago (1967-11-30)
RelinquishedMay 22, 1990;35 years ago (1990-05-22)
(Yemeni unification)
DesignA horizontal tricolour of red, white and black with a sky-blue chevron with a tilted red star (the emblem of the Yemeni Socialist Party) next to the hoist.

The Flag of South Yemen consisted of a tricolour consisting of the three equal horizontal red, white, and black bands of the National Front flag with the sky-blue chevron and a tilted red star on the left side of the hoist. The red star represented the leadership of the party, the National Front, which later became the Yemeni Socialist Party. [1]

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Vertical flags of PDR Yemen and DPR Korea PDRY-DPRK.jpg
Vertical flags of PDR Yemen and DPR Korea

The flag was adopted on 30 November 1967 when South Yemen declared independence from the United Kingdom until the Yemeni unification in 1990. The flag of South Yemen was the only flag from the Arab Liberation Flag family to feature the color blue. [1]

Color scheme

SchemeSky blueRedWhiteBlack
Hex triplet #80C3E6#CE1126#FFFFFF#000000
RGB 128–195–230206–17–38255–255–2550–0–0

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References

  1. 1 2 "Saudi Aramco World : Flags of the Arab World". archive.aramcoworld.com. Retrieved 2025-01-08.