List of Djibouti flags

The following is a list of Flags used in Djibouti for more information about the national flag, see the Flag of Djibouti

National flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1977–Present	Flag of Djibouti	A horizontal bicolour of light blue and light green, with a white isosceles triangle at the hoist bearing a red star in its center. [1] [2]

Military flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1977–Present	Naval Jack of Djibouti	A diagonal tricolour of blue, white and green.

Political party flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1960–1977	Flag of The Front de Libération de la Côte des Somalis	An inverted version of the Flag of Djibouti.
	1972–1977	Flag of The African People's League for Independence	Similar to the national flag.
	1960–1972	Flag of The Djibouti Liberation Movement	A Green Field with 2 white stripes and a red isosceles triangle at the hoist bearing a golden star in its center.
	1972–1977	Flag of The Djibouti Liberation Movement	A Green Field with 2 white stripes, 2 light blue stripes and a red isosceles triangle at the hoist bearing a crescent moon in its center.
	2003–Present	Flag of The Union for the Presidential Majority	A Yellow Field with the emblem in the center. [3]
	1960–1994	Flag of The National Union for Independence	A horizontal bicolour of green and black, with a red isosceles triangle at the hoist bearing a sword and a hammer in its center.
	1991–Present	Flag of The Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy	A white isosceles triangle based on the hoist-side pointed toward the fly-side and then divided into two right triangles: the upper triangle is blue and the lower triangle is green with a red 5-pointed star centered on the hoist side of the triangle.

Historical flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1415–1577	Flag of The Adal Sultanate	A vertical tricolour of white, red and white with a crescent moon in each stripe. [4]
	1543–1577	Flag of The Ethiopian Empire	A horizontal tricolour of Yellow, Red and Green. [5]
	1577–1793	Flag of The Ottoman Empire	Red field with a Green Disc in the center and 3 golden crescent moons inside the disc.
	1793–1844	Flag of The Ottoman Empire	A Red Field with a white crescent moon and a 8-pointed star.
	1844–1883	Flag of The Ottoman Empire	A Red Field with a white crescent moon and a 5-pointed star.
	1874–1881	Flag of the Khedivate of Egypt	Red flag with a white crescent, containing three five-pointed white stars. [6]
	1881–1883	Flag of the Khedivate of Egypt under British occupation	A Red Field with a Crescent moon and a 6-pointed star. [7]
	1889	Flag of the Russian Empire	A horizontal tricolour of white, blue and red.
	1896–1940 1944–1977	Flag of France	A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2).
	1940–1942	Flag of Vichy France	A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the axe and 7 golden stars.
	1942–1943	Flag of United Kingdom	A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
	1943–1944	Flag of Free France	A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the red Cross of Lorraine.

See also

• Flag of Djibouti
• Emblem of Djibouti

References

1. "flag of Djibouti". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
2. Anjali Kamath. Flag Book. Popular Prakashan. p. 19. ISBN   978-81-7991-512-7.
3. "Djibouti - Political Party flags". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
4. Castanhoso, Miguel de; Bermudez, João; Corrêa, Gaspar (1967). The Portuguese Expedition to Abyssinia in 1541-1543 as Narrated by Castanhoso: With Some Contemporary Letters, the Short Account of Bermudez, and Certain Extracts from Corrêa. Kraus Reprint.
5. "Vexilla Mundi". www.vexilla-mundi.com. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
6. "Egypt in Ottoman Empire". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
7. Smith, Whitney (1975). Die Zeichen der Menschen und Völker: unsere Welt in Fahnen und Flaggen (in German). Reich. ISBN   978-3-7243-0115-8.