List of Sudanese flags

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The following is a list of flags used in Sudan.

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National Flag

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Sudan.svg 1970-TodayFlag of SudanA horizontal tricolour of red, white, and black; with a green triangle based at the hoist. [1] [2]
Flag of Sudan (2-3).svg 1970-TodayFlag of Sudan (2:3 Variant)
Flag of Sudan (vertical).svg 1970-TodayFlag of Sudan (Vertical Variant) [3]

Government Flag

FlagDateUseDescription
Presidential Standard of Sudan.svg 1970-TodayFlag of The President of Sudan A horizontal tricolour of red, white, and black; with a green triangle based at the hoist with the national emblem in the center of the white stripe. [4]

Ethnic Group Flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the Daza People.svg  ?-TodayFlag of The Daza people A horizontal bicolour of yellow and black divided with 2 lines of red and blue and a black star in the center of the yellow stripe.
Flag of the Hausa people.svg  ?-TodayFlag of The Hausa people A white field with the Dagin Arewa or Northern knot in the center.

Military Flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Air Force Ensign of Sudan.svg 1956-TodayFlag of The Sudanese Air Force A blue field with the national flag in the canton defaced with the air force's roundel.
Naval Ensign of Sudan.svg 1970-TodayNaval Ensign of SudanA white field with the national flag in the canton.
Flag of the Sudanese 9th Airborne Division.svg 2010-TodayFlag of The Sudanese 9th Airborne DivisionA red field with a golden Arabic script upwards and downwards and the golden emblem in the center.

Political Party Flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the White Flag League.svg 1923-1924Flag of the White Flag League A white field with the flag of the Kingdom of Egypt in the canton and an outline of the Nile river in blue along the fly side.
NUP flag.jpg 1945-TodayFlag of the National Umma Party
Sudanese Communist Party flag.png 1946-TodayFlag of the Sudanese Communist Party A red field with white Arabic script reading "Sudanese Communist Party". [5]
Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg 1952-TodayFlag of the Democratic Unionist Party A horizontal tricolour of blue, yellow, and green; identical to the first flag of independent Sudan used between 1956 and 1970.
Flag of the Azania Liberation Front.svg 1965-1970Flag of the Azania Liberation Front
Flag of the Beja Congress.svg 1957-TodayFlag of the Beja Congress A horizontal tricolour of blue, yellow, and green with a vertical 1⁄4-width red bar at the hoist.
Flag of the Sudanese Socialist Union.svg 1971-1985Flag of the Sudanese Socialist Union A white field with the logo of the party in the center.
Flag of Sudan Liberation Movement-Army.svg 2002-TodayFlag of the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army Four horizontal bands of black, red, blue, and green with a white star in the center.
Flag of SPLM-N.svg 2011-TodayFlag of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North A horizontal tricolour of black, red, and blue, fimbriated with white stripes; with a green equilateral triangle based on the hoist side bearing a gold five-pointed star within a red disc.
Flag of the Sudan Revolutionary Front.svg 2011-TodayFlag of the Sudan Revolutionary Front A horizontal tricolour of black, red, and green; charged with a blue five-pointed star within a yellow disc at the center.

Sub-National flag

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Blue Nile State.png  ?-TodayFlag of The Blue Nile State
Flag of Central Darfur State.png  ?-TodayFlag of Central Darfur
Flag of North Darfur State.png  ?-TodayFlag of North Darfur
Flag of South Darfur State.png  ?-TodayFlag of South Darfur
Flag of West Darfur State.png  ?-TodayFlag of West Darfur
Flag of Kassala Wilayyah.svg  ?-TodayFlag of The Kassala State
Flag of Khartoum Wilayah.png  ?-TodayFlag of The Khartoum State
Flag of Al Qadarif State.png  ?-TodayFlag of The Al Qadarif State
Flag of the Abyei Area.png  ?-TodayFlag of The Abyei Area

Historical Flags

Makuria

FlagDateUseDescription
The flag of the 'Kingdom of Dongola' (Makuria) in the "Book of all kingdoms" (C. 1350).svg 400-1590Flag of The Kingdom of MakuriaA white field with a black cross in the center.

Alodia

FlagDateUseDescription
Possible Flag of the Kingdom of Alodia (c. 1350).svg 500-1500Flag of The Kingdom of AlodiaA golden field with a white disc in the center and a red cross inside the disc.

Ottoman Empire (Turkish Sudan)

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the Ottoman Empire (eight pointed star).svg 1820-1844Flag of The Ottoman EmpireA Red Field with a white crescent moon and an eight-pointed star. [6]
Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg 1844-1899Flag of The Ottoman EmpireA Red Field with a white crescent moon and a five-pointed star. [7] [8]
Flag of Egypt (1793-1844).svg 1820-1844Flag of Ottoman Egypt Red flag with a white crescent containing a seven-pointed white star. [9]
Flag of Egypt (1844-1867).svg 1844-1867Flag of self-declared Khedivate of Egypt introduced by Muhammad Ali Red flag with a white crescent containing a five-pointed white star.
Flag of Muhammad Ali.svg 1867-1881Flag of the Khedivate of Egypt Red flag with a white crescent, containing three five-pointed white stars. [10]
Flag of Egypt 19th century 6point.svg 1881-1899Flag of the Khedivate of Egypt under British occupationIdentical to the national flag used between 1844 and 1867.

Mahdist State

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the Mahdi movement in Sudan.svg 1881-1899Flag used during the Mahdist Revolt and in Mahdist SudanA golden field with blue and red borders and a blue Arabic script in the center.
Black flag.svg 1881-1899 black standard used in Mahdist Sudana simple black field.

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1899-1956Flag of The United Kingdom, also known as The Union Jack A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
Flag of Egypt 19th century 6point.svg 1899-1914Flag of the Khedivate of Egypt under British occupationIdentical to the national flag used between 1844 and 1867.
Egypt flag 1882.svg 1914-1922Flag of the Sultanate of Egypt Red Flag with Three white crescents, each containing a five-pointed white star.
Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg 1922-1956Flag of the Kingdom of Egypt and the Co-Official Flag of the Arab Republic of Egypt Green flag with a white crescent containing three five-pointed white stars. [11]
Flag of the Egyptian Revolution (1952).svg 1952-1956Flag of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution and the Republic of Egypt
The green monarchical flag remained the national flag of Egypt until 1958, even after the proclamation of the Republic.		Following the Revolution of 1952, the Free Officers retained the flag of the Kingdom, but also introduced the former Republic of Egypt flag colors of red, white, and black horizontal bands, with the emblem of the Revolution, the Eagle of Saladin, in the center band, with a green escutcheon with a white crescent and five stars. [12]
Flag of the Governor-General of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.svg 1899-1956Flag of the British Governor General A Union Jack defaced with the emblem of Sudan. [13]
Flag of the Sudan Defense Force (1925-1956).svg 1925-1956Flag of The Sudan Defence Force a horizontal tricolour of black (top), white and Black with 2 crossed swords in the center. [14]
Flag of Sudan (Bandung Conference).svg April 1955Provisional flag of Sudan used during the Afro-Asian Conference (April 1955)A White field with the name of the country written in red in the center. [15]

Independence

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg 1956-1970Flag of Independent SudanA horizontal tricolour of blue, yellow and green. [16]
Flag of Sudan (1956-1970, 2-3).svg 1956-1970Flag of Independent Sudan (2:3 Variant)
Naval Ensign of Sudan (1956-1970).svg 1962-1970Naval Ensign of Sudana white field with the national flag in the canton.
Ensign of the Sudanese Customs Service (1956-1970).svg 1956-1970Flag of the Sudanese Customs Service [17]

See also

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The flag of Sudan was adopted on 20 May 1970 and consists of a horizontal red-white-black tricolour with a green triangle at the hoist. The flag is based on the Arab Liberation Flag of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, as are the flags of Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Palestine and formerly of the United Arab Republic, North Yemen, South Yemen, and the Libyan Arab Republic.

References

  1. ↑ "Vexilla Mundi". www.vexilla-mundi.com. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  2. ↑ "Sudan". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  3. ↑ "Flags and anthems manual - London 2012". olympics.com.
  4. ↑ "Presidential Standard of Sudan". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  5. ↑ Kulkarni, Pavan (2019-07-15). "Sudanese Communist Party refuses to take part in transitional government, calls for agitations". Peoples Dispatch. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  6. ↑ "National flag of Turkey and its empire (after 1844) | Royal Museums Greenwich". www.rmg.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  7. ↑ "STRAITS Chapter 18". www.manorhouse.clara.net. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  8. ↑ "STRAITS Chapter 21". www.manorhouse.clara.net. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  9. ↑ "Egypt in Ottoman Empire". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  10. ↑ "Egypt in Ottoman Empire". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  11. ↑ "Kingdom of Egypt (1922-1952)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  12. ↑ "Republic of Egypt (1952-1958)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  13. ↑ "Sudan - historical flags". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  14. ↑ "Sudanese Defence Forces". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  15. ↑ Isnaeni, Hendri F. (20 April 2015). "Sudan Belum Merdeka, Benderanya Sudah Berkibar di KAA". Historia - Majalah Sejarah Populer Pertama di Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  16. ↑ "Sudan - historical flags". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  17. ↑ "Sudanese Customs Service flags". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
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