List of Ugandan flags

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The Following is a list of flags and banners used in Uganda.

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National flag

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Uganda.svg 1962-PresentFlag of UgandaSix equal horizontal bands of black (top), yellow, red, black, yellow, and red (bottom); a white disc is superimposed at the centre and depicts the national symbol, a grey crowned crane, facing the hoist side. [1] [2] [3]

Government flag

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the President of Uganda.svg 1962-PresentPresidential Flag of UgandaA red field with 6 lines of black (top), yellow, red, black, yellow, and red (bottom) downwards and the coat of arms in the center. [4]

Ethnic group flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Ankole.svg 1993-PresentFlag of The Ankole people [5]
Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom Flag.png 1994-PresentFlag of The Bunyoro people [6]
Flag of Busoga, Uganda.svg 1962-PresentFlag of The Busoga people [7]
Flag of Acholi.svg Flag of The Acholi people [8]
Flag of the Lango People.svg Flag of The Lango people [9]
Rwenzururu flag.png Flag of The Rwenzururu people [10]
Flag of Toro, Uganda.svg Flag of The Toro people [11]

Political flags

Political parties

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Democratic Party of Uganda.svg c.2003-PresentFlag of The Democratic Party A horizontal bicolour of white and green. [12]
Flag of the Ugandan National Resistance Movement.svg c.2011-PresentFlag of The National Resistance Movement Five horizontal stripes of yellow (top), blue, green, red, and yellow (bottom), with the top and bottom stripes 3 times as a wide as the others. A white disc is superimposed at the centre and depicts the party's symbol, a yellow bus. [13]
Flag of Uganda People's Congress (former).svg 1960-1966Flag of The Uganda People's Congress A horizontal tricolour of black, yellow and red. [14]
Flag of Uganda People's Congress.svg 1966-PresentA horizontal tricolour of black, red and blue. [15]

Rebel groups

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the Allied Democratic Forces.svg 1996-PresentFlag of The Allied Democratic Forces A horizontal tricolour of blue, white and red with a green isosceles triangle based on the hoist side and the letters ADM/A written in blue on the white band. [16]

Military flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the Uganda People's Defence Force.svg 1962-PresentFlag of The Uganda People's Defence Force A green field with 6 lines of black (top), yellow, red, black, yellow, and red (bottom) downwards and the UPDF's emblem in the center. [17]
Flag of the Uganda People's Defence Air Force.svg 1964-PresentFlag of The Uganda Air Force A cyan field with 6 lines of black (top), yellow, red, black, yellow, and red (bottom) downwards and the air force's emblem in the center. [18]

Subdivision flags

Traditional kingdoms

Historical flags

Historical flags

Kingdom of Buganda

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Buganda (1860).svg 1860-1861Flag of the Kingdom of BugandaA Simple red field. [23]
Flag of Buganda (1861-1876, 1881-1890).svg 1861-1876A red field with a white stripe facing on the hoist side. [24]
1881-1890
Flag of Buganda (1876-1881).svg 1876-1881A White swallowtailed field with 2 vertical stripes of red and blue. [25]

British Empire

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1890-1962Flag of The United Kingdom A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
Blue Ensign of the Imperial British East Africa Company.svg 1890-1894Flag of The Imperial British East Africa Company British Blue Ensign with the crown and beneath it the golden sun. [26]
Flag of the Imperial British East Africa Company.svg Governor Flag of The Imperial British East Africa CompanyA Union Flag defaced with the crown and beneath it the golden sun. [27]
Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg 1914-1962Flag of The Protectorate of Uganda British Blue Ensign with the emblem of Uganda. [28]
Standard of the Governor of the Uganda Protectorate.svg Governor Flag of The Protectorate of UgandaA Union Flag defaced with the Emblem of Uganda. [29]
Flag of Uganda 1962.svg 1962Flag of The Dominion of Uganda A Vertical tricolour of green, blue and green with 2 lines between the stripes and a grey crowned crane, facing the hoist side in yellow on the blue stripe. [30]

See also

References

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