Flag of Burkina Faso

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Flag of Burkina Faso
Flag of Burkina Faso
Use National flag. National flag
Proportion 2:3
Adopted August 4, 1984
Design Rectangular flag in the proportion of two in the width to three in the length

The flag of Burkina Faso is formed by two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a yellow five-pointed star in the center.[1] The flag was adopted on August 4, 1984 following the coup of 1983 which brought Thomas Sankara to power.[2] The colours are the popular Pan-African colours of Ethiopia. The red represents the country's revolutionary struggle and the green stripe represents hope and abundance. The yellow star symbolises Burkina Faso's mineral wealth.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Flag of Burkina Faso". The World Factbook. CIA. Retrieved on 2008-07-15.
  2. ^ a b Smith, Whitney (2002). Flag Lore Of All Nations. Millbrook Press. pp. 21. ISBN 0761317538. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=EFhAUbH6ra0C. 

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