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{{Infobox flag
| Name = Uganda
| Article = 
| Image = Flag of Uganda.svg
| Use = 111111
| Symbol = 
| Proportion = 2:3
| Adoption = October 9, 1962
| Design = Six horizontal stripes (of black, yellow, and red; repeated twice); centred on the middle two, a [[Grey Crowned Crane]] within a white disc.
| Designer = Grace Ibingira
| Type = National
}}
[[File:Malaysia and Uganda Flags, Trafalgar Square.jpg|thumb|The flag flying behind the [[Flag of Malaysia]], over [[Uganda House]]- the High Commission to the United Kingdom, [[Trafalgar Square]], [[London]].]]
The '''flag of [[Uganda]]''' was adopted on 9 October 1962, the date that Uganda became independent from the [[United Kingdom]]. It consists of six equal horizontal bands of black (top), yellow, red, black, yellow, and red; a white disc is superimposed at the centre and depicts the national symbol, a [[Grey Crowned Crane]], facing the hoist side. The three colours are representative of [[African]] peoples (black), Africa's sunshine (yellow), and African brotherhood (red being the colour of blood, through which all Africans are connected).<ref>{{FOTW|id=ug|title=Uganda}}</ref>  The [[Grey Crowned Crane]] is fabled for its gentle nature and was also the military badge of Ugandan soldiers during [[British Empire|British]] rule.

The flag was designed by the Ugandan Minister of Justice, Mr. Grace Ibingira.

==Historical flags==
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File:Ugandaoflag.gif|<center>1914 - March, 1962
File:Flag of Uganda 1962.svg|<center>March - October 9, 1962 
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