Flag of the Central African Republic

Flag ratio: 3:5

The flag of the Central African Republic was adopted on December 1, 1958. It was designed by Barthélemy Boganda, the first president of the autonomous territory of Oubangui-Chari, who believed that "France and Africa must march together." Thus he combined the blue, white and red of the French tricolour and the Pan-African colors red, green and yellow.

According to its official description, red symbolizes the blood of the people of the nation, the blood that was spilt in order to bring it independence, and the blood that they would spill to protect their nation. Blue represents the sky and freedom. White represents peace, and dignity. Green represents hope, and faith. Yellow represents tolerance.

From 1976 to 1979, during the existence of the Central African Empire, an imperial standard was designed for Emperor Bokassa I's personal use. The standard was light green in color, with a gold-colored eagle in the centre superimposed over a 20-pointed gold star, inspired by the eagle on the imperial standard of Napoleon I. The nation's national flag, however, remained unchanged.

Former flags

Flag of Ubangi-Shari as a territory of France (1903–1960)	Imperial Standard of Bokassa I (1976-1979)

External links

• Central African Republic at Flags of the World

af:Vlag van die Sentraal-Afrikaanse Republiek ar:علم جمهورية أفريقيا الوسطى ast:Bandera de la República Centroafricana be:Сцяг Цэнтральна-Афрыканскай Рэспублікі bs:Zastava Centralnoafričke Republike bg:Национално знаме на Централноафриканската република ca:Bandera de la República Centreafricana cs:Vlajka Středoafrické republiky da:Centralafrikanske Republiks flag de:Flagge der Zentralafrikanischen Republik et:Kesk-Aafrika Vabariigi lipp el:Σημαία της Κεντροαφρικανικής Δημοκρατίας es:Bandera de la República Centroafricana eo:Flago de la Centr-Afrika Respubliko fa:پرچم جمهوری آفریقای مرکزی fr:Drapeau de la République centrafricaine ko:중앙아프리카 공화국의 국기 hi:मध्य अफ़्रीकी गणराज्य का ध्वज hr:Zastava Srednjoafričke Republike bpy:মধ্য আফ্রিকার ফিরালহান id:Bendera Republik Afrika Tengah it:Bandiera della Repubblica Centrafricana he:דגל הרפובליקה המרכז אפריקאית sw:Bendera ya Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati lv:Centrālāfrikas Republikas karogs lt:Centrinės Afrikos Respublikos vėliava hu:A Közép-afrikai Köztársaság zászlaja mk:Знаме на Централноафриканската Република nl:Vlag van de Centraal-Afrikaanse Republiek ja:中央アフリカ共和国の国旗 no:Den sentralafrikanske republikks flagg pl:Flaga Republiki Środkowoafrykańskiej pt:Bandeira da República Centro-Africana ro:Drapelul Republicii Centrafricane ru:Флаг Центральноафриканской Республики sco:Banner o the Central African Republic sk:Vlajka Stredoafrickej republiky sr:Застава Централноафричке Републике sh:Zastava Srednjoafričke Republike fi:Keski-Afrikan tasavallan lippu sv:Centralafrikanska republikens flagga th:ธงชาติสาธารณรัฐแอฟริกากลาง uk:Прапор Центральноафриканської Республіки zh:中非共和國國旗