Geuest

Eastern Africa

Burundi

A white saltire divides the flag into red upper and lower panels and green hoist and fly panels, with a white disk at the center containing three red stars outlined in green. The present star arrangement dates from 1982.

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Flag of Burundi

Adopted

1982

Proportion

3:5

Colours

3

Colours & their meaning

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Red

The struggle for independence and the suffering of the nation.

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Green

Hope for the future.

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White

Peace.

Symbols & emblems

Three stars

They are commonly said to stand for the national motto Unité, Travail, Progrès ('Unity, Work, Progress') and are also often interpreted as referring to the three major ethnic groups.

Did you know?

Before 1982, the three stars in the central disk were arranged differently.