Eastern Africa
Rwanda
A horizontal flag with a sky-blue upper band over narrower yellow and green bands, with a golden sun in the upper fly. It replaced the previous tricolour after the 1994 genocide and the country’s political renewal.
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Adopted
2001
Proportion
2:3
Colours
4
Colours & their meaning
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Blue
Peace and happiness.
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Yellow
Economic development.
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Green
Hope of prosperity and the country’s natural resources.
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Gold
The sun and enlightenment.
Symbols & emblems
Sun
The golden sun with 24 rays represents enlightenment and transparency.
Did you know?
The current flag was designed to distance Rwanda from the earlier flag associated with the genocide period.