Eastern Africa
Zimbabwe
Seven equal horizontal stripes of green, yellow, red, black, red, yellow and green, with a white triangle at the hoist bearing a red five-pointed star and the Zimbabwe Bird. It was adopted at independence in 1980.
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Adopted
1980
Proportion
1:2
Colours
5
Colours & their meaning
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Green
Represents agriculture and the rural land.
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Yellow
Represents mineral wealth.
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Red
Represents the blood shed in the liberation struggle.
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Black
Represents the African people and their heritage.
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White
Represents peace.
Symbols & emblems
Did you know?
The Zimbabwe Bird shown on the flag comes from archaeological finds at Great Zimbabwe, linking the modern state to a major precolonial civilization.