List of Nigerien flags
This is a list of flags used in Niger.
This is a list of flags used in Niger.
National flag
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1959–present | Flag of Niger | A horizontal triband of orange, white and green, charged with an orange circle in the centre |
Ethnic flags
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?–present | Flag of the Hausa people | A white field with a Dagin Arewa in the center. Used unofficially to represent the Hausa people.[1][a] |
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?–present | Flag of the Kanuri people | A horizontal triband of blue, yellow and green, with a yellow star in the green band[2][3][a] |
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?–present | Flag of the Toubou people | A horizontal bicolor of yellow and blue, with a black star in the center[4][a] |
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?–present | Flag of the Daza people | A horizontal bicolour of yellow and black, divided with two lines of red and blue and a black star in the center of the yellow stripe |
Political flags
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2015–present | Flag of the Patriotic Movement for the Republic | A vertical bicolor of orange and white with an orange sun in the white band |
Military flags
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1961–present | Flag of the Niger Armed Forces (Obverse) | A horizontal triband of orange, white and green; charged with an orange circle in the centre, four suns with wheat, a golden border, the name of the country and the motto "Fraternite, Progres, Travail"[5] |
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1961–present | Flag of the Niger Armed Forces (Reverse) | A horizontal triband of orange, white and green, charged with an orange circle in the centre, four suns with wheat, a golden border and the name of the armed forces[5] |
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1962–present | Flag of the Gendarmerie Nationale | A vertical bicolor of green and orange with a white border, a white sun with wheat and the name of the National Gendarmerie[6] |
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1999–present | Flag of the National Police | A diagonal triband of orange, white and green with an orange sun with yellow rays in the center, a golden border and the name of the National Police[7] |
Historical flags
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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700–1380 | Flag of the Kanem Empire | A white field with a green palm tree in the center |
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1380–1890 | Flag of the Bornu Empire | A brown field with a white crescent woon in the center |
French rule
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1890 –1940 1944–1959 |
Flag of France | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2) |
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1940–1942 | Flag of Vichy France | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with an axe and seven golden stars |
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1943–1944 | Flag of Free France | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the red Cross of Lorraine[8] |
See also
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Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c See: Demographics of Niger § Ethnic groups
References
[edit]- ^ "Ethnic minorities". eh.lenin.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ "Ethnic minorities". eh.lenin.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ "The Kanuri People". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ Issa, Abba. "Tchad : la culture Toubou célébrée au Ouaddaï". Alwihda Info - Actualités TCHAD, Afrique, International (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ a b "Forces Armes Nigriennes, Niger". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ "Gendarmerie Nationale Nigerinnes, Niger". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ "Police Nationale, Niger". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ "Free French flag | Royal Museums Greenwich". www.rmg.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-13.