List of Ethiopian flags
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This is a list of flags used in Ethiopia. For more information about the national flag, see the flag of Ethiopia.
National flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2009–Present | Flag of Ethiopia | A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the National Emblem superimposed at the center.[1] |
Military flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 2021–Present | Flag of the Ethiopian National Defense Force | |
 | 2009–2021 | ||
.svg) | 1996–2009 | ||
Ethiopian Navy
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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2019–present | War Ensign of Ethiopia | |
.svg) | 1975–1996 | ||
.svg) | 1974–1975 | ||
.svg) | 1955–1974 | ||
Ethiopian Air Force
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?–Present | Ethiopian Air Force flag |
Militias
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Ethnic flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Flag of Kunama people | A Horizontal tricolour of black, red and white with a flower in the white stripe. | |
 | Flag of Saho people | A Horizontal tricolour of black (top), white and black with a 5-pointed star in the canton. | |
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Flags of Wolayta people | ||
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Flag of Kafficho people | ||
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Flag of Dawro people | ||
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Flags of Oromo people | ||
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Flags of Amhara people | ||
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Flag of Tigrayans | ||
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Flag of Agaw people | ||
Political flags
| Flag | Date | Party | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | |||
 | 2021–Present | United Front of Ethiopian Federalist and Confederalist Forces | |
| Agew Liberation Front | ||
 | Gambella Peoples Liberation Army | ||
 | 2009–present | Oromo Federalist Congress | [2] |
 | 1999–Present | Sidama National Liberation Front | [3] |
 | Red Sea Afar Democratic Organisation | ||
.svg) | 1984–Present | Ogaden National Liberation Front | [4] |
 | 1993–Present | Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front | |
 | 1985–Present | Islamic Front for the Liberation of Oromia | |
 | 1975–Present | Tigray People's Liberation Front | |
 | Afar Liberation Front | ||
 | 1973–Present | Oromo Liberation Front | |
 | Crown Council of Ethiopia | ||
| Saho People's Democratic Movement | ||
| Democratic Movement for the Liberation of the Eritrean Kunama | ||
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Somali State Resistance | ||
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Benishangul People's Liberation Movement | ||
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Gambella Peoples Liberation Army | ||
Former | |||
 | 1985–1998 | Gambela People's Liberation Movement | |
.png) | 1984–1991 | Workers' Party of Ethiopia | [5] |
| 1982–2019 | Oromo Democratic Party | [6] |
 | Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization/Oromo Democratic Party | ||
 | 1973–1989 | Western Somali Liberation Front | |
Regions
| Flag | Administrative division | Adopted | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | .svg) | Addis Ababa | [7] | |
 |  | Afar | 2012–present | [8] |
|  | Amhara | 1999–present | [9] |
|  | Benishangul-Gumuz | [10] | |
 |  | Central Ethiopia | 2023–present | |
 | .svg) | Dire Dawa | [11] | |
|  | Gambela | [12] | |
 | .svg) | Harari | [13] | |
|  | Oromia | [14] | |
 |  | Sidama | 2020–present | [15] |
|  | Somali | 2018–present | [16] |
 |  | South Ethiopia | 2023–present | |
 |  | South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region | 2021–present | |
|  | Tigray | [17] | |
Historical flags
Sultanate of Aussa (1734–1937)
Emirate of Harar (1875–1884)
Afar Region (1994–2012)
Somali Region (2008–2018)
Sidama Region (2020), used before the creation of the region, gradually replaced by a new design.
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Historical flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1875–1881 | A horizontal tricolour of red, white and purple with the Lion of Judah superimposed at the center. Disputed early version of the post-1897 flag.[18] | |
 | 1881–1889 | 3 triangular pennants of red, yellow and green.[19] | |
.svg) | 1897–1914 | A horizontal tricolour of red, yellow and green with the first Ethiopic letter of Emperor Menelik's name superimposed at the center.[20][21][22] | |
.svg) | 1897–1936 1941–1974 | Official banner of the Emperor | A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the Lion of Judah superimposed at the center.[23] |
.svg) | 1974–1975 | Flag of The Derg | A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the Lion of Judah superimposed at the center (without the crown and with a spear).[24] |
_(02).svg) | 1975–1987 | A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the National Emblem superimposed at the center. | |
.svg) | 1987–1991 | Flag of The People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia | |
.svg) | 1991–1996 | Flag of The Transitional Government of Ethiopia | A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the National Emblem superimposed at the center.[23] |
.svg) | 1996–2009 | Flag of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia | A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the National Emblem superimposed at the center.[25] |
Imperial standards
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1930–1974 | Obverse | [26] |
.svg) | 1930–1974 | Reverse |
See also
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