List of South Sudanese flags
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The following is a list of flags used in South Sudan.
National flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2023–present | Flag of South Sudan | A horizontal tricolour of black, red, and green, fimbriated with white stripes; with a lighter blue equilateral triangle based on the hoist side bearing a gold star.[1][2] |
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Variant with a tilted star. | ||
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Flag of South Sudan (vertical) |
Government flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2023–present | Flag of the President of South Sudan | A horizontal tricolour of black, red, and green, fimbriated with white stripes; with a blue equilateral triangle based on the hoist side bearing a gold star, and the national coat of arms towards the fly. |
Military flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2011–present | Flag of the South Sudan People's Defence Forces[a] | A tricolour of black, red, and green with the emblem in the center. |
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1983–2011 | Flag of the South Sudan People's Defence Forces[a] | A tricolour of black, red, and green with the emblem in the center. |
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1991–present | Flag of the Nuer White Army | Four horizontal stripes of red, black, white, and green. |
Political party flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1995–present | Flag of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement | |
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1995 | Similar to the national flag. | |
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1983–1995 | A horizontal tricolour of black, red, and green, fimbriated with white stripes; with a light blue equilateral triangle based on the hoist side bearing a red star. |
Sub-national flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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?–present | Flag of Central Equatoria | |
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?–present | Flag of Eastern Equatoria | |
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?–present | Flag of Jonglei | |
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?–present | Flag of the Lakes State | |
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?–present | Flag of Northern Bahr el Ghazal | |
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?–present | Flag of Unity State | |
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?–present | Flag of Upper Nile | |
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?–present | Flag of Warrap | |
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?–present | Flag of Western Bahr el Ghazal | |
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?–present | Flag of Western Equatoria | |
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?–present | Flag of the Abyei Special Administrative Area | |
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?–present | Flag of the Greater Pibor Administrative Area | |
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?–present | Flag of the Ruweng Administrative Area | |
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?–present | Flag of Juba |
Historical flags
Ottoman Empire (Turkish Sudan)
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1820–1844 | Flag of the Ottoman Empire | A red field with a white crescent moon and eight-pointed star.[3] |
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1844–1899 | A red field with a white crescent moon and five-pointed star.[4][5] | |
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1820–1844 | Flag of Ottoman Egypt | A red field with a white crescent moon and seven-pointed star.[6] |
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1844–1867 | Flag of the self-declared Khedivate of Egypt introduced by Muhammad Ali | Red flag with a white crescent containing a five-pointed white star. |
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1867–1881 | Flag of the Khedivate of Egypt | Red flag with a white crescent and three five-pointed stars.[7] |
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1881–1899 | Flag of the Khedivate of Egypt under British occupation |
Mahdist State
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1881–1899 | Flag used during the Mahdist Revolt and in Mahdist Sudan | A golden field with blue and red borders and blue Arabic script in the center. |
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1881–1899 | Black Standard used in Mahdist Sudan | A simple black field. |
Belgian Empire
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1894–1910 | Flag of Belgium | A vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red. |
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1894–1910 | Flag of the Congo Free State and the Belgian Congo | A yellow five-pointed flag on a blue background. |
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1894–1910 | Flag of the Lado Enclave | A blue field with a yellow saltire that extends to the corners of the flag and four yellow stars in each blue triangle. |
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1899–1956 | Flag of the United Kingdom, also known as the Union Jack | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). |
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1899–1914 | Flag of the Khedivate of Egypt under British occupation | |
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1914–1923 | Flag of the Sultanate of Egypt | Red flag with three white crescents, each containing a five-pointed white star. |
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1923–1956 | Flag of the Kingdom of Egypt and the co-official flag of the Arab Republic of Egypt | Green flag with a white crescent containing three five-pointed white stars.[8] |
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1952–1956 | Flag of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution and the Republic of Egypt The green monarchical flag remained the national flag of Egypt until 1958, even after the proclamation of the Republic. |
Following the Revolution of 1952, the Free Officers retained the flag of the Kingdom, but also introduced the former Republic of Egypt flag colors of red, white, and black horizontal bands, with the emblem of the Revolution, the Eagle of Saladin, in the center band, with a green escutcheon with a white crescent and five stars.[9] |
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1899–1956 | Flag of the British Governor General | A Union Jack defaced with the emblem of Sudan.[10] |
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1925–1956 | Flag of the Sudan Defence Force | A horizontal triband of black, white, and black, with two crossed swords in the center.[11] |
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April 1955 | Provisional flag of Sudan used during the Afro-Asian Conference | A white field with "SUDAN" written in red in the center.[12] |
Under Sudan
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1956–1970 | Flag of Independent Sudan | A horizontal tricolour of blue, yellow, and green.[13] |
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1962–1970 | Naval ensign of Sudan | A white field with the national flag in the canton.[14] |
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1956–1970 | Flag of the Sudanese Customs Service | [15] |
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1970–2011 | Flag of Sudan | A horizontal tricolour of red, white, and black; with a green triangle based at the hoist.[16][17] |
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Similar, but a 2:3 ratio. | ||
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1970–2011 | Flag of Sudan (vertical) |
Under South Sudan
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Independence movements
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1967–1969 | Flag of both the Azania Liberation Front (ALF) and the Southern Sudan Provisional Government (SSPG) | Four horizontal bands; red, white, black, white, red. The ratio of the bands' widths is around 2:1:6:1:2 |
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1969–1971 | Flag used by the Nile Provisional Government (NPG), later the Nile Republic, led by Gordon Muortat Mayen | A horizontal tricolour of red, white, and green; with black star in the upper hoist corner and a shoebill inside a blue disc in the center. |
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1969 | The flag of the Nile State | A tricolor of red, black, and either green or blue (it is unclear which) with an emblem of a white shield and spears. |
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See also
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