List of Sudanese flags
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The following is a list of flags used in Sudan.
National flag
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Government flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1970–present | Flag of the President of Sudan | A horizontal tricolour of red, white, and black; with a green triangle based at the hoist and the national emblem in the center of the white stripe.[4] |
Ethnic group flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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?–present | Flag of the Daza people | A horizontal bicolour of yellow and black divided with two thin lines of red and blue and a black star in the center of the yellow stripe. |
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?–present | Flag of the Hausa people | A white field with the Dagin Arewa or Northern knot in the center. |
Military flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1956–present | Flag of the Sudanese Air Force | A blue field with the national flag in the canton, and the air force's roundel in the fly. |
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1970–present | Naval ensign of Sudan | A white field with the national flag in the canton. |
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2010–present | Flag of the 9th Airborne Division | A red field with a golden emblem and Arabic text of the Shahada above and "9th Airborne Division" below. |
Political party flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1945–present | Flag of the National Umma Party | |
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1946–present | Flag of the Sudanese Communist Party | A red field with white Arabic script reading "Sudanese Communist Party".[5] |
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1952–present | Flag of the Democratic Unionist Party | A horizontal tricolour of blue, yellow, and green; identical to the first flag of independent Sudan used between 1956 and 1970. |
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1957–present | Flag of the Beja Congress | A horizontal tricolour of blue, yellow, and green with a vertical 1⁄4-width red bar at the hoist. |
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Unknown–present | Flag of the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army al-Nur | Four horizontal bands of black, red, blue, and green with a white star in the center. |
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Unknown–present | Flag of the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army Tumbour | |
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Unknown–present | Flag of the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army Minnawi | |
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2011–present | Flag of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North | A horizontal tricolour of black, red, and blue, fimbriated with white stripes; with a green equilateral triangle based on the hoist side bearing a gold five-pointed star within a red disc. |
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1923–1924 | Flag of the White Flag League | A white field with the flag of the Kingdom of Egypt in the canton and an outline of the Nile River in blue along the fly side. |
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1965–1970 | Flag of the Azania Liberation Front | |
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1971–1985 | Flag of the Sudanese Socialist Union | A white field with the logo of the party in the center. |
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2011–2023 | Flag of the Sudan Revolutionary Front | A horizontal tricolour of black, red, and green; charged with a blue five-pointed star within a yellow disc at the center. |
Sub-national flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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?–present | Flag of Blue Nile State | |
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?–present | Flag of Central Darfur | |
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?–present | Flag of North Darfur | |
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?–present | Flag of South Darfur | |
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?–present | Flag of West Darfur | |
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?–present | Flag of Kassala State | |
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?–present | Flag of Khartoum State | |
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?–present | Flag of Al Qadarif State | |
| ?–present | Flag of River Nile State | ||
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?–present | Flag of the Abyei Area |
Historical flags
Makuria
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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400–1590 | Flag of the Kingdom of Makuria | A white field with a black cross in the center. |
Alodia
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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500–1500 | Flag of the Kingdom of Alodia | A golden field with a white disc in the center and a red cross inside the disc. |
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 an eight-pointed star.[6] |
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1844–1899 | Flag of the Ottoman Empire | A red field with a white crescent moon and a five-pointed star.[7][8] |
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1820–1844 | Flag of Ottoman Egypt | Red flag with a white crescent moon and a white seven-pointed star.[9] |
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1844–1867 | Flag of self-declared Khedivate of Egypt introduced by Muhammad Ali | Red flag with a white crescent containing a white five-pointed star. |
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1867–1881 | Flag of the Khedivate of Egypt | Red flag with a white crescent and three white five-pointed stars.[10] |
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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. |
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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1914–1922 | Flag of the Sultanate of Egypt | Red flag with three white crescents, each containing a white five-pointed star. |
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1922–1956 | 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 white five-pointed stars.[11] |
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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.[12] |
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1899–1956 | Flag of the British Governor General | A Union Jack defaced with the emblem of Sudan.[13] |
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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.[14] |
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April 1955 | Provisional flag of Sudan used during the Afro-Asian Conference (April 1955) | A white field with "SUDAN" written in red in the center.[15] |
Independence
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See also
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