List of Ugandan flags
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The following is a list of flags and banners used in Uganda.
National flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1962–present | Flag of Uganda | Six equal horizontal bands of black (top), yellow, red, black, yellow, and red (bottom); a white disc is superimposed at the centre and depicts the national symbol, a grey crowned crane, facing the hoist side.[1][2][3] |
Government flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1962–present | Presidential flag of Uganda | A red field with six very thin horizontal stripes along the bottom – in the colours and order of the flag of Uganda – and the national coat of arms in the center.[4] |
Ethnic group flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1993–present | Flag of the Nkole people | The flag of the Ankole kingdom[5] |
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1994–present | Flag of the Nyoro people | The flag of the Bunyoro kingdom[6] |
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1962–present | Flag of the Soga people | [7] |
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Flag of the Acholi people | [8] | |
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Flag of the Lango people | [9] | |
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Flag of the Rwenzururu people | [10] | |
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Flag of the Toro people | [11] |
Political flags
Political parties
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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c.2003–present | Flag of the Democratic Party | A horizontal bicolour of white and green.[12] |
| c.2011–present | Flag of the National Resistance Movement | Five horizontal stripes of yellow (top), blue, green, red, and yellow (bottom), with the top and bottom stripes three times as a wide as the others. A white disc is superimposed at the centre and depicts the party's symbol, a yellow bus.[13] | |
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1960–1966 | Flag of the Uganda People's Congress | A horizontal tricolour of black, yellow, and red.[14] |
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1966–present | A horizontal tricolour of black, red, and blue.[15] |
Rebel groups
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1996–present | Flag of the Allied Democratic Forces | A horizontal tricolour of blue, white, and red with a green isosceles triangle based on the hoist side and the letters ADM/A written in blue on the white band.[16] |
Military flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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2019–present | Flag of the Uganda People's Defence Force | [17] |
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1962–2019 | Flag of the Uganda People's Defence Force | A green field with six very thin horizontal stripes along the bottom – in the colours and order of the flag of Uganda – and the UPDF's emblem in the center.[18] |
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2019–present | Flag of the Ugandan Land Forces | [17] |
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1964–present | Flag of the Uganda Air Force | A cyan field with six very thin horizontal stripes along the bottom – in the colours and order of the flag of Uganda – and the Air Force's emblem in the center.[19] |
Subdivision flags
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Historical flags
Kingdom of Buganda
British Empire
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1890–1962 | Flag of the United Kingdom | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). |
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1890–1894 | Flag of the Imperial British East Africa Company | British Blue Ensign with a crown and beneath it the golden sun.[27] |
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Governor's flag of the Imperial British East Africa Company | A Union Flag defaced with a crown and beneath it the golden sun.[28] | |
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1914–1962 | Flag of the Protectorate of Uganda | British Blue Ensign with the emblem of Uganda.[29] |
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Governor's flag of the Protectorate of Uganda | A Union Flag defaced with the emblem of Uganda.[30] | |
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1962 | Flag of the Dominion of Uganda (provisional) | Vertical outer bands of green, a central blue band, and narrow yellow bands between the green and blue. On the blue band, a yellow grey crowned crane facing the hoist side.[31] |
See also
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