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flag of benin wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 history 2 design 3 colour scheme 4 historical flags 5 other flags toggle other flags subsection 5 1 military 6 gallery 7 see also 8 references 9 external links toggle the table of contents flag of benin 68 languages afrikaans አማርኛ العربية asturianu azərbaycanca basa bali беларуская тарашкевіца беларуская български বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী brezhoneg bosanski català کوردی čeština cymraeg dansk deutsch ελληνικά esperanto español eesti euskara فارسی suomi fɔ̀ngbè français galego עברית हिन्दी hrvatski magyar հայերեն արեւմտահայերէն bahasa indonesia íslenska italiano 日本語 한국어 lombard lietuvių latviešu македонски मराठी bahasa melayu nederlands norsk nynorsk norsk bokmål polski português română русский srpskohrvatski српскохрватски simple english slovenčina српски srpski svenska kiswahili ไทย türkçe українська اردو oʻzbekcha ўзбекча tiếng việt 吴语 yorùbá 粵語 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia republic of benin use national flag and ensign proportion 2 3 adopted november 16 1959 66 years ago 1959 11 16 re adopted on august 1 1990 design a horizontal bicolour of yellow and red with a green vertical band at the hoist the national flag of benin 1 french drapeau du bénin is a flag consisting of two horizontal yellow and red bands on the fly side and a green vertical band at the hoist adopted in 1959 to replace the french tricolour it was the flag of the republic of dahomey until 1975 when the people s republic of benin was established the new regime renamed the country and changed the flag to a green field with a red star in the canton this version was utilized until multi party democracy was re established in 1990 coinciding with the revolutions of 1989 the new government promptly restored the original pre 1975 flag flag of benin history edit under french colonial rule over dahomey french authorities forbade the colony from having its own regional flag this was because they were worried that this could increase nationalistic sentiment and lead to calls for independence 2 however with the rise of the decolonization movement in africa the french were obliged to grant limited autonomy to dahomey as a self governing republic within the french community 3 this was granted on december 4 1958 and a search for a national flag began soon after 4 the new flag was chosen on november 16 1959 and remained unchanged when dahomey became independent less than a year later on august 1 1960 5 in 1972 a coup d état took place in the country with the new government aligning itself with marxist leninist ideals in order to symbolize the revolutionary change the country was renamed benin and a new flag was instituted three years later 6 it featured a green field charged with a five pointed red star in the top left canton 7 the new flag was never adopted by law however making it only the de facto flag of benin 1 the green flag remained in place until 1990 when economic problems and the weakening of the soviet union s power due to the revolutions of 1989 culminated in the collapse of the people s republic of benin the original flag from 1959 was reinstated on august 1 1990 5 design edit the colours of the flag carry cultural political and regional meanings as stated in the national anthem the green of the flag represents the hope of a new democracy the red represents the courage of the ancestors and the yellow is for the treasures of the nation 8 on a continental level the yellow green and red represented the pan africanist movement 9 the three colours were utilized by the african democratic rally a political party representing the interests of french west africa in the national assembly of france at the time of decolonization 5 furthermore the colours are the same as the ones utilized in the flag of ethiopia 10 this honours the oldest independent country in africa and the only nation other than liberia to remain independent during the scramble for africa 5 11 flag construction sheet colour scheme edit this section does not cite any sources please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed june 2024 learn how and when to remove this message green yellow red pantone 341c medium yellow 185c cmyk 100 0 41 47 0 17 94 1 0 96 82 9 rgb 0 136 80 252 210 15 233 9 41 hexadecimal 008850 fcd20f e90929 historical flags edit flag years of use ratio government description 1818 1859 kingdom of dahomey the royal flag of king ghezo it featured a white field with a red border and an african war elephant in the center 1859 c 1890 king glele was not known to have used any royal flags or banners c 1890 1894 the royal banner of king behanzin which featured a light blue field with the coat of arms in the center 1894 1959 2 3 french dahomey the french tricolour was used as the official flag of french dahomey 1959 1975 2 3 republic of dahomey the first flag of dahomey was introduced on november 16 1959 after dahomey was granted semi autonomous status within the french community it consists of two horizontal yellow and red bands on the fly side and a green vertical band at the hoist 1975 1990 2 3 people s republic of benin a new flag was introduced in 1975 following the 1972 coup d état and the establishment of the people s republic of benin it consisted of a green field charged with a five pointed red star in the top left canton this is a reversal of the colours of the ruling party s flag 1990 present 2 3 republic of benin the pre 1975 flag was readopted in 1990 following the re establishment of multi party democracy other flags edit military edit 2 3 flag of the benin armed forces obverse side 2 3 flag of the benin armed forces reverse side 2 3 flag of the republican police fr obverse side 2 3 flag of the republican police reverse side roundel of the benin air force historical roundel of the benin people s air force 1975 1990 gallery edit faded mural depicting the national flag in lissègazoun 2021 flags flown in celebration of fête du vodoun in ouidah 2017 beninese men waving the national flag on independence day 2016 flags outside the embassy of benin in tokyo japan 2013 beninese flags waving outside the congress palace of cotonou 2009 beninese and united nations flags flown by the beninese contingent of monusco 2000 see also edit coat of arms of benin pan african colours unidentified flag from the kingdom of benin references edit 1 2 national flag of benin world flags 101 tsavo media canada inc archived from the original on may 26 2013 retrieved may 19 2013 smith whitney gabon flag of encyclopædia britannica encyclopædia britannica inc retrieved may 19 2013 subscription required houngnikpo mathurin c decalo samuel december 14 2012 historical dictionary of benin scarecrow press isbn 978 0810873735 retrieved may 19 2013 background notes west africa june 2011 u s department of state july 1 2011 isbn 978 1592431304 retrieved may 19 2013 1 2 3 4 smith whitney benin flag of encyclopædia britannica encyclopædia britannica inc retrieved may 19 2013 subscription required history of benin lonely planet retrieved may 19 2013 olukun omo january 13 1976 why did dahomey change its name to benin washington afro american retrieved may 19 2013 le drapeau government du benin retrieved january 6 2019 shaw carol p 2004 flags harpercollins uk p 46 isbn 9780007165261 retrieved may 20 2013 philip george and son december 26 2002 encyclopedic world atlas oxford university press p 54 isbn 9780195219203 retrieved may 20 2013 jeffery simon april 27 2004 colouring the outcome the guardian retrieved may 20 2013 external links edit benin at flags of the world wikimedia commons has media related to flags of benin v t e benin articles history ketu french dahomey first franco dahomean war second franco dahomean war republic of dahomey soglo coup presidential council kérékou coup people s republic of benin mercenary coup attempt geography borders cities climate communes departments extreme points politics constitution elections foreign relations government human rights abortion lgbt rights law enforcement military chief of the defence staff air force political parties president list prime minister supreme court economy agriculture communications energy cfa franc currency 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