List of Ethiopian flags

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.

Military flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2021–Present	Flag of the Ethiopian National Defense Force
	2009–2021
	1996–2009

Ethiopian Navy

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2019–present	War Ensign of Ethiopia
	1975–1996
	1974–1975
	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.
		Flags of Wolayta people
		Flag of Kafficho people
		Flag of Dawro people
		Flags of Oromo people
		Flags of Amhara people
		Flag of Tigrayans
		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
	1999–Present	Sidama National Liberation Front
		Red Sea Afar Democratic Organisation
	1984–Present	Ogaden National Liberation Front
	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
		Somali State Resistance
		Benishangul People's Liberation Movement
		Gambella Peoples Liberation Army
Former
	1985–1998	Gambela People's Liberation Movement
	1984–1991	Workers' Party of Ethiopia
	1982–2019	Oromo Democratic Party
		Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization/Oromo Democratic Party
	1973–1989	Western Somali Liberation Front

Regions

Main article: Flags of the regions of Ethiopia

Flag	Administrative division		Adopted	Ref
		Addis Ababa
		Afar	2012–present
		Amhara	1999–present
		Benishangul-Gumuz
		Central Ethiopia	2023–present
		Dire Dawa
		Gambela
		Harari
		Oromia
		Sidama	2020–present
		Somali	2018–present
		South Ethiopia	2023–present
		South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region	2021–present
		Tigray

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.
• 
  Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (?–2023)

Historical flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1270–1853	Flag of The Ethiopian Empire	A horizontal tricolour of Yellow, Red and Green.
	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.
	1270–1897	3 triangular pennants of red, yellow and green.
	1897–1914	A horizontal tricolour of red, yellow and green with the first Ethiopic letter of Emperor Menelik's name superimposed at the center.
	1897–1936 1941–1974	Official banner of the Emperor and flag of Ethiopia from 1914	A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the Lion of Judah superimposed at the center.
	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).
	1975–1987		A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the National Emblem superimposed at the center.
	1987–1991	Flag of The People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
	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.
	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.

Imperial standards

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1930–1974	Obverse
	1930–1974	Reverse

See also

• Flag of Ethiopia
• Emblem of Ethiopia