List of Nigerien flags
This is a list of flags used in Niger.
National flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1959–present | Flag of Niger | A horizontal triband of orange, white, and green, charged with an orange circle in the centre. |
Ethnic flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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?–present | Flag of the Hausa people | A white field with a Dagin Arewa in the center. Used unofficially to represent the Hausa people.[1][a] |
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?–present | Flag of the Kanuri people | A horizontal triband of blue, yellow, and green, with a yellow star in the green band.[2][3][a] |
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?–present | Flag of the Toubou people | A horizontal bicolor of yellow and blue, with a black star in the center.[4][a] |
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?–present | Flag of the Daza people | A horizontal bicolour of yellow and black, divided with two lines of red and blue and a black star in the center of the yellow stripe. |
Political flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2015–present | Flag of the Patriotic Movement for the Republic | A vertical bicolor of orange and white with an orange sun in the white band. |
Military flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1961–present | Flag of the Niger Armed Forces (obverse) | A horizontal triband of orange, white, and green; charged with an orange circle in the centre, four suns with wheat in the corners, a golden fringe, the name of the country, and the motto "Fraternite, Travail, Progres".[5] |
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1961–present | Flag of the Niger Armed Forces (reverse) | A horizontal triband of orange, white, and green; charged with an orange circle in the centre, four suns with wheat in the corners, a golden fringe (shown here on the wrong side), and the name of the armed forces.[5] |
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1962–present | Flag of the Gendarmerie Nationale | A vertical bicolor of green and orange with a white fringe, a white sun with wheat, and the name of the National Gendarmerie.[6] |
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1999–present | Flag of the National Police | A diagonal triband of orange, white, and green with an orange sun with yellow rays in the center, a golden fringe, and the name of the National Police.[7] |
Historical flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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700–1380 | Flag of the Kanem Empire | A white field with a green palm tree in the center. |
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1380–1890 | Flag of the Bornu Empire | A brown field with a white crescent moon in the center. |
French rule
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1890–1940 1944–1959 |
Flag of France | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2). |
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1940–1942 | Flag of Vichy France | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with an axe and seven golden stars. |
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1943–1944 | Flag of Free France | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with a red Cross of Lorraine.[8] |
See also
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Notes
References
- ↑ "Ethnic minorities". eh.lenin.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ↑ "Ethnic minorities". eh.lenin.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ↑ "The Kanuri People". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ↑ Issa, Abba. "Tchad : la culture Toubou célébrée au Ouaddaï". Alwihda Info - Actualités TCHAD, Afrique, International (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- 1 2 "Forces Armes Nigriennes, Niger". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ↑ "Gendarmerie Nationale Nigerinnes, Niger". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ↑ "Police Nationale, Niger". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ↑ "Free French flag | Royal Museums Greenwich". www.rmg.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-13.