Angola Flag
The history of Angola flag is also painted with the blood shed of many freedom fighters. On 11th November 1975 the flag of Angola became a national flag when the Angola became an independent country and took their freedom from Portuguese. But in reality the Angola flag history is one of the old histories of a flag. In 1483 Angola was discovered by a mariner of Portuguese, but alas, it was the last country that took their independence from all the other African countries. The first flag of Angola was introduced by Portuguese in 1967, but it was not a national flag.
The flag of Angola was more like the former flag of Soviet Union, but in the Soviet Union flag the color of the star was red. Many ruling parties made many changes in the Angola flag. In the movement for the freedom of Angola, that was a famous movement for the Angola liberation named MPLA, the flag used during this movement also contained a golden star, red and black halves. At that time Red represented socialism and the black represented Africa.
Later on when the Angola become an independent country then its description was changed. The general information of the Angola flag is that, it is alienated into two halves horizontally. The lower portion of the flag is black while the upper portion of the Angola flag is red. There are three Angola flag symbols. Just at the middle, the Angola flag symbols are printed which is yellow in color. The Angola flag symbols are partial cog wheel, a five corner start and a machete. One Angola flag symbol is printed on the red portion that is star, while the other Angola flag symbol that is machete is printed on the black portion of the Angola flag. While the partial cog wheel is printed half on the red portion and the other half on the black portion. The flag of Angola is made in the proportion of 2:3.
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The meaning of Angolian flag and detail description of the Republic of Angola flag is explained in the constitution’s article number 162, published in 25 august 1992. The red color on the Angola flag represent the blood shed of Angolian, during the movement of liberation and freedom fighting, and for the defense of the country. While the black color on the flag represent the African continent. The meaning of Angola flag symbol is that; the cog wheel on the flag represents the industrial creations and the workforce of the country. While the machete used in the flags of Angola represent the peasant in the country, the manufacturing in the field of agriculture and the struggle done by the country’s armed forces. The star on the flag of Angola represents the development and the camaraderie in the international world. All the three Angola flag symbols are yellow in color that represents the prosperity of the country.
The Angola flag and soccer logo are the two most well known and visible things in the Angola. Soccer is the most famous game in the Angola. It is started recently in the era of 1990s and they have participated once in the world cup. In most of the soccer games, the Angola flag and soccer logo flags are waving every where.
The Angola flag wallpapers and various images can be easily found on the internet. The detail information on the Angolian flag and the Angolian country are present on the internet. There are many sites which give information on the flags of Angola along with the Angola flag wallpapers.
