Zaire was, as you could tell from the title, the DRC from 1971 to 1997, and it’s flag is honestly very cool. In the middle, you can see a hand holding an ablaze torch, and that is a big plus for any flag. The colors are very pleasing as well. The sad truth is that the Olympics were never held in Zaire (or frankly, any … Continue reading Good Flag: Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
If you remember my very first flag post (Belize), then you’d say the flag is complex. And all I have to say about this flag is that in terms of complexity, this looks like Belize’s polar opposite. Continue reading Good Flag: Somalia
So this flag looks like it belongs as a good flag post, but I chose it as a bad one for reasons you’ll see. First up, you used a tricolor, which is unoriginal when you’re in Africa, but, um, it’s been done before. By Ireland. And they had it first. Yes, Côte d’Ivoire has an unoriginal flag design, which makes these two flags confusable, up … Continue reading Bad Flag: Côte d’Ivoire
…Seriously? No, but really. This was the flag of the northern African country Libya under rule of Muammar Gaddafi from 1977 until his overthrow in 2011. In that amount of time, Libya had the distinction of being the only country with a monochromatic flag. I can see why Mr. Gaddafi chose green, because Libya is an Islam country, but he could’ve put the star and … Continue reading Bad Flag: Libya (1977-2011)
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