- Flag of Malawi
The flag of
Malawi was adopted onJuly 6 ,1964 .The rising
sun represents the dawn of hope and freedom for the continent ofAfrica (when the flag was created, countries in Africa were just beginning to be grantedindependence ). The black represents the indigenous people of the continent, the red symbolizes the blood of their struggle, and the green representsnature .The flag resembles the
pan-African flag designed byMarcus Garvey 'sUNIA , with the red and black bands reversed and a red sun in the top. It also resembles the flag of the now-defunct Republic ofBiafra .The colours of the flag are defined using British Standard colours::Source: [http://flagspot.net/flags/mw.html Malawi] at "Flags of the World". Accessed 17 February 2006.
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