Flag of Biafra

Flag of Biafra

The flag of the now-defunct Republic of Biafra consists of a horizontal tricolor of red, black, and green, charged with a golden rising sun over a golden bar; the sun has eleven rays, representing the eleven provinces of Biafra.

It was also the inspiration for the flag of the short-lived Republic of Benin (comprising of the Biafran-occupied Mid-Western region).

It is based on the pan-African flag designed by Marcus Garvey's UNIA.(Znaimerowski, p. 125)

ee also

*Flag of the Republic of Benin
*Pan-African Flag

References

* Znaimerowski, Alfred (2001). "The World Encyclopedia of Flags." London: Anness Publishing Ltd.


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