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DR CONGO
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Official name:
Democratic Republic of Congo
*French / Democratic Republic of the Congo
Capital: Kinshasa
Idiom: French
Form of Government: Semipresidentialist republic
Currency: Congolese franc
Demonym: Congolese/-ña * Congolese/-esa
Administrative divition: 26 Provinces
FLAG
The flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was adopted on February 18, 2006 in conjunction with a new constitution. The new flag, very similar to that of 1963, is blue with a diagonal red stripe with yellow edges and a yellow star in the canton. The red represents the blood of the country's martyrs, the yellow, wealth, and the star, a radiant future for the country. The blue in the background means peace.
National flag
Ratio: 3 x 4
OTHER FLAGS
Presidential Flag
Ratio: 3 x 4
ICONOGRAPHY
Star
MEANING
It symbolizes the bright future of the country.
CONSTRUCTION
To : 90 | B : 540 | C : 1370 | D : 870 | E : 1500
F : 2000 | G : 37 | H : 222
COLORS
67 %
Blue
HEX CODE
# 007fff
SYMBOLIZES:
PEACE
13 %
Yellow
HEX CODE
# f7d618
SYMBOLIZES:
THE WEALTH OF RESOURCES
20 %
Red
HEX CODE
# ce1021
SYMBOLIZES:
THE BLOOD SPILLED BY THE MARTYRS
HISTORY
The first flag of the Congo was raised in 1877 by the International African Association of King Leopold II of Belgium, which was made up of a blue cloth with a yellow five-pointed star in the center, and which was supposedly designed by the famous explorer Henry Morton. Stanley, representing the light of civilization lighting up Black Africa. This design was maintained, after the Belgian possession of the Congo Free State was officially recognized at the Berlin Conference.
flag of the
congo
1877 - 1960
After gaining independence, on June 30, 1960, six stars were added to the flag, representing the six provinces into which the Belgian Congo was divided at the time of its independence.
flag of the
congo
1960 - 1963
In 1963, after the revolt of Katanga and the coup of General Mobutu Sese Seko, a new flag was adopted, also blue, with the yellow star in the upper corner of the side of the pole, and a red diagonal stripe outlined in yellow.
flag of the
Congo - Leopoldville
1963 - 1966
In 1971, with the change of name of the country (which was renamed Zaire), the flag was changed again. The design of the Zairean flag consists of a light green background, with a yellow circle in the center, and within this appears the right arm of a black person carrying a torch with red flames.
Flag of
Zaire
1971 - 1997
In 1997, with the fall of General Mobutu Sese Seko's regime, the flag of independence was adopted again, that is, blue with a yellow five-pointed star in the center. On the side of the flagpole, there are six yellow five-pointed stars arranged vertically, representing the 6 provinces into which the Congo was divided at the time of its independence.
flag of the
Congo - Kinshasa
1997 - 2003
flag of the
Congo - Kinshasa
2003 - 2006
SHIELD
The current coat of arms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was adopted on February 18, 2006 by President Joseph Kabila.
The emblem is made up of a roaring leopard's head, in natural colours, surrounded by an elephant's tusk on the left and a spear on the right, which are situated on a rock. On the rock is a red ribbon with gold letters bearing the motto Justice, Paix, Travail ("Justice, Peace, Work").
