Flag of Mali
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The national flag of Mali is a vertical tricolour of green, gold, and red,<ref>https://britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Mali</ref> the pan-African colours. The flag of Mali is almost identical to the flag of Guinea, with the exception that the colours are in reverse order.
History
The current flag was adopted on 1 March 1961. The original flag was adopted on 4 April 1959, when Mali joined the Mali Federation. This flag was the same, except the golden stripe had a black kanaga, a shape of a squatter man with arms raised to the sky. The figure was removed due to the opposition, in a country whose population is 90% Muslim (95% Sunni 5% Shia), of Islamic fundamentalists<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (see Aniconism in Islam, the belief against making pictures of the human figure).<ref>Guide to the Flags of the World by Mauro Talocci, revised and updated by Whitney Smith (Template:ISBN), p. 124.</ref>
Symbolism
The green stands for fertility of the land, gold stands for purity and mineral wealth, and the red symbolizes the blood shed for independence from the invader.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Colour scheme
| File:Flag of Mali.svg | Green | Gold | Red |
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| Pantone | 2271c | 115c | 3546c |
| CMYK | 91-0-100-0 | 0-9-100-0 | 0-86-63-0 |
| RGB | 20-181-58 | 252-209-22 | 206-17-38 |
| Hexadecimal | #14B53A | #FCD116 | #CE1126 |
Historical flags
| Flag | Years of use | Ratio | Government | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the Mali Empire.svg | c. 1324 | Mali Empire (possible) | The royal standard of Musa I (Mansa Musa) of the Mali Empire was reportedly a yellow rectangle centered on a red field.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> | |
| File:Flag of France.svg | 1880–1958 | 2:3 | French SudanTemplate:Efn | The French tricolor was used as the official flag of French Sudan for most of its history. |
| File:Flag of French Sudan (1958–1959).svg | 1958–1959 | 2:3 | A new flag was adopted in 1958, when French Sudan gained autonomy within the French Community. It consisted of the French tricolor with a black Kanaga centered on the white band. | |
| File:Flag of Mali (1959–1961).svg | 1959–1960 | 2:3 | Mali Federation | The flag initially adopted on Malian independence consisted of a vertical tricolor of green, gold, and red with a black Kanaga centered on the gold band. |
| 1960-1961 | Republic of Mali | |||
| File:Flag of Mali.svg | 1961–present | 2:3 | The current flag of Mali was adopted on 1 March 1961, removing the Kanaga featured on the previous flag. |
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Other flags
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Template:FIAV Historical flag of the Massina Empire (1818–1862), located in the present-day regions of Mopti and Ségou
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Template:FIAV Historical flag of the Wassoulou Empire (1878–1898), located in the Wassoulou region (part of present-day Mali, Guinea, and Côte d'Ivoire).
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Flag of the Arab Movement of Azawad, a militant organization active in Azawad/northern Mali.
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Flag of the Imghad Tuareg Self-Defense Group and Allies, a militant organization active in the Gao and Kidal regions.
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Flag of the Movement for the Salvation of Azawad, a militant organization and political movement active in the Gao and Kidal regions.
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Roundel of the Mali Air Force
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Roundel of the Mali Air Force (variant)
See also
- List of Malian flags
- Coat of arms of Mali
- Flag of Senegal, a very similar flag
- Flag of Guinea, a mirrored version of the flag
- Flag of Bolivia, a rotated version of the flag
- Pan-African colours
Notes
References
External links
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