Flag of South Africa (1928–1994)
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The Flag of South Africa (1928–1994) was the former national flag featuring the orange-white-blue horizontal tricolour with inset miniature Union Jack, Orange Free State, and Transvaal Vierkleur, symbolizing the country’s colonial and Afrikaner heritage during the apartheid era.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical flag
ⓘ
national flag ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1928-05-31 ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 2:3 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
apartheid era
ⓘ
white minority rule ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of South Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Historical flags of Africa ⓘ |
| colour |
blue
ⓘ
orange ⓘ white ⓘ |
| containsFlag |
Flag of the Orange Free State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Transvaal Vierkleur NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Jack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| design | horizontal tricolour ⓘ |
| features |
miniature Transvaal Vierkleur
ⓘ
miniature Union Jack ⓘ miniature flag of the Orange Free State ⓘ |
| firstRaisedOn | 1928-05-31 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Prince's Flag of the Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inUseFrom | 1928 ⓘ |
| inUseUntil | 1994 ⓘ |
| languageOfNickname | Afrikaans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatusAfter1994 | not a national flag ⓘ |
| miniatureFlagsPosition | centered on white stripe ⓘ |
| nicknamed | Oranje-Blanje-Blou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknameMeaning | Orange-White-Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officiallySupersededBy | 1994 democratic constitution arrangements ⓘ |
| pattern | horizontal orange-white-blue stripes ⓘ |
| perceivedAsSymbolOf |
apartheid
ⓘ
white supremacy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Red Ensign of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBecauseOf | transition to democracy in South Africa ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Flag of South Africa (post-1994) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedOn | 1994-04-27 ⓘ |
| status | former national flag ⓘ |
| stripeOrderTopToBottom | orange, white, blue ⓘ |
| symbolism |
Afrikaner republican heritage
ⓘ
British colonial heritage ⓘ union of British and Afrikaner traditions ⓘ |
| usedAs |
civil flag
ⓘ
state flag ⓘ war flag ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Republic of South Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War II
ⓘ
apartheid period ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.