Flag of East Timor
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The Flag of East Timor is a red, black, and yellow national flag featuring a black triangle with a white star, symbolizing the country’s struggle for independence and hope for the future.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of East Timor canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national flag ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 2002-05-20 ⓘ |
| adoptionEvent | restoration of independence of East Timor ⓘ |
| color |
black
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
East Timor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Timor-Leste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| design | red field with a black isosceles triangle based at the hoist superimposed on a larger yellow triangle and a white five-pointed star in the black triangle ⓘ |
| hoistSide | left ⓘ |
| legalStatus | defined in the Constitution of East Timor ⓘ |
| officialName | Bandeira de Timor-Leste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
flag of Indonesia (during Indonesian occupation)
ⓘ
flag of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proportion | 2:3 ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| relatedFlag | flag of FRETILIN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | same as obverse ⓘ |
| starOrientation | one point facing upwards ⓘ |
| starPoints | 5 ⓘ |
| starRepresents |
guiding star
ⓘ
hope ⓘ |
| status | current national flag of East Timor ⓘ |
| symbol |
black triangle
ⓘ
red field ⓘ white five-pointed star ⓘ yellow triangle ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
colonial history and obscurantism (black triangle)
ⓘ
guiding light ⓘ hope for the future ⓘ peace ⓘ struggle for national liberation ⓘ the blood shed in the struggle for independence (red field) ⓘ traces of colonialism (yellow triangle) ⓘ |
| usedAs |
civil flag
ⓘ
state flag ⓘ war flag ⓘ |
| usedIn |
government buildings of East Timor
ⓘ
international organizations to represent East Timor ⓘ official ceremonies of East Timor ⓘ |
| whiteStarLocation | center of the black triangle near the hoist ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.