Flag of Belarus
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The Flag of Belarus is the national flag featuring a red and green horizontal bicolor with a traditional Belarusian red-and-white ornamental pattern along the hoist.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national flag ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Republic of Belarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1995-06-07 ⓘ |
| adoptionMethod | national referendum ⓘ |
| alternativeFlag | white-red-white flag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeFlagUsedBy | Belarusian opposition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 1:2 ⓘ |
| basedOn | 1951 flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of Europe
ⓘ
National symbols of Belarus ⓘ |
| controversy | criticized by opposition as symbol of Lukashenko government ⓘ |
| country | Belarus ⓘ |
| design | horizontal bicolor of red over green ⓘ |
| designer | Mikhail Husyev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature | traditional Belarusian ornamental pattern at the hoist ⓘ |
| greenColorRepresents |
forests of Belarus
ⓘ
hope and future ⓘ |
| introducedDuringPresidencyOf | Alexander Lukashenko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
defined in the Constitution of Belarus
ⓘ
regulated by Belarusian flag law ⓘ |
| ornamentRepresents | traditional Belarusian folk art ⓘ |
| ornamentType | Belarusian rushnik pattern ⓘ |
| patternColor | red-and-white ⓘ |
| redColorRepresents |
blood shed in defense of the homeland
ⓘ
historical battles of Belarusians ⓘ |
| replaced | historical white-red-white flag of Belarus ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | mirror image of obverse without state emblem ⓘ |
| side |
obverse
ⓘ
reverse ⓘ |
| sovietSymbolismRetainedFrom | flag of the Byelorussian SSR ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Belarusian cultural heritage
ⓘ
Belarusian national identity ⓘ agricultural landscape ⓘ sacrifice and struggle ⓘ |
| usedBy |
armed forces of Belarus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
state institutions of Belarus ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Belarusian embassies abroad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
government buildings in Belarus ⓘ |
| usedSince | 1995 ⓘ |
| usesColor |
green
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| writtenFormInBelarusian | Сцяг Беларусі NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenFormInRussian | Флаг Беларуси ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic