Flag of Sudan
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The Flag of Sudan is a horizontal tricolor of red, white, and black with a green triangle at the hoist, symbolizing Arab unity, Islam, and the country’s revolutionary history.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national flag ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1970-05-20 ⓘ |
| adoptionYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| appearsOn |
Sudanese embassies abroad
ⓘ
Sudanese official documents ⓘ government buildings in Sudan ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 1:2 ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of Africa
ⓘ
Pan-Arab colors ⓘ |
| color |
black
ⓘ
green ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| design | horizontal tricolor with a triangle at the hoist ⓘ |
| designer | Abd al-Rahman Ahmad al-Jali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature | green isosceles triangle at the hoist ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Pan-Arab tricolor flags ⓘ |
| introducedAfter | 1969 Sudanese coup d'état NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Jaafar Nimeiry government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Sudanese national flag law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialStatus | national symbol of Sudan ⓘ |
| orientation | horizontal stripes ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Coat of arms of Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Blue-yellow-green horizontal tricolor flag of Sudan (1956–1970) ⓘ |
| status | in use as of 2024 ⓘ |
| stripe |
bottom horizontal black stripe
ⓘ
middle horizontal white stripe ⓘ top horizontal red stripe ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Arab unity
ⓘ
Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ Pan-Arab identity ⓘ Sudanese people and heritage (black) ⓘ agriculture and Islam (green) ⓘ martyrdom and struggle (red) ⓘ peace and optimism (white) ⓘ revolutionary history of Sudan ⓘ |
| triangleColor | green ⓘ |
| trianglePosition | hoist side ⓘ |
| usedAs |
civil flag
ⓘ
state flag ⓘ war flag ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Armed Forces of Sudan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedSince | 1970 ⓘ |
| usesPanArabColors | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.