flag of Uganda
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The flag of Uganda is a horizontal tricolor of black, yellow, and red with a central white disc featuring a grey crowned crane, symbolizing the nation’s people, sunshine, and brotherhood.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| flag of the Uganda People’s Congress | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national flag ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1962-10-09 ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 2:3 ⓘ |
| blackStripeMeaning | people of Africa ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National symbols of Uganda ⓘ |
| centralMotif | grey crowned crane in profile ⓘ |
| color |
black
ⓘ
red ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| country | Uganda ⓘ |
| craneLegPosition | one leg raised ⓘ |
| craneLegSymbolism | forward movement ⓘ |
| craneOrientation | facing hoist ⓘ |
| craneSpecies | East African crowned crane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| craneStatus | national bird of Uganda ⓘ |
| design | six horizontal stripes with central white disc and grey crowned crane ⓘ |
| designedBy | Grace Ibingira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emblem | grey crowned crane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emblemBackground | white disc ⓘ |
| emblemColor |
black
ⓘ
grey ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Ugandan legislation of 1962 ⓘ |
| precededBy | flag of the Uganda Protectorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| redStripeMeaning | brotherhood of mankind ⓘ |
| status | current national flag ⓘ |
| stripeCount | 6 ⓘ |
| stripePattern | black-yellow-red-black-yellow-red ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
African heritage
ⓘ
brotherhood ⓘ elegance ⓘ national identity ⓘ people of Uganda ⓘ sunshine ⓘ unity ⓘ vigilance ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Government of Uganda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
civil authorities ⓘ military authorities ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Ugandan currency designs
ⓘ
Ugandan embassies abroad ⓘ Ugandan government documents ⓘ Ugandan military uniforms ⓘ public buildings in Uganda ⓘ |
| yellowStripeMeaning | sunshine of Africa ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
flag of the Uganda People’s Congress