Flag of Madagascar

The national flag of Madagascar (Malagasy: sainan'i Madagasikara; French: drapeau de Madagascar) was adopted on 14 October 1958,^[1] two years before the independence as they prepared for a referendum on its status in the French Community.

Republic of Madagascar

Use	National flag and ensign
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	14 October 1958; 65 years ago (1958-10-14)
Design	Two horizontal bands of red and green with a white vertical band on the hoist side
Use	Presidential standard
Proportion	2:3
Design	The National flag with the Seal of Madagascar in the center of the tri-point with the initials "R. M." in the canton.

Malagasy flag

The colors of the flag represent Madagascar's history and traditional peasant classes.^[1] Red and white were the colors of the Merina kingdom, which was conquered by France in 1896.^[2] They were used in the flag of the last Merina monarch, Queen Ranavalona III. Green was the color of the Hova, the largest class of peasant commoners, who played a significant role in anti-French agitation and the independence movement.

Current flags

Ethnic

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  2:3 Flag of the Merina people (since 1997)^[3]

Military

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  2:3 Flag of the Chief of Army Staff in the rank of Brigade General
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  2:3 Flag of the Chief of Army Staff in the rank of Divisional General
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  1:2 Pennant of the Chief of the Naval Air Force Staff in the rank of Commodore or below
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  1:2 Pennant of the Chief of the Naval Air Force Staff in the rank of Rear Admiral
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  1:2 Pennant of the Chief of the Naval Air Force Staff in the rank of Vice Admiral
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  1:2 Pennant of the Commander of a Naval Group
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  1:2 Pennant of the Commander of a Naval Base
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  1:20 Masthead pennant

Historical flags

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  2:3   Flag of the Antankarana Kingdom
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  2:3   Flag of the Antongil Kingdom
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  2:3   Flag of the Boina Kingdom
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  2:3   Flag of the Menabe Kingdom
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  Flag of the Sakalava of Antalaotra
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  1:1   First flag of the Tamatave Kingdom, 1750–1819
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  2:3   Second flag of the Tamatave Kingdom, 1819–1822
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  2:3   Third flag of the Tamatave Kingdom, 1822–1826
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  2:3   Fourth and final flag of the Tamatave Kingdom, 1826–1828
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  2:3   Flag of the Tanibe Kingdom, 1822–1828
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  2:3   Flag of the Merina Kingdom, c. 1810–1885
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  2:3   Flag of the Malagasy Protectorate, 1885–1896
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  2:3   The French tricolour of the colonial period, 1896–1958

Presidential Standards

Malagasy Republic

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  2:3   Philibert Tsiranana, 1959
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  2:3   Philibert Tsiranana, 1959–1972, obverse side
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  2:3    Philibert Tsiranana, 1959–1972, reverse side
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  2:3   Gabriel Ramanantsoa, 1972–1975, obverse side
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  2:3    Gabriel Ramanantsoa, 1972–1975, reverse side

Democratic Republic of Madagascar

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  2:3   Didier Ratsiraka, 1976–1993, obverse side
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  2:3    Didier Ratsiraka, 1976–1993, reverse side

Third Republic of Madagascar

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  2:3   Albert Zafy, 1993–1996, obverse side
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  2:3    Albert Zafy, 1993–1996, reverse side

See also

• Seal of Madagascar

References

1. "Malagasy Flag". World Atlas. 24 February 2021.
2. Smith, Whitney; Young, Grace (February 16, 2001). "Flag of Madagascar". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
3. Merina local flag (Madagascar). Flags of the World (2015-05-20). Retrieved on 2017-10-17.

External links

• Madagascar at Flags of the World
• Madagascar flag at Flagscorner