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    Flag of Burkina Faso

    Flag of Burkina Faso
    The flag is composed of two horizontal bands of red and green, with a yellow five-pointed star in the centre.
    Country
    Burkina Faso
    Capital
    Ouagadougou
    Continent
    Africa
    Adopted
    1984
    Colours
    Red, Green, Yellow

    What does the flag of Burkina Faso mean?

    The flag uses the pan-African colours. The red is said to represent the revolution, green represents the country's natural riches, and the yellow star symbolises the guiding light of the revolution.

    Colours and what they stand for

    • Red

      The revolution and the struggle for liberation.

    • Green

      The country's agricultural wealth.

    • Yellow

      The mineral wealth of the nation.

    History

    Adopted in 1984, the flag was changed from the previous design after a coup. The former flag of the Republic of Upper Volta was a black, white, and red tricolour.

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