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    Flag of Egypt

    Flag of Egypt
    The flag is a tricolour of three horizontal bands of red, white, and black, with the national emblem, the Eagle of Saladin, in the centre of the white stripe.
    Country
    Egypt
    Capital
    Cairo
    Continent
    Africa
    Adopted
    1984
    Colours
    Red, White, Black

    What does the flag of Egypt mean?

    The red stripe represents the struggle against the British occupation of Egypt. The white represents the 1952 revolution which ended the monarchy without bloodshed. The black colour symbolises the past, when the Egyptian people were under foreign rule.

    Colours and what they stand for

    • Red

      The period before the 1952 revolution.

    • White

      The bloodless nature of the 1952 revolution.

    • Black

      The end of the oppression of the Egyptian people at the hands of the monarchy and British colonialism.

    History

    Adopted in its current form in 1984, the flag is similar to the Arab Liberation flag. The central emblem has changed several times, from a crescent and stars, to the Hawk of Quraish, and finally to the Eagle of Saladin.

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