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Meaning of the Flag

The national flag of Cameroon (drapeau national du Cameroun) was adopted in its present form on 20 May 1975 after Cameroon became a unitary state. It is a vertical tricolour of green, red and yellow pales, with one yellow five-pointed star in its center. == Description == The colour scheme uses the traditional Pan-African colours (Cameroon was the second state to adopt them). The centre stripe is thought to stand for unity: red is the colour of unity, and the star is referred to as "the star of unity". The yellow stands for the sun, and also the savannas in the northern part of the country, while the green is for the forests in the southern part of Cameroon.

Meaning of Flag Colors

Red, Green, Yellow

Flag History

1. 1958–1967
   

   46 of 26 October 1957, was the simple tricolour.
2. 1961–1975
   The previous flag of Cameroon, used from 1961 to 1975, had a similar colour scheme, but with two gold (darker than the third stripe by comparison) stars in the upper half of the green.
3. 1951–1957
   

   Flag in use 1951–1957.
4. 1801
   

   Flag in use 1801.
5. 1975–present
   

   Current national flag, in use since 1975.

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