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Meaning of the Flag

The national flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a sky blue flag, adorned with a yellow star in the upper left canton and cut diagonally by a red stripe with a yellow fimbriation. It was adopted on 18 February 2006. Red stands for "the blood of the country's martyrs", yellow the country's wealth; and the star symbolises the future.

Meaning of Flag Colors

Blue represents peace. Red stands for "the blood of the country's martyrs", yellow the country's wealth; and the star symbolises the future.

Flag History

1. 1877
   That flag, in turn, was based on the flag which was originally used by King Leopold's Association Internationale Africaine and was first used in 1877.
2. 2006–present
   

   Current national flag, in use since 2006.

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