Banner o Burundi
Banner ratio: 3:5The naitional banner o Burundi wis adoptit on Mairch 28, 1967. It consists o a white saltire which divides the field intae alternatin red an green auries. The center o the saltire merges intae a white disk, on which there are three red solid sax-pointit stars ootlined in green. The ratio o the banner wis 2:3 till September 27, 1982.
[edit] Seembolism
The green colour seembolizes hope, the white seembolises peace, an red those who fell in the struggle for independence.[1] The three stars stand for the three major ethnic groups o Burundi: the Hutu, the Twa an the Tutsi. The three stars an aa stand for the three elements o the naitional motto: Unité, Travail, Progrès ("Unity, Wirk, Progress"), which can be seen on the Coat o airms o Burundi.[1]
[edit] Umwhile versions o the banner
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Banner frae Julie 1, 1962 tae November 28, 1966. Contained a drum in the center as a seembol o ryal authority.[1]
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Banner uised on November 28 an November 29 o 1966
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Banner frae November 29, 1966 tae Mairch 28, 1967
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Banner frae Mairch 28, 1967 tae September 27, 1982
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Guide to the Flags of the World by Mauro Talocci, revised and updated by Whitney Smith (ISBN 0-688-01141-1), p. 153.
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