When did Rwanda get its own flag?

Anonymous

∙ 16y ago

Updated: 8/16/2019

Rwanda had a green, yellow, and red striped flag from 1962-2001. The R in the center distinguished it from Guinea's flag. They changed it to a green, blue, and yellow flag with stripes and a sun in 2001 because the old flag had become associated with the Rwandan Genocide.

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∙ 16y ago

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