This is a list of flags used in Ethiopia. For more information about the national flag, see the flag of Ethiopia.
National flag
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2009–Present | Flag of Ethiopia | A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the National Emblem superimposed at the center.[1] |
Military flags
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2021–Present | Flag of the Ethiopian National Defense Force | |
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2009–2021 | Flag of the Ethiopian National Defense Force | |
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1996–2009 | Flag of the Ethiopian National Defense Force |
Ethiopian Navy
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2019–present | War Ensign of Ethiopia | |
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1975–1996 | War Ensign of Ethiopia | |
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1974–1975 | War Ensign of Ethiopia | |
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1955–1974 | War Ensign of Ethiopia |
Ethiopian Air Force
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?-Present | Ethiopian Air Force flag |
Militias
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Ethnic flags
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Flag of Kunama people | A Horizontal tricolour of black, red and white with a flower in the white stripe. | |
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Flag of Saho people | A Horizontal tricolour of black (top), white and black with a 5-pointed star in the canton. | |
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Flag of Kafficho people | A Horizontal tricolour of red, yellow and blue. |
Political flags
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2021–Present | United Front of Ethiopian Federalist and Confederalist Forces | |
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2021–Present | Agew Liberation Front | |
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2021–present | Gambella Peoples Liberation Army | |
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1999–Present | Sidama National Liberation Front | [2] |
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1999–present | Red Sea Afar Democratic Organisation | |
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1984–Present | Ogaden National Liberation Front | [3] |
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1993–Present | Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front | |
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1985–Present | Islamic Front for the Liberation of Oromia | |
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1975–Present | Tigray People's Liberation Front | |
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1975–Present | Afar Liberation Front | |
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1973–Present | Oromo Liberation Front | |
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Saho People's Democratic Movement | ||
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Democratic Movement for the Liberation of the Eritrean Kunama | ||
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Somali State Resistance | ||
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Benishangul People's Liberation Movement | ||
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Gambella Peoples Liberation Army | ||
Former
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1985-1998 | Gambela People's Liberation Movement | |
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1984-1991 | Workers' Party of Ethiopia | [4] |
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1982-2019 | Oromo Democratic Party | [5] |
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1982-2019 | Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization | |
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1973–1989 | Western Somali Liberation Front | |
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Addis Ababa | [6] | |
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Afar | 2012–present | [7] |
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Amhara | 1999–present | [8] |
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Benishangul-Gumuz | [9] | |
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Central Ethiopia | 2023–present | |
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Dire Dawa | [10] | |
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Gambela | [11] | |
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Harari | [12] | |
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Oromia | [13] | |
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Sidama | 2020–present | [14] |
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Somali | 2018–present | [15] |
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South Ethiopia | 2023–present | |
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South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region | 2021–present | |
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Tigray | [16] | |
Historical flags
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Sultanate of Aussa (1734–1937) -
Afar Region (1994-2012) -
Somali Region (2008-2018) -
Sidama Region (2020), used before the creation of the region, gradually replaced by a new design. -
Historical flags
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1270-1875 | Flag of The Ethiopian Empire | A horizontal tricolour of Yellow, Red and Green. |
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1875-1881 | Flag of The Ethiopian Empire | A horizontal tricolour of red, white and purple with the Lion of Judah superimposed at the center. Disputed early version of the post-1897 flag.[17] |
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1881-1889 | Flag of The Ethiopian Empire | 3 triangular pennants of red, yellow and green.[18] |
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1897-1914 | Flag of The Ethiopian Empire | A horizontal tricolour of red, yellow and green with the first Ethiopic letter of Emperor Menelik's name superimposed at the center.[19][20][21] |
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1897-1936 1941-1974 |
Official banner of the Emperor | A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the Lion of Judah superimposed at the center.[22] |
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1974-1975 | Flag of The Derg | A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the Lion of Judah superimposed at the center (without the crown and with a spear).[23] |
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1975-1987 | Flag of The Derg | A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the National Emblem superimposed at the center. |
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1987-1991 | Flag of The People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia | A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the National Emblem superimposed at the center. |
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1991-1996 | Flag of The Transitional Government of Ethiopia | A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the National Emblem superimposed at the center.[22] |
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1996-Present | Flag of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia | A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the National Emblem superimposed at the center.[24] |
Imperial standards
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1930-1974 | Obverse | [25] |
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1930-1974 | Reverse |
See also
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References
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- ^ "Sidama Liberation Front (Ethiopia)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Ogaden (Ethiopia)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Ethiopian Worker's Party (Ethiopia)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Oromo Federalist Congress (Ethiopia)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Afar (Ethiopia)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Amhara (Ethiopia)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Benishangul/Gumuz (Ethiopia)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Dire Dawa (Ethiopia)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Gambella (Ethiopia)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Harari (Ethiopia)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Oromiya (Ethiopia)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Sidama (Ethiopia)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Somali (Ethiopia)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Tigray (Ethiopia)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Vexilla Mundi". www.vexilla-mundi.com. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ^ Flag of Ethiopia, 2019, Encyclopædia Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Ethiopia
- ^ Flag Bulletin, Volume 27. Flag Research Center. 1988. p. 11. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ Lentakis, Michael B. (2005). Ethiopia: A View from Within. Janus Publishing Company Lim. p. 11. ISBN 9781857565584. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ Mitchell, W. (1897). Journal of the Royal United Service Institution, Whitehall Yard. W. Mitchell. p. 11. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Vlajky a znaky Etiopie" [Flags and emblems of Ethiopia]. Vexilolog (in Czech) (8). 2003.
- ^ "People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1987 - 1991)". www.crwflags.com.
- ^ "Proclamation No. 48/1996 – A Proclamation to amend the Flag and Emblem Proclamation" (PDF). Federal Negarit Gazeta: 272–273. 31 October 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ "Imperial Ethiopia". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-03-24.