Flag of Yemen
The flag of Yemen was formally launched at the reunification of North and South Yemen on 22 May 1990.
Description
The national flag of Yemen consists of three equal horizontal stripes of red at the top, white in the middle and black below. These are the pan-Arab colors. The red is approximately given in the Pantone color system with 032 c respectively in the CMYK color system with 0-90-85-0.
History
South Yemen
In the 19th century, the Arab States arrived in the south of present-day Yemen under British influence. 1959 formed the eastern part of the Protectorate of South Arabia from, the western part of the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, later the South Arabian Federation.
The British Protectorate of the South Arabian Federation explained together with the Protectorate of South Arabia on November 30, 1967 of its independence, and led the Democratic People's Republic of Yemen own tricolor, which showed a light blue triangle with a red star on the left side. The blue triangle departed from the usual pan-Arab colors in a unique Arab States Dimensions significantly.
The past of the tyrannical, colonial and feudal ruler symbolized the black stripe, white standing for peace and red for the revolution. The light blue triangle should represent the people, led by the National Liberation Front, the red star. This used a red-white- black tricolor, from which derived the national flag of South Yemen, but had even the same looking Arab Liberation flag 1952 as a model.
? Kathiri, Protectorate of South Arabia
? Qu'aiti Protectorate of South Arabia
? South Arabian Federation, 1959-1967
2:3? People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ( South Yemen ), 1967-1990
North Yemen
The Kingdom of Yemen ( North Yemen ) in 1911 gained its independence from the Ottoman Empire. Between 1918 and 1923 led the UK, like many other Arab countries a red flag. 1923, the Shahada was added in white letters. From 1927 to 1962, the Kingdom of Yemen resulted in a red flag with a white sword and five white stars. 1958 was the Kingdom of a confederation with the United Arab Republic. The so-called United Arab States ( to 1961 ) had no own flag, but with the conversion of the kingdom in the Yemen Arab Republic one of the flag of the United Arab Republic was established in 1962 similar red-white- black tricolor as the national flag, but only with a green star in the middle.
The flag of North Yemen was based on the Arab Liberation flag. Red stood for the revolutionary spirit of the Yemeni people, white for the hope of a better future and Black recalled the dark past. The star stood for unity and independence.
? Kingdom of Yemen, 1923-1927
1:2? Kingdom of Yemen, 1927-1962
2:3? Yemen Arab Republic ( North Yemen ) from 1962 to 1990