Flag of Burma
The flag of Myanmar was officially introduced on 21 October 2010.
Description and significance
2008, a new Burmese constitution was adopted, which entered into force in 2010. Moreover, it provided a new national flag and a new state seal. The new flag is made of three equal stripes in yellow, green and red, are made. In the center is to be a large white star, whose top is facing up.
- Yellow stands for solidarity.
- Green stands for peace, tranquility and the green environment.
- Red stands for courage and determination.
The flag is related to the color scheme in the tradition of the Japanese puppet state of Burma, which existed from 1943 to 1945.
Historical flags
The first national flag of modern Myanmar, or Burma, emerged from a banner of resistance movement that fought against the Japanese occupation during World War II. This was red with a white star in the left upper canton. After independence, the country continued to the star in the blue Gösch and supplemented it with five smaller stars around him, which represented the ethnic groups. In 1974, Myanmar was a socialist republic, which was reflected on the symbolism of the flag. On January 3, 1974, a cogwheel and ears of rice was inserted into the blue Gösch who stood for industry and agriculture. The fourteen stars corresponded to the number of administrative units within the country. The colors have the following meaning:
- Blue stands for peace and tranquility.
- White expresses the purity.
- Red symbolizes courage, solidarity and determination.
When changing the national flag has been specified, that the old flag had to be obtained from 1974 by someone who was born on a Tuesday. The new flag should be set for the first time from a Wednesday infants. One suspects astrological reasons behind this arrangement. The old flags should be burned.
? Kingdom of Burma during the Konbaung dynasty, 1752-1885
? Burma under British rule (1886-1937 Province of British India, 1937-1943 and 1945-1948 own colony )
? Flag of the pro- Japanese Synyethe - Wunthann Party, de facto flag of Burma, 1942-1943
? State Burma, 1943-1945
? Union of Burma, 1948-1974
5:9? Union of Burma or Myanmar, 1974-2010
? Unreacted flag proposal for 2007
Similarities
The color sequence and arrangement of the flag of Myanmar corresponds to the flag of Lithuania. In addition, Myanmar joins among the countries that use the Pan-African colors without reference to the African continent.
The flag of Myanmar used until 2010 was very similar to the flags of the Republic of China ( Taiwan) and Samoa. To Flag of Samoa there are no cultural or historical ties, but there are suspicions that the flag of Myanmar was designed by Kuomintang in Burma.
At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing Taiwanese sports fans waving the then still valid Flag of Myanmar, as it looks from a distance like the Taiwanese. Reason for this is that just as Chinese Taipei Taiwan can participate on a sports flag at the Games and the flag of Taiwan should not be used.
Flag of Samoa