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Africa

Malawi

Ratio: 2:3 Adopted: July 6, 1964 Usage: National and Civil

These are Black is symbolic
the colors of Malawi’s
of the Malawi African heritage
Congress Party

Red represents
Green represents the blood shed
the land
for freedom

The rising sun
symbolizes a new dawn

Africa
4ANZANIA As Nyasaland, Malawi formed part of British
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:AMBIA Rhodesia and Nyasaland from 1953-63. It became
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fully independent in 1964.
The colors of the flag are the same as The kwacha also appeared on the
those of Malawi Congress Party colonial coat of arms adopted in
(mcp) which led the country to 1914. It was retained on the current
independence in 1964. The mcp arms granted with the flag in 1964.
flag was derived from the flag
popularized by Marcus Garvey at the THE PRESIDENT’S FLAG
time of World War I, as the flag of The flag of the President has a
Africa or “Ethiopia,” symbolizing an bright red field. It uses the lion
African renaissance. For Malawi’s passant found in the center of
national flag the rising sun or kwacha the coat of arms, with the
was added in red. name “Malawi.”

THE PRESIDENT’S FLAG

The lion passant is taken
from the coat of arms

The name of the state

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