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Africa

Mozambique

Ratio: 2:3 Adopted: May 1, 1983 Usage: National and Civil

Red recalls the Green symbolizes
struggle for the riches of the land
independence
Black recalls the
African continent

Yellow symbolizes the The white fimbriations
country’s minerals represent peace

Africa
M Malaw Tanzania Mozambique was a Portuguese colony before
Malawi
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Z Zambia a
MOZAMBIQUE
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MO O OZ MBI becoming independent under the single-party rule of
daga
Madagascar
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frelimo in 1975.
The original flag of the Frente da Africa. On independence the colors
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Libertação da Moçambique (frelimo), were re-arranged to form the national
the leading political party in flag, in rays emanating from the upper
Mozambique, also had green, black hoist. Over this was a white cog-
and yellow horizontal stripes wheel containing the hoe, rifle, book,
separated by white fimbriations. and star which appear on the present
In the hoist was a red triangle. flag. The flag was altered in 1983; the
The black, green, and yellow were colors were arranged in horizontal
derived from the flag of the African stripes, and the star of Marxism was
National Congress, used in South made larger.
EMBLEM OF MOZAMBIQUE
The rifle stands for
The hoe represents the
country’s agriculture defense and vigilance
The star symbolizes The open book
Marxism and symbolizes the
internationalism importance of education

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