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Africa

Central African Republic

Ratio: 2:3 Adopted: December 1, 1958 Usage: National and Civil

Red, yellow, and Red, white, and
green are Pan- blue are taken
African colors from the French
Tricolore

The star represents
hope of a union
under France

The vertical stripe represents
unity and the blood of humanity

Africa
Chad Previously known as Ubangui-Shari, the Central
Sudan
CENTRAL
CE
AFRICAN REPUBLIC African Republic was formed as an autonomous
FRICAN REPUBL
C C C Cameroon Dem. Rep.
Congo state in 1958 under French protection.
The flag is unique in that it combines under the Emperor Bokassa from
the Pan-African colors with those of 1976-79, but no change was made to
France, the former colonial power. the national symbols.
This was done in the hope that The coat of arms is intended to
neighboring states would join a symbolize both the Central African
federation under French protection, Republic and its important position in
but this never materialized; the star the center of Africa. The upper scroll
represents the hope of achieving this bears the motto of the former ruling
goal. The state became an empire party; it means “A Man is a Man.”

ARMS OF THE CENTRAL
AFRICAN REPUBLIC The central feature is a gold
star on a map of Africa,
An elephant and symbolizing the position of
a baobab tree the Central African Republic

The hand was the party
The national motto—“Unité, emblem of the dominant
Dignité, Travail” meaning party in 1963, when the
“Unity, Dignity, Work” arms was adopted

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