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Africa

Senegal

Ratio: 2:3 Adopted: September 1960 Usage: National and Civil

The Pan-African The design is
colors: red, yellow modeled on a
and green French Tricolore

The star represents
unity and hope

Africa
-AURITANIA Senegal achieved independence from France in
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-ALI federation with Mali in June 1960. The Federation
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'UINEA "ISSAUSAU
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'UINEA lasted until August 1960.
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The original flag for the Federation kanaga emblem on the original
with Mali was adopted on April 4, Federation flag to a green star. This
1959. It remained in use in Mali has remained the flag ever since.
until March 1961. The coat of arms was designed by
a French heraldist in 1965. It depicts
A NEW NATIONAL FLAG a rampant lion and a baobab tree—
After the breakup of the Federation emblems which had appeared on
in 1960, Senegal adopted a new earlier badges of Senegal. The medal
national flag; changing the black is the star of the National Order.

ARMS OF SENEGAL
The star is the same as
The lion and baobab tree on the national flag
appeared on previous arms

A wreath of palm branches
Motto is the same as Mali’s—
“Un Peuple, Un But, Une
The star of the Foi” (“One People, One
National Order
Goal, One Faith”)

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