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[[Image:Flag of Myanmar.svg|thumb|The flag of [[Myanmar]]]] |
[[Image:Flag of Myanmar.svg|thumb|The flag of [[Myanmar]]]] |
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The current '''flag of [[Myanmar]]''' (also known as '''Burma''' |
The current '''flag of [[Myanmar]]''' (also known as '''Burma''') was adopted on 21 October 2010 to replace the former flag in use since 1974. |
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== Appearance == |
== Appearance == |
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==Historic flags== |
==Historic flags== |
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<gallery |
<gallery> |
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Image:Golden Hintar flag of Burma.svg|Flag used in the [[Hanthawaddy Kingdom]] (c.1300–1500) |
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Image:Flag of the Alaungpaya Dynasty of Myanmar.svg|Flag of the Third Burmese Empire under the [[Konbaung dynasty]] (1752–1885) |
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Image:British Raj Red Ensign.svg|Flag of [[British Burma]] as a part of [[British India]] (1824–1937) |
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Image:British Burma 1937 flag.svg|Flag of [[British Burma]] as a separate colony (1939–1941, 1945 – January 3, 1948) |
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Image:Flag of Burma (1941–1942).svg|Flag of [[British Burma]] (1941–1942) |
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Image:Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg|Provisional flag used during the [[Japanese occupation of Burma|Japanese Occupation]] (1942–1943) |
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Image:Flag of the State of Burma (1943-45).svg|Flag of the [[State of Burma]] (1943–1945) |
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Image:Flag of the State of Burma (Stylized version).svg|Simplified flag of the [[State of Burma]] (1945) |
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Image:Civil Ensign of Burma (1952-1974).svg|Former Civil Ensign of the [[Post-independence Burma, 1948–62|Union of Burma]] (1952–1974) |
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Image:Civil Ensign of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg|Former Civil Ensign of the [[Burmese Way to Socialism|Union of Burma]] (1974–2010) |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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== Other websites == |
== Other websites == |
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* {{FOTW|id=mm|title=Myanmar}} |
* {{FOTW|id=mm|title=Myanmar}} |
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* {{Britannica|id=mm|title=Myanmar}} |
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{{Asia topic|Flag of|title=[[Flags of Asia]]}} |
{{Asia topic|Flag of|title=[[Flags of Asia]]}} |
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Latest revision as of 15:39, 12 April 2023
The current flag of Myanmar (also known as Burma) was adopted on 21 October 2010 to replace the former flag in use since 1974.
Appearance
[change | change source]It has a horizontal bands of yellow, green and red; charged with a large white five-pointed star at the centre.
Historic flags
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Flag used in the Hanthawaddy Kingdom (c.1300–1500)
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Flag of the Third Burmese Empire under the Konbaung dynasty (1752–1885)
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Flag of British Burma as a part of British India (1824–1937)
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Flag of British Burma as a separate colony (1939–1941, 1945 – January 3, 1948)
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Flag of British Burma (1941–1942)
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Provisional flag used during the Japanese Occupation (1942–1943)
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Flag of the State of Burma (1943–1945)
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Simplified flag of the State of Burma (1945)
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Former Civil Ensign of the Union of Burma (1952–1974)
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Former Civil Ensign of the Union of Burma (1974–2010)