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==Historic flags== |
==Historic flags== |
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File:Golden Hintar flag of Burma.svg|Flag used in the [[Hanthawaddy Kingdom]] (c.1300–1500) |
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File:Flag of the Alaungpaya Dynasty of Myanmar.svg|Flag of the Third Burmese Empire under the [[Konbaung dynasty]] (1752–1885) |
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File:British Raj Red Ensign.svg|Flag of [[British Burma]] as a part of [[British India]] (1824–1937) |
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File:British Burma 1937 flag.svg|Flag of [[British Burma]] as a separate colony (1939–1941, 1945 – January 3, 1948) |
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File:Flag of Burma (1941–1942).svg|Flag of [[British Burma]] (1941–1942) |
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File:Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg|Provisional flag used during the [[Japanese occupation of Burma|Japanese Occupation]] (1942–1943) |
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File:Flag of the State of Burma (1943-45).svg|Flag of the [[State of Burma]] (1943–1945) |
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File:Flag of the State of Burma (Stylized version).svg|Simplified flag of the [[State of Burma]] (1945) |
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File: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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File: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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== 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]]}} |
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Revision as of 18:25, 8 April 2023
The current flag of Myanmar (also known as Burma until 1989) was adopted on 21 October 2010 to replace the former flag in use since 1974.
Appearance
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)
