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Building in Roseau with flag. The national flag of Dominica was adopted on 3 November 1978, with some small changes having been made in 1981, 1988, and 1990. The original flag was designed by playwright Alwin Bully in early 1978 as the country prepared for independence. [1] It is one of the few flags of sovereign states to contain purple.
No historical flags of American Samoa. No historical flags of American Samoa. Territory of USA American Samoa: Anguilla: 1667 1801 1871 1958 1967 1969 1990 Anguilla: Aruba: 1581 / 1652 1795 1806 1810 1814 1959 1976 Aruba: Ascension Island: 1657 1801 1874 1984 2009 Ascension Island: Bermuda: 1684 1801 1875 1910 1999 Bermuda: Bonaire: 1581 / 1652 ...
The first written records in the history of Dominica began in November 1493, when Christopher Columbus spotted the island. Prior to European contact, Dominica was inhabited by the Arawak. Dominica was a French colony from 1715 until the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763, and then became a British colony from 1763 to 1978. It became an ...
Flag of the Unification of Hispaniola: 1844–1849: Flag of the Dominican War of Independence: It was developed from the flag of Haiti and was added a white symmetric cross. 1849–1861: Flag of the First Dominican Republic: A crossed two-colored flag with the country's coat of arms in the center 1905–1908: Flag of The United States
Dominica: 1990: 1978: 1990 (yellow side of green stars removed, but old design seldom use today) Greece: 1978: 1822 (naval ensign) [note 1] 1978 (land flag abolished) Saint Lucia: 1979: 1967: 2002 Marshall Islands: 1979: 1979: 1979 Kiribati: 1979: 1979: 1979 Equatorial Guinea: 1979: 1972: 1979 (re-adoption of coat of arms due to the collapse of ...
Other events of 2025; Timeline of Dominican history; Events in the year 2025 in Dominica. Incumbents ... Independence Day;
The flags were ordered to remain at half-staff for 30 days or until Jan. 29. While the country’s flag code dictates flags remain lowered following a president’s death, the code is not mandatory.
The president of Dominica is the head of state under the system implemented by the Constitution of 1978, the year of Dominica's independence. [ 3 ] The current president is Sylvanie Burton , since 2 October 2023.