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From 1953 onward the royal government waged war with the Pathet Lao, whose flag was blue with a white disk and red borders at the top and bottom. From 1973 to 1975, the Pathet Lao formed part of the government coalition, before assuming power directly and prompting the abdication of the king. Their flag was adopted as the national flag.
Flag Date Use Description 3 Oct. 1893 - 8 Apr. 1945 24 Apr. 1946 - 22 Oct. 1953: Protectorate flag of Kingdom of Laos: Ratio is 2:3. Influences: 12 Oct. 1945 - 24 Apr. 1946: State flag and civil ensign of Kingdom of Laos [4] [5] Three horizontal stripes, with the middle stripe in blue being twice the height of the top and bottom red stripes.
The national symbols of Laos are official and unofficial flags, icons or cultural expressions that are emblematic, representative or otherwise characteristic of Laos and of its culture. Symbol [ edit ]
Geometry and dimensions based on the Constitution of Laos – Article 91. The National Flag of the Lao People's Democratic Republic is dark blue with red edges and a white moon in the middle of the flag. The height of the flag is two-thirds of its width. The height of each red edge is one-half of the height of the dark blue area.
The Royal Lao flag is a three headed elephant referred to as an Erawan. The three headed elephant actually had the layered "umbrella" looking object over its heads as opposed to one on either side. This is a flag or coat of arms image from the Vector-Images.com web site.
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National flags are adopted by governments to strengthen national bonds and legitimate formal authority. Such flags may contain symbolic elements of their peoples, militaries, territories, rulers, and dynasties. The flag of Denmark is the oldest flag still in current use as it has been recognized as a national symbol since the 14th century.
Reverted to version as of 10:25, 24 May 2019 (UTC): image design more accurate. Moreover, previous file already present as File:3-head-elephant-laos-flag.svg: duplicates not necessary. 07:24, 17 July 2019: 512 × 341 (8 KB) Nawdsign: Updated to accurately depict elephant flag from 1960s: 10:25, 24 May 2019: 900 × 600 (27 KB) Tcfc2349: reduce size