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This original design was first flown on 12 March 1806, at Jacmel, Haiti, as Miranda's expedition prepared to make the final leg of its voyage to Venezuela. The flag was first flown over Venezuelan soil at La Vela de Coro, on 3 August. Until 3 August 2006, Flag Day was celebrated in Venezuela on 12 March. Since 2006 it has been celebrated on 3 ...
Flag of the Republic of Venezuela (1954–1999) Flag of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (1999–2006) Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue and red, with an arc of seven white stars in the center of the blue band and the country's coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band.
The national symbols of Venezuela are the flag, the coat of arms, and the national anthem. [1] Since Venezuela's diversity of flora and fauna is remarkable, the government also officially declared these national symbols: [2] The national flower is the orchid Cattleya mossiae, known as flor de Mayo ("May flower").
[285] [286] Venezuela's bond ratings have also decreased multiple times in 2013 due to decisions by the president Nicolás Maduro. [287] In 2016, consumer prices in Venezuela increased 800% and the economy declined by 18.6%, entering an economic depression. [288] [289] Venezuela's outlook was deemed negative by most bond-rating services in 2017.
On March 7, 2006, the National Assembly approved changes to the coat of arms and the flag of Venezuela, which were made official on March 12, 2006, coinciding with Flag Day. Prior to 2007, the horse was running to the sinister side of the shield with its head turned to the dexter (to the viewer, this appears as the horse galloping towards his ...
The Biden administration on Thursday sanctioned a Venezuelan gang allegedly behind a spree of kidnappings, extortion and other violent crimes tied to migrants that have spread across Latin America ...
Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: 1959 – 1975: Flag of Suriname: 1828 – 1830: Flag of Uruguay: 1811 – 1812: Flag of the First Republic of Venezuela: 1813 – 1814: Flag of the Second Republic of Venezuela: 1817 – 1819 1859 Flag of the Third Republic of Venezuela: 1830 – 1836: Flag of the State of Venezuela: 1836 ...
The flag we fly today is not how it appeared two centuries ago. The original flag, created in 1776, was designed with 13 stars and 13 stripes to represent the 13 American colonies.