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Republic of Burundi; Use: National flag and ensign: Proportion: 3:5: Adopted: 28 June 1967 (modified to current aspect ratio on 27 September 1982): Design: A white diagonal cross divided into four panels of red (top and bottom) and green (hoist-side and fly-side) with the white disk superimposed at the center of the cross bearing three red six-pointed stars with green outlines arranged in the ...
First flag of the Kingdom of Burundi [10] 1962-1966: First flag of the Kingdom of Burundi (Drum variant) 1961-1962: Flag of Burundi under Ruanda-Urundi: 1959-1962: First Royal standard of the Kingdom of Burundi: 1926-1945: First flag of the Belgian Congo [11] 1916-1962: Flag of the Kingdom of Belgium [12] 1890-1916: Flag of the German Empire ...
When Burundi gained independence from Belgium in 1962, the karyenda was the symbol on the national flag and its coat of arms from 1962 to 1966. [1] It was replaced after the republic was established. Traditionally the most important folk songs and dances were performed to extol the virtues of the kingship.
According to the Collins English Dictionary, a national flag is "a flag that represents or is an emblem of a country." [1] The word country can be used to refer to a sovereign state, sometimes also called an independent state. [2] It is customary in international law that states adopt a flag to distinguish themselves from other states. [3]
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The constitution of Burundi describes the coat of arms as follows: [2] The motto of Burundi is "Unité, Travail, Progrès". The emblem of the Republic is a shield charged with a head of a lion, together with three spears, the whole surrounded by the national motto.
Burundi, [a] officially the Republic of Burundi, [b] is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa, with population of over 14 million people. [14]
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