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The flag was used as the national flag of the independent country of Tibet from 1916 until 1951, when Tibet was annexed by the People's Republic of China. [1] It was adopted by the 13th Dalai Lama in 1916 [2] and used in Tibet until the Tibetan uprising of 1959, after which the flag was outlawed in the People's Republic of China. [3]
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.
Flag of Tibet; Flags of Asia; Kingdom of Powo; List of Chinese flags; List of former national anthems; List of proposed state mergers; List of sovereign states in the 1940s; List of the last monarchs in Asia; Neutral powers during World War II; Pro-Republic of China; Protectorate; Snow Lion; Tibet (1912–1951) Tibetan sovereignty debate
In 1947, Tibet sent a delegation to the Asian Relations Conference in New Delhi, India, where it represented itself as an independent nation, and India recognised it as an independent nation from 1947 to 1954. [64] This may have been the first appearance of the Tibetan national flag at a public gathering. [65]
Improved version, traced from existing GIF rendering of flag, released into PD: 14:39, 26 November 2005: 661 × 496 (74 KB) ChongDae: Flag of Tibet {{PD-OpenClipart}} Category:SVG flags Category:Flags of China
1823 (as provincial flag within United States of Central America) 1971 (coat of arms modified) United Arab Emirates: 1971: 1971: 1971 Bangladesh: 1972: 1971: 1972 (removal of country's map) Sri Lanka: 1972: 1948: 1972 (four leaves of the Bo tree were added to the corners of the flag) [a] Luxembourg: 1972: 1845 [15] 1845 Saudi Arabia: 1973: 1932 ...
Delta Air Lines apologized on Friday after it was criticized by the Chinese aviation regulator for listing Taiwan and Tibet as countries on its website. Delta Air Lines apologizes after listing ...
In 1885, Ghevont Alishan, an Armenian Catholic priest and historian proposed 2 Armenian flags. One of which is a horizontal tricolor flag of red-green-white, with red and green coming from the Armenian Catholic calendar, with the first Sunday of Easter being called "Red Sunday", and the second Sunday being "Green Sunday", with white being added for design reasons.