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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 ...
Flag of the Kingdom of Burundi with a karyenda in the middle. A house of drums Traditional Burundian drummers. 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.
Burundi is one of the few countries in Africa, along with its neighbour Rwanda among others (such as Botswana, Lesotho, and Eswatini), to be a direct territorial continuation of a pre-colonial era African state. The early history of Burundi, and especially the role and nature of the country's three dominant ethnic groups, the Twa, Hutu and ...
Flag of the African and Malagasy Union: 2010–2011: Flag of the African Union: 1967–1977: Flag of the East African Community: 2003–2008: Flag of the East African Community: pre–2013: Flag of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States: 1970–2002, 2004–2010: Flag of the Organisation of African Unity / the African Union ...
Pages in category "National symbols of Burundi" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... Flag of Burundi; List of Burundian flags; L. Lion; P.
Burundi is densely populated and many young people emigrate in search of opportunities elsewhere. The World Happiness Report 2018 ranked the nation as the world's least happy with a rank of 156. [6] Burundi is a member of the African Union, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, United Nations and the Non-Aligned Movement
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.