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The flag of Dominica, along with other national symbols, was the focus of a government-sponsored "Emblems Week" in 2016. An initiative of the independence committee, Emblems Week is aimed at reflecting on the meaning of the national emblems, and promoting their use among members of the general public and particularly among the country's schools.
The following 31 pages use this file: Changes in British sovereignty; Enlargement of the United Nations; Flag of Dominica; Flags of North America; List of elected and appointed female heads of state and government
The current flag design often evolved over the years (e.g. the flag of the United States) or can be a re-adoption of an earlier, historic flag (e.g. the flag of Libya). The year the current flag design first came into use is listed in the third column.
The first written records in the history of Dominica began in November 1493, when Christopher Columbus spotted the island. Prior to European contact, Dominica was inhabited by the Arawak. Dominica was a French colony from 1715 until the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763, and then became a British colony from 1763 to 1978. It became an ...
The following 37 pages use this file: 1970 British Commonwealth Games; Caribbean Free Trade Association; Flag of Dominica; Flags of North America; Historical flags of the British Empire and the overseas territories
A Salafist flag behind Syria’s new interim Prime Minister Mohammad al-Bashir has concerned those hoping for a future of moderation and tolerance. Why a photo of Syria's interim leader could hint ...
Early flag of the Trinitaria, version 2: 1838–1844: Early flag of the Trinitaria, version 3: 1844–1849: Flag of the Dominican War of Independence: It was developed from the flag of Haiti and was added a white symmetric cross. 1849–1861: Flag of the First Dominican Republic: A crossed two-colored flag with the country's coat of arms in the ...
That flag, a symbol of American resistance during the Revolutionary War, has been adopted by the far-right and Christian nationalist movements. It has been flown at Trump rallies and was seen ...