List of South Sudanese flags

The following is a list of flags used in South Sudan.

National Flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2023–present	Flag of South Sudan	A horizontal tricolour of black, red, and green, fimbriated with white stripes; with a blue equilateral triangle based on the hoist side bearing a gold star.[1][2]
	2011–2023		Alternate colours.[3][4]
	2023–present	Flag of South Sudan (vertical)
	2011–2023	Alternative colours

Government Flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2023–present	Flag of The President of South Sudan.	A horizontal tricolour of black, red, and green, fimbriated with white stripes; with a blue equilateral triangle based on the hoist side bearing a gold star and the national coat of arms in the center.

Ethnic Group Flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	?–present	Flag of The Bari people	a 7 horizontal striped banner with 2 blue stripes, 2 green stripes and 3 golden stripes.
	?–present	Flag of The Dinka people	a horizontal tricolour of red, yellow and green separated with 2 black lines.

Military Flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2011–present	Flag of The South Sudan People's Defence Forces	a tricolour of black, red and green with the emblem in the center.
	1991–present	Flag of The Nuer White Army	4 horizontal stripes of red, black, white and green.

Political Party Flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1983–1995	Flag of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement	A horizontal tricolour of black, red, and green, fimbriated with white stripes; with a light blue equilateral triangle based on the hoist side bearing a red star.
	1995		similar to the national flag.
	1995–present
	1995–present

Sub-National flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	?–present	Flag of Central Equatoria
	?–present	Flag of Eastern Equatoria
	?–present	Flag of Jonglei
	?–present	Flag of The Lakes State
	?–present	Flag of Northern Bahr el Ghazal
	?–present	Flag of The Unity State
	?–present	Flag of Upper Nile
	?–present	Flag of Warrap
	?–present	Flag of Western Bahr el Ghazal
	?–present	Flag of Western Equatoria
	?–present	Flag of The Abyei Special Administrative Area
	?–present	Flag of The Greater Pibor Administrative Area
	?–present	Flag of The Ruweng Administrative Area
	?–present	Flag of Juba

Historical flag

Ottoman Empire (Turkish Sudan)

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1820–1844	Flag of The Ottoman Empire	A Red Field with a white crescent moon and a 8-pointed star.[5]
	1844–1899		A Red Field with a white crescent moon and a 5-pointed star.[6][7]
	1820–1844	Flag of Ottoman Egypt	Red flag with a white crescent containing a seven-pointed white star.[8]
	1844–1867	Flag of self-declared Khedivate of Egypt introduced by Muhammad Ali	Red flag with a white crescent containing a five-pointed white star.
	1867–1881	Flag of the Khedivate of Egypt	Red flag with a white crescent, containing three five-pointed white stars.[9]
	1881–1899	Flag of the Khedivate of Egypt under British occupation	Identical to the national flag used between 1844 and 1867.

Mahdist State

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1881–1899	Flag used during the Mahdist Revolt and in Mahdist Sudan	A golden field with blue and red borders and a blue arabic script in the center.
	1881–1899	black standard used in Mahdist Sudan	A simple black field.

Belgian Empire

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1894–1910	Flag of Belgium	A vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red.
	1894–1910	Flag of The Congo Free State and The Belgian Congo	A yellow five-pointed flag on a blue background.
	1894–1910	Flag of The Lado Enclave	A blue field with a yellow saltire that extends to the corners of the flag and 4 yellow stars in each blue corner.

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1899–1956	Flag of The United Kingdom, also known as The Union Jack	A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
	1899–1914	Flag of the Khedivate of Egypt under British occupation	Identical to the national flag used between 1844 and 1867.
	1914–1923	Flag of the Sultanate of Egypt	Red Flag with Three white crescents, each containing a five-pointed white star.
	1923–1956	Flag of the Kingdom of Egypt and the Co-Official Flag of the Arab Republic of Egypt	Green flag with a white crescent containing three five-pointed white stars.[10]
	1952–1956	Flag of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution and the Republic of Egypt The green monarchical flag remained the national flag of Egypt until 1958, even after the proclamation of the Republic.	Following the Revolution of 1952, the Free Officers retained the flag of the Kingdom, but also introduced the former Republic of Egypt flag colors of red, white, and black horizontal bands, with the emblem of the Revolution, the Eagle of Saladin, in the center band, with a green escutcheon with a white crescent and five stars.[11]
	1899–1956	Flag of the British Governor General	A Union Jack defaced with the emblem of Sudan.[12]
	1925–1956	Flag of The Sudan Defence Force	a horizontal tricolour of black (top), white and Black with 2 crossed swords in the center.[13]
	April 1955	Provisional flag of Sudan used during the Afro-Asian Conference (April 1955)	A White field with the name of the country written in red in the center.[14]

Under Sudan

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1956–1970	Flag of Independent Sudan	A horizontal tricolour of blue, yellow and green.[15]
	1956–1970	Flag of Independent Sudan (2:3 Variant)
	1962–1970	Naval Ensign of Sudan	A white field with the national flag in the canton.[16]
	1956–1970	Flag of the Sudanese Customs Service	[17]
	1970–2011	Flag of Sudan	A horizontal tricolour of red, white, and black; with a green triangle based at the hoist.[18][19]
	1970–2011	Flag of Sudan (2:3 Variant)
	1970–2011	Flag of Sudan (Vertical Variant)

Independence Movements

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1967–1969	Flag of both the Azania Liberation Front (ALF) and the Southern Sudan Provisional Government (SSPG)	Four bands; red, white, black, white, red
	1969–1971	Flag used by the Nile Provisional Government (NPG), later the Nile Republic, led by Gordon Muortat Mayen	A horizontal tricolour of red, white, and green; with a shoebill inside a blue disc in the center.
	1969	The flag of the Nile State, it is unclear if the final stripe is blue or green	A tricolor of red, black, and green or blue with an emblem of a white shield and spears

See also

• Flag of South Sudan
• Coat of arms of South Sudan

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