List of Rwandan flags

The following is a list of flags related with Rwanda.

National flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2001–present	Flag of Rwanda	A horizontal tricolour of light blue (double width), yellow and green; charged with a golden-yellow sun in the upper-fly side corner.[1][2][3][4][5]

Government flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2001–present	Presidential Flag of Rwanda	A white field with a golden border and the national seal in the center.[6]

Ethnic group flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	?–present	Flag of the Twa people	[7]

Political party flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1990–present	Flag of the Interahamwe	[8][9]
	1987–present	Flag of the Rwandan Patriotic Front	[10]
	1975–1994	Flag of the MRND	[11]
	1992–1994	Flag of the Coalition for the Defence of the Republic

Historical flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1962–2001	Second flag of the Republic of Rwanda	A vertical Tricolour of Red, Yellow and Green with a black R letter in the center.[12][13]
	1959–1961	First flag of the Republic of Rwanda	A vertical Tricolour of Red, Yellow and Green.[14][15]
	1926–1945	First flag of the Belgian Congo	[16]
	1916–1959	Flag of the Kingdom of Belgium	[17]
	1890–1916	Flag of the German Empire	[18]
	1890–1916	German colonial flag
	1890–1916	Flags of the German East Africa Company	[19]
	1914–1916	Proposed flag for the German East Africa	[20]

See also

• Flag of Rwanda
• Seal of Rwanda

References

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5. "Flags of Africa - Countries Starting With R - African Culture". Retrieved 2022-05-27.
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