Angolan Parliament Approves New National Flag

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Angolan Parliament Approves New National Flag

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Angola's future national flag adopted in Luanda by the National Assembly's (parliament) Constitutional Commission tasked to draft the country's new constitution has a rectangular shape measuring 180 cm long and 120 cm wide, divided in five horizontal strips.

According to Angolan news agency Angola on Thursday, the top and bottom strips are dark blue, measuring 20 cm wide each. The two intermediate strips are white with 10 cm wide each, whereas the central one measuring 60 cm of width is blood-red.

The middle red strip carries the picture of a 15-ray yellowish sun comprising three irregular concentric circles inspired on the ancestral Tchitundo-Hulu rocks paintings of the country's southwestern Namibe Province.

The meanings of the future national flag was explained by ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) party deputy, Ana Maria de Oliveira, who coordinated the sub-commission for the national symbols.

The blue strips represent Freedom, Justice and Solidarity whereas the white ones stand for Peace, Unity and Harmony.

The red strip represents Sacrifice, tenacity and heroism, whereas the sun represents the historical and cultural identity and the riches of Angola.

The tender for the flag was won by the candidate under the nickname of "Catica," whose proposal was numbered 106.

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