Flag of Myanmar

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Union of Socialist Republic of Burma Flag (adopted on Jan. 3rd, 1974).Flag ratio: 5:9 (also 2:3 and 6:11)
Union of Socialist Republic of Burma Flag (adopted on Jan. 3rd, 1974).
Flag ratio: 5:9 (also 2:3 and 6:11)
Union of Burma Flag (c.1948 to 1974). Flag ratio: 5:9
Union of Burma Flag (c.1948 to 1974).
Flag ratio: 5:9

The flag of Myanmar was adopted on January 3, 1974 upon the declaration of a socialist republic in Burma by Ne Win.

The new flag design was not radically different from the previous flag of Myanmar (then called Burma) in that both featured a red field with a blue canton in the upper corner on the hoist side. However, the imagery within the canton was changed to a cog wheel with a bushel of rice superimposed upon it. These socialist symbols stand for the workers and farmers. Surrounding this are 14 five-pointed stars that represent the administrative divisions of Myanmar. The white color symbolizes purity, the blue symbolises peace and integrity, and the red symbolizes courage.

The flag is often confused with the flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan).


Proposed flag of Myanmar (2006)
Proposed flag of Myanmar (2006)

A new national flag was proposed on November 10, 2006, during a constitutional convention. The new flag would compose of three equally sized green, yellow, and red horizontal stripes, with a white star in the hoist end of the green stripe. Green represents peace, tranquillity and the country's lush and verdant environment; yellow represents solidarity; while red represents valour and decisiveness. The star represents "the perpetual existence of the consolidated Union." The preposal for changing the flag was put forward by a commission working under the National Convention, held in Nyaung Hna Pin. However, a few days later, state media reported that the delegates of the National Convention rejected the notion for changing the flag, thus making it irrelevent. [1]

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