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What is the Flag of Rwanda?

The flag of Rwanda is a tricolor flag that was adopted in 2001 and consists of three horizontal bands in the colors blue, yellow, and green. It was designed by Alphonse Kirimobenecyo and is used to represent the nation of Rwanda.

What Does the Rwanda Flag Look Like?

The flag of Rwanda has three horizontal bands of unequal height. The top band is sky blue and fills the upper half of the flag; below it are two narrower bands of equal height — yellow in the middle and green at the bottom. In the upper-fly corner is a golden sun with radiating rays, its central disc gold with a blue outline; no black is used in the emblem.

What is the Rwanda Flag Called?

The Rwanda flag is officially known as “Umurinzi,” which translates to “unity” in Kinyarwanda, the national language of Rwanda.

What Does the Rwanda Flag Represent?

The blue represents happiness and peace, the yellow economic development, and the green the hope of prosperity. The golden sun of twenty-four rays stands for national unity, transparency, and the enlightenment of the Rwandan people.

Source: Wikipedia, Flag of Rwanda.