Sunday, February 14, 2016

The Flag Company Inc And Burundi Flag History

By Tom Furrow


Wedged between Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda in east-central Africa, Burundi occupies a high plateau divided by several deep valleys. It is equal in size to Maryland.

At the end of the 19th century Burundi and Rwanda were colonized by Germany, but after WWI, the League of Nations mandated Rwanda-Urundi to Belgium. Taking advantage of the status quo, the Belgians ruled through the Tutsi chiefs and princes. The establishment of coffee plantations and the resulting concentration of wealth in the hands of the Tutsi elite provoked tensions between the two tribal groups.

In the 19th century, Burundi was ruled by a Tutsi King. In 1890, Burundi became part of German East Africa. However, the Germans did not attempt to govern the area until 1897. At that time, Burundi's flag was the German tricolor flag that had three equal sized horizontal banners.

The top banner was black, the middle banner was white, and the lower banner was red. In the center of the white banner was an uncrowned imperial eagle. In 1916 during World War I, the Belgian army occupied Burundi. In 1922, the war had ended and the League of Nations had been established.

Burundi turned out to be a part of Belgium as a command from the League of Nations. Burundi was a part of the Belgium Congo until 1962. It was the Belgians who conveyed the French dialect to Burundi, where a great many people communicate in French. On July 1, 1962, the nation turned into the free Kingdom of Burundi. With this freedom, Burundi made another banner.

It had two corner to corner white strips which made a top and base red triangular shapes and a left and right green triangular ones. Focused on the strips and triangular shapes was a white circle. Inside the circle was a dark drum, called the Karyenda, which is a conventional insignia of the Mwami or lord. Beneath and somewhat in front, the drum was additionally a green sorghum plant with a red bloom. The Flag Company Inc spent significant time in banner plans offered an uncommon release of decals and banners to retain the historical backdrop of Burundi banner for the future generations.




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