In the late 15th century, the Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias became the first European to visit Namibia. Formerly called South-West Africa, the territory became a German colony in 1884. Between 1904 and 1908, German troops massacred tens of thousands of Herero, who had revolted against colonial rule. In 1915, during World War I, Namibian territory was taken over by South African forces. In 1921, it became a mandated territory of the League of Nations, under the administration of South Africa.
On 21 March 1990, South West Africa gained its independence as the Republic of Namibia and adopted a new flag. The design was chosen by a committee which had been established to investigate and provide technical advice on new national symbols for Namibia. The public has been requested to submit designs and 835 designs were received.
The National Flag of Namibia shall be rectangular, in the proportion of three to the length to two in width, tierced per bend reversed, blue, white and green; the white bend reversed, which shall be one-third of the width of the flag, is charged with another of red, one quarter of the width of the flag.
The flag of Namibia consists of three diagonal stripes - the top stripe is blue; the middle is red, and the bottom stripe is green. The blue and green stripes are of equal size. The red stripe in the middle is bordered on the top and bottom by a thin white stripe. In the top blue stripe, there is a golden sun with 12 straight rays.
Although no color has a specific meaning, the symbolism was attributed to the national flag by the Chairman of the National Symbols Subcommittee at a press conference on 02 February 1990.
The flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on February 2, 1990, and was first officially hoisted on independence day, March 21, that same year. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Namibia flag for the future.
On 21 March 1990, South West Africa gained its independence as the Republic of Namibia and adopted a new flag. The design was chosen by a committee which had been established to investigate and provide technical advice on new national symbols for Namibia. The public has been requested to submit designs and 835 designs were received.
The National Flag of Namibia shall be rectangular, in the proportion of three to the length to two in width, tierced per bend reversed, blue, white and green; the white bend reversed, which shall be one-third of the width of the flag, is charged with another of red, one quarter of the width of the flag.
The flag of Namibia consists of three diagonal stripes - the top stripe is blue; the middle is red, and the bottom stripe is green. The blue and green stripes are of equal size. The red stripe in the middle is bordered on the top and bottom by a thin white stripe. In the top blue stripe, there is a golden sun with 12 straight rays.
Although no color has a specific meaning, the symbolism was attributed to the national flag by the Chairman of the National Symbols Subcommittee at a press conference on 02 February 1990.
The flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on February 2, 1990, and was first officially hoisted on independence day, March 21, that same year. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Namibia flag for the future.
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