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Flag Guinea-Bissau, in 36 editions.

The entry for Guinea-Bissau published Flag in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 11 editions. Each is shown as published. Flag in every entry.

editions changed the text
11
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Flag” (1990 to 2025) and “Flag description” (1997 to 2024).

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2025 edition

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description:
two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and green, with a vertical red band on the left side; a five-pointed black star is centered in the red band
meaning:
  • yellow stands for the sun,
  • green for hope,
  • red for blood shed during the struggle for independence;
  • the black star stands for African unity
history:
uses the colors of the Pan-African movement; the Ghanaian flag heavily influenced the design

description: two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and green green, with a vertical red band on the hoist left side; there is a black five-pointed black star is centered in the red band; band
meaning:
yellow symbolizes stands for the sun; sun, green denotes hope; for hope, red represents for blood shed during the struggle for independence; the black star stands for African unity
note: history: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the Pan-African movement; the Ghanaian flag design was heavily influenced by the Ghanaian flag design

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Guinea-Bissau: Flag.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/guinea-bissau/flag.

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