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Flag Togo, in 36 editions.

The entry for Togo 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:
five equal horizontal bands of green (top and bottom) alternating with yellow; a five-pointed white star on a red square is in the upper-left corner
meaning:
  • the five horizontal stripes stand for the country's regions;
  • red stands for the people's loyalty and patriotism;
  • green for hope, fertility, and agriculture;
  • yellow for mineral wealth and faith that hard work and strength will bring prosperity;
  • the star symbolizes life, purity, peace, dignity, and national independence
history:
uses the colors of the Pan-African movement

description: five equal horizontal bands of green (top and bottom) alternating with yellow; a white five-pointed white star on a red square is in the upper hoist-side corner; upper-left corner
meaning:
the five horizontal stripes stand for the five different regions of the country; the country's regions; red square is meant to express stands for the people's loyalty and patriotism of the people, patriotism; green symbolizes for hope, fertility, and agriculture, while agriculture; yellow represents for mineral wealth and faith that hard work and strength will bring prosperity; the star symbolizes life, purity, peace, dignity, and Togo's national independence
note: history: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia the Pan-African movement

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Togo: Flag.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/togo/flag.

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