List of Ethiopian flags

This is a list of flags used in Ethiopia. For more information about the national flag, see the flag of Ethiopia.

National flag
FlagDateUseDescription
2009–PresentFlag of EthiopiaA horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the National Emblem superimposed at the center.[1]

Military flags
FlagDateUseDescription
2021–PresentFlag of the Ethiopian National Defense Force
2009–2021Flag of the Ethiopian National Defense Force
1996–2009Flag of the Ethiopian National Defense Force

Ethiopian Navy
FlagDateUseDescription
2019–present War Ensign of Ethiopia
1975–1996War Ensign of Ethiopia
1974–1975War Ensign of Ethiopia
1955–1974War Ensign of Ethiopia

Ethiopian Air Force
FlagDateUseDescription
 ?-PresentEthiopian Air Force flag

Ethnic flags
FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Kunama peopleA Horizontal tricolour of black, red and white with a flower in the white stripe.
Flag of Saho peopleA Horizontal tricolour of black (top), white and black with a 5-pointed star in the canton.
Flag of Kafficho peopleA Horizontal tricolour of red, yellow and blue.
Flag associated with the Qemant peopleA Horizontal tricolour of blue, white and red with a tree as the charge.

Political flags
FlagDatePartyDescription
Current
2021–PresentUnited Front of Ethiopian Federalist and Confederalist Forces
2021–PresentAgew Liberation Front
2021–presentGambella Peoples Liberation Army
1999–PresentSidama National Liberation Front[2]
1999–presentRed Sea Afar Democratic Organisation
1984–PresentOgaden National Liberation Front[3]
1993–PresentAfar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front
1985–PresentIslamic Front for the Liberation of Oromia
1975–Present (Banned)Tigray People's Liberation Front
1975–PresentAfar Liberation Front
1973–PresentOromo Liberation Front
Saho People's Democratic Movement
Democratic Movement for the Liberation of the Eritrean Kunama
Former
1985-1998Gambela People's Liberation Movement
1984-1991Workers' Party of Ethiopia[4]
1982-2019Oromo Democratic Party[5]
1982-2019Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization
1973–1989Western Somali Liberation Front

Regions
Main article: Flags of the regions of Ethiopia
FlagAdministrative divisionAdoptedDescription
Addis Ababa[6]
Afar2012–present[7]
Amhara1999–present[8]
Benishangul-Gumuz[9]
Central Ethiopia2023–present
Dire Dawa[10]
Gambela[11]
Harari[12]
Oromia[13]
Sidama2020–present[14]
Somali2018–present[15]
South Ethiopia2023–present
South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region2021–present
Tigray[16]

Historical flags

Historical flags
FlagDateUseDescription
1270-1875Flag of The Ethiopian EmpireA horizontal tricolour of Yellow, Red and Green.
1875-1881 Flag of The Ethiopian Empire A horizontal tricolour of red, white and purple with the Lion of Judah superimposed at the center. Early version of the post-1897 flag.[17]
1881-1889Flag of The Ethiopian Empire3 triangular pennants of red, yellow and green.[18]
1889-1897Flag of The Ethiopian EmpireA horizontal tricolour of red, yellow and green with the first Ethiopic letter of Emperor Menelik's name superimposed at the center.[19][20][21]
1897-1936
1941-1974		Flag of The Ethiopian EmpireA horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the Lion of Judah superimposed at the center.[22]
1936-1941Flag of Kingdom of Italy (Italian Ethiopia)An Italian tricolour featuring three equally sized vertical pales of green, white and red with Savoy shield and Royal crown in the middle.[23]
1974-1975Flag of The DergA horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the Lion of Judah superimposed at the center (without the crown and with a spear).[24]
1975-1987Flag of The DergA horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the National Emblem superimposed at the center.
1987-1991Flag of The People's Democratic Republic of EthiopiaA horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the National Emblem superimposed at the center.
1991-1996Flag of The Transitional Government of EthiopiaA horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the National Emblem superimposed at the center.[22]
1996-2009Flag of EthiopiaA horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the National Emblem superimposed at the center.[25]

Imperial standards
FlagDateUseDescription
1930-1974Obverse[26]
1930-1974Reverse

See also
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References
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  3. "Ogaden (Ethiopia)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  4. "Ethiopian Worker's Party (Ethiopia)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  5. "Oromo Federalist Congress (Ethiopia)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  6. "Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
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  15. "Somali (Ethiopia)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  16. "Tigray (Ethiopia)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  17. "Vexilla Mundi". www.vexilla-mundi.com. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  18. Flag of Ethiopia, 2019, Encyclopædia Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Ethiopia
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  20. Lentakis, Michael B. (2005). Ethiopia: A View from Within. Janus Publishing Company Lim. p. 11. ISBN 9781857565584. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  21. Mitchell, W. (1897). Journal of the Royal United Service Institution, Whitehall Yard. W. Mitchell. p. 11. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  22. "Vlajky a znaky Etiopie" [Flags and emblems of Ethiopia]. Vexilolog (in Czech) (8). 2003.
  23. "Vexilla Mundi". June 28, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-06-28.
  24. "People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1987 - 1991)". www.crwflags.com.
  25. "Proclamation No. 48/1996 – A Proclamation to amend the Flag and Emblem Proclamation" (PDF). Federal Negarit Gazeta: 272–273. 31 October 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
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