Bosnia and Herzegovina - Democratic Action Party

Stranka Demokratske Akcije, SDA

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by Željko Heimer, 27 February 2005

• Statutary Definition of the Party's Emblems
• Flag of 1996
• Variations of the Party Flag

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Statutary Definition of the Party's Emblems

At SDA party web site, reported by Mark Sensen, there is the statute of the Party (in Bosnian language), adopted on 6 and 7 September 1996. The article 8 of the Statute defines the stamp, emblem and flag (my translation):

Art. 8.

The Party has stamp, emblem and flag.

[5 lines on the stamp]

The emblem of the Party is the abbreviation of the name of the party "SDA" written in stylized green capital letters, shaded with gray with the gray crescent that on the left encircles the letters "SDA".

The flag of the Party is green and white with the emblem of the Party. The ratio of whidth to height is 1:2. The colours of the flag are horizontal green, white and again green, with ratio of the width of colours 1:3:1 (green:white:green). The emblem is in the middle of the flag on white background. The outer edge of the crescent and initials of the emblem start from the hoist.

Detailed rules on the design and use of the stamp, emblem and flag are given by the Main Council of the Party.

I have made an image according to this description. I don't think I have seen the crescent in gray ever, rather in green as in the emblem on the same web pages, but then maybe that is wrong.
Željko Heimer, 30 March 1998

The SDA (Democratic Action Party) is the main party of the Bosniaks established and lead by Alija Izetbegovic until his death. I quoted the 1996 statutes, but the SDA web site have a new statutes of 2001 on line at <www.sda.ba>. In the article 9 now there is no description of the symbol and the flag, but it is determined that these are adopted by a decision of the Main Board. (english text of the statutes is at <www.sda.ba/statute.htm>)   In any case, at least since 2001 the flag determined by 1996 statutes is no longer used, instead is used an other, quite similar flag: green-white-green triband with a silver crescent and a fleur-de-lis and tricolour green-blue-red initials SDA.   Such flag is reportedly produced in Croatia for SDA around 2000.
Željko Heimer, 27 February 2005

Flag of 1996