Last modified: 2005-07-16 by antonio martins
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The flag of Izquerda Unida (United Left) party / coalition
is a horizontal tricolour of yellow red and green with the
symbol centered, which consists of the bolivian map in white
outlined black containing the letters "IU" in red, except the
dot of the "I", which is yellow with a green ring, and the
name below in yellow: "IZQUIERDA UNIDA". The overall proportions
are about 1:2. This flag is obviously based on the
1826 bolivian flag.
Speculating a bit, I’d say that it has something to do with
the wish for a connection with revolution and revolutionnary
movements as part of the world's left-wing immaginary.
Jorge Candeias, 26 Jun 1999
The party website is at
http://www.bolivian.com/iu.
Dov Gutterman, 05 Nov 1998
This party is indeed amerindian based and the complete
name is Eje Pacha Kuti — "eje" meaning
"axis" and "pacha kuti" is an aymara
word meaning a change
between two phases of a cycle — "revolution" in it's broader,
cosmogonic sense. There is also another flag at the site,
red over black with yellow star and lettering "pacha kuti"
bellow, in a squarish face. This flag follows a distinctly
anarchist / communist pattern.
António Martins, 11 May 1999 and 22 Nov 1998
The party website is at
http://www.bolivian.com/eje.
Dov Gutterman, 05 Nov 1998
There is also a variant which is red over black with a yellow
star in the center and the party name in big yellow letters below
the star on the yellow stripe.
Dov Gutterman, 23 Nov 1998