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Somalia

Somalia Democratic Republic, Al Jumhouriya As-Somalya al-Dimocradia

by Zeljko Heimer, 20 Jan 2003
Proportions: unspecified
Flag adopted 12 Oct 1954, coat of arms adopted 10 Oct 1956

Somalia
History of the flag
Coat of Arms
Roundel
Flagchange?

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Somalia

Somalia adopted light blue flag in honour of the UNO that has the control until the independence. The star has 5 points one for each branch of Somalis: Issas of Djibuti), Somali of Ethiopia, Issak of Somaliland, Somalis of old Italian Somalia and North Kenya Somalis.
Jaume Ollé 27 Jul 1999

The five points of the Somali flag represents simple the previous colonial area where mostly Somali speaking people live and lived.
Mohamed Aden, 13 Sep 1999

National Flag. CSW/CSW 2:3
Light blue flag with white five-pointed star.

I tried to find out whether there is some legal background of this flag available on the Net, but without success. It seems that the new constitution draft is made but I located not the text on-line. It may be adopted soon, so someone should be alert in this direction :-) I tried to locate previous legislation, but in vane again. The preivous 1979 constitution is de facto not valid, and apparently no one quotes it on the Net. The flag is older then that, from 1954. Do we have idea on any legislation from then until now? I was hoping it may at least provide hint on ho