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by Raul Orta, 7 June 2002
Project of Venezuelan Flag for 21st Century: It appears as
conclusion of the work "Historical Evolution of the National
Flag of Venezuela" by Mr. Daniel Chalbaud Lange, published
with the sponsorship of the Ministry of the Defense in 1997. It
includes the Simon Bolivar's image on the yellow third to the fly
end inspired on the Barre's one that appears in the obverse of
the national currency. Image taked from the mentioned work.
Raul Orta, 7 June 2002
by Zachary Harden, 20 December 2004
Coronel Hugo Chavez say some time ago that he want to change
the national flag if they win the elections. Currently Chavez is
president and in the last elections won 120 of 131 seats in the
Constituant Assembly. We can wait some change in the new
Constitution. Anyone has the proposal of Constitution?
Jaume Ollé , 7 September 1999
The popular proposals today are many. The new Government, led
by Lt Cl (R) Hugo Chavez (an ardent Bolivar fan), has proposed
unofficially a flag with eight stars, rescuing the wishes of
Simon Bolivar. But projects vary: not only they change the
positions of the stars from one day to another, but they even
change their minds on the right number of stars
Guillermo Aveledo , 8 September 1999
According to Spanish newspaper "El País" of 22nd
August 1999, page 2, one of Venezuela's new National Constituent
Assembly suggestions for the Constitution being drafted is to add
one more star to the national flag, as homage to what was before
called the Province of Guayana.
Santiago Dotor , 14 September 1999
I have received from the Dutch vexillologist Jos Poels some
informations concerning the possible future flag of Venezuela,
that is the present flag but with one more star. This flag
already existed in the past. It was adopted on 20 November 1817
and lasted until 1830. I got the official text of Bolivar's
decree in Spanish.
Pascal Vagnat , 14 September 1999
Here is the translation of the information that was provided
by Pascal Vagnat :
Having increased (or augmented) the number of Provinces which
make up the Republic of
Venezuela, through the incorporation the Province of Guayana
decreed last
October 15th, I have decreed and I decree :
Single Article (or Article One) - A star shall be added to the
seven stars displayed on the national flag of Venezuela, as
emblem (or symbol) of the Province of Guayana, so that the number
of stars shall hereforth be eight.
Given, signed by my hand, sealed with the provisional State seal
and endorsed by the Office Secretary, at the Government Palace in
Angostura city, on the 20th November 1817.
Santiago Dotor and Gonzalo Guerra , 15
September 1999
As far as I know, the "Province of Guayana" is a stripe of territory formerly in dispute between Spain and the United Kingdom, sometimes addressed as the "Spanish Guayana"