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| Use | State flag and civil ensign  
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|---|---|
| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Adopted | April 18, 1980 |
| Design | Seven horizontal stripes with white triangle containing red 5 point star with Zimbabwe Bird |
The flag of Zimbabwe was adopted on April 18, 1980. The soapstone bird featured on the flag represents a statuette of a bird found at the ruins of Great Zimbabwe. The bird symbolises the history of Zimbabwe; the red star beneath it symbolises the revolutionary struggle for liberation and peace.
Colours
Officially, the meanings of the colours on the flag are as follows:
- Green: the agriculture and rural areas of Zimbabwe
- Yellow: the wealth of minerals in the country
- Red: the blood shed during the first and second Chimurenga (wars)
- Black: the heritage and ethnicity of the native Africans of Zimbabwe
- White Triangle: peace
- Zimbabwe Bird: the national symbol of Zimbabwe
- Red Star: the nation's hopes and aspirations for the future (as well as ZANU-PF's socialist beliefs)
The colours are used on the flag of the ruling ZANU PF party.
Flag of Zimbabwe Rhodesia
Zimbabwe Rhodesia was the largely unrecognised name of Zimbabwe from 1 June 1979 to 18 April 1980, soon after the Internal Settlement in Rhodesia leading to a black majority government. As well as a new name, the state adopted a new flag to mark the transition.
The flag of Zimbabwe Rhodesia was designed by Flight Lieutenant Cedric Herbert of the Rhodesian Air Force and a member of the Rhodesian Heraldry and Genealogy Society. The design incorporated the pan-African colours of yellow, black, green and red with the following explanation:
- Black: symbolised the achievement of majority rule in the country,
- Red: was for the struggle for independence,
- Yellow: represented the mineral wealth,
- Green: the agricultural and natural resources of the country,
- The vertical white stripe represented the white community while the central horizontal white stripe represents peace.
See also
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