![]() Blue symbolizes peace, red symbolizes the sacrifice for freedom and equality, yellow is a symbol of hope, and the green represents the fertile land of Ethiopia. The star symbolizes the unity of the people of Ethiopia whereas its rays represent prospects of the future. On 6th February 1996, a flag with a central blue disk, a yellow outline, and a rayed star was adopted. It consisted of a green-yellow-red tricolor with no insignia. The new regime was established under Menelik Zenawi and known as the Federal Democratic Republic. In 1991, a civil war broke out, and Mengistu Haile Mariam was overthrown. ![]() Included in the emblem were a cogwheel, a ribbon, a spear, and a scepter. This represented an earlier Kingdom of Tirge. The insignia also had unique features such as the obelisk of Axum. As a result, the new flag had Marxist designs, such as a red star, a sheaf of wheat, and rays of light emanating from the star. This resulted in the adoption of a new flag under the new leader president Mengistu Haile Mariam. In 1974, Haile Selassie was overthrown, and a militaristic regime took over. Ethiopia joined forces with the British to defeat Italy in 1941. Italy sought to reassert their dominance by using their flag.Īlthough Ethiopia had earlier defeated the Italians in 1896 and attained recognition as a legitimate state by the Europeans, they still had to fight Italian occupation again. However, the fight against Italy, particularly, the second Italian Abyssinian War and occupation from 1941-1936 interfered with the use of the Ethiopian flag. While Haile Selassie was in power, the flag with the lion of Judah insignia was in use. ![]() He is attributed with the modernization of Ethiopia from 1916 up until his death in 1930. For much of the 20th century, Ethiopia was under the rule of Emperor Haile Selassie. The insignia of Italy was at the center of the flag with a crown of the empire at the top. The white line appeared at the center between red and green at the right. The flag consists of green, white and red horizontal stripes. Nonetheless, Italian Ethiopia lasted from 1936 to 1941. However, the country has been influenced by Islam, Judaism, and Italy. This was after the coronation of Haile Selassie.Įthiopia was never colonized. The lion with the conquering lion of Judah was officiated in November 1932. This coat of arms is known as the ‘conquering lion of Judah.’ It symbolized that Emperor Menelik I was the son of the Biblical Queen Sheba and King Solomon. The ribbon has the same tricolors as the flag. It consisted of a lion holding a staff topped by a cross and with a ribbon. However, in 1941, a new flag was adopted. From 1914 to 1936, the flag had no insignia or initials. When Menelik died in 1913, his initials were removed from the flag. At the center of the flag is the first letter of Menelik’s name, written in Amharic. This flag consisted of red, yellow, and green stripes. Later, Menelik II, the emperor of Ethiopia introduced a rectangular tricolored flag. Red was at the top of the flag followed by yellow and green. Before the rectangular flag came to use, Ethiopia flew a tricolored pennant. The three colours have always been displayed long before the adoption of an official flag in 1897. These colors have a traditional significance to Ethiopians. The flag of Ethiopia is tri-colored red, green, and yellow. At around 8th Century BC, the D’mit kingdom formed Ethiopia and distinguished it from Eritrea. Historians note that Ethiopia adopted Christianity around the same time that the Romans did. The country’s history can be traced as far back as 2 millennium BC.
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