Flag of Yemen
The national
flag of Yemen was adopted on
May 22,
1990, the same day that
North Yemen and
South Yemen unified. The pattern of red, white and black stripes was also present on the flags of North and South Yemen, symbolizing
Pan-Arabism, as are the flags of
Egypt,
Syria,
Iraq among others.
According to the official description, the red stands for the bloodshed of martyrs and unity; the white for a bright future; black for the dark past.
Before Yemen was united into present-day Republic of
Yemen, it was split into
North, and
South. The North used the flag on the left (the flag of the
Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen), from 1927 to 1962, when it became the
Yemen Arab Republic. The Yemen Arab Republic used a flag similar to the present-day flag of Yemen, except with a green star in the center of the white stripe. The
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen in the South also used a similar flag, but with a sky-blue triangle next to the hoist, with a red star.
Image:Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen.svg|Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1927-1962)Image:Flag of North Yemen.svg|Yemen Arab Republic (1962-1990)Image:Flag of South Yemen.svg|People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1945-1990)
