Flag of the Central African Republic

The flag of the Central African Republic is, along with the national anthem, and the Coat of Arms of the Central African Republic, one of the main symbols of the country. It was adopted on December 1, 1958 and designed by Barthélemy Boganda, the first president of the autonomous territory of Ubangui-Chari, who thought that "France and Africa should walk together." Thus he combined the red, white and blue colors of the French tricolor with the pan-African colors: red, green and yellow.

The red color symbolizes the blood of the Central African people, which was spilled to give them independence and which they spilled to defend their country, the blue color represents heaven and freedom, the white color represents peace and dignity, the Green color represents hope and faith, yellow color represents tolerance and the yellow star of independence symbolizes a bright future.

Historical flags

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  Ubangui-Chari Flag (1903–1958)