The story of
South Africa’s flag
The flag of south has no official meaning for the colors. The colors of the flag are black, green, red, blue, yellow and white. The Y shape in the flag represents the convergence of all the societies of South Africa and the desire for unity. The flag has the colors of Nelson Mandela’s political party. The Flag is made out of past South African flags and the past meanings of the colors of the flag are: blue for open blue skies, red for bloodshed, green for the land, black for black people, white for European people and yellow for natural resources.
Before the flag was adopted there was a lot of controversy over if they should include elements of colonial flags. The flag was released because of a election and was not meant to be a permanent flag but ended up being permanent.
The South African flag was adopted in April 21 1994 to signify the new Democratic South Africa, After Nelson Mandela was elected president of South Africa. The flag’s designer was Mr. F. Brownell South Africa’s state herald, because when they tried to get the public to design it they were unsuccessful. The Flag of South Africa is also one of the newest flags in the world.
The flag of South Africa is made from the dfferent cultures that have lived in South Africa. Including the Boers, the English the Afrikaners and the tribes who have lived there in the past and in the present.
The flag of south has no official meaning for the colors. The colors of the flag are black, green, red, blue, yellow and white. The Y shape in the flag represents the convergence of all the societies of South Africa and the desire for unity. The flag has the colors of Nelson Mandela’s political party. The Flag is made out of past South African flags and the past meanings of the colors of the flag are: blue for open blue skies, red for bloodshed, green for the land, black for black people, white for European people and yellow for natural resources.
Before the flag was adopted there was a lot of controversy over if they should include elements of colonial flags. The flag was released because of a election and was not meant to be a permanent flag but ended up being permanent.
The South African flag was adopted in April 21 1994 to signify the new Democratic South Africa, After Nelson Mandela was elected president of South Africa. The flag’s designer was Mr. F. Brownell South Africa’s state herald, because when they tried to get the public to design it they were unsuccessful. The Flag of South Africa is also one of the newest flags in the world.
The flag of South Africa is made from the dfferent cultures that have lived in South Africa. Including the Boers, the English the Afrikaners and the tribes who have lived there in the past and in the present.