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Use | National flag ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Proportion | 2:3[1] |
Adopted | 11 November 1975[2] |
Design | A horizontal bicolour of red and black, with a yellow half gear wheel crossed by a machete and crowned with a star in the center. |
Designed by | Henrique de Carvalho Santos António Alberto Neto |
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Use | Presidential standard ![]() ![]() |
Proportion | 2:3 |
The national flag of Angola came into use when Angola gained independence on November 11, 1975. It is split horizontally into an upper red half and a lower black half with an emblem resting at the center. It features a yellow half gear wheel crossed by a machete and crowned with a star.