flag of Yemen
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{{For|a list of flags used by Yemen throughout its history|List of Yemenite flags}}
{{Infobox flag
| Name = Republic of Yemen
| Image = Flag of Yemen.svg
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| Use = 111111
| Symbol = {{FIAV|111111}}
| Proportion = 2:3
| Adoption = {{start date and age|1990|05|22|df=y}}
| Design = A horizontal tricolour of red, white and black
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| Image2 = Presidential Standard of Yemen.svg
| Alt2 = Presidential standard of the Republic of Yemen
| Noborder2 =
| Nickname2 = Presidential standard
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| Proportion2 = 2:3
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| Design2 = The national flag with the Yemeni coat of arms on the canton corner.
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| Image3 = Flag of the Yemen Armed Forces.svg
| Alt3 = Armed Forces flag of the Republic of Yemen
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| Nickname3 = Flag of the Armed Forces
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| Proportion3 = 2:3
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| Design3 = The national flag with the Emblem of the Yemeni Armed Forces in the canton corner.
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| Image4 = Flag of the Yemeni Army.svg
| Alt4 = Army flag of the Republic of Yemen
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| Nickname4 = Army flag
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| Proportion4 = 2:3
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| Design4 = A red field with the national flag in the canton corner, and the Emblem of the Yemeni Armed Forces centered on the fly side.
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| Image5 = Flag of the Yemeni Navy.svg
| Alt5 = Naval ensign of the Republic of Yemen
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| Nickname5 = Navy Flag
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| Proportion5 = 2:3
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| Design5 = A blue field with the national flag in the canton corner, and the Emblem of the Yemeni Navy centered on the fly side.
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| Image6 = Flag of the Yemeni Air Force.svg
| Alt6 = Air force flag of the Republic of Yemen
| Noborder6 =
| Nickname6 = Air force flag
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| Proportion6 = 2:3
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| Design6 = A sky blue field with the national flag in the canton corner, and the Emblem of the Yemeni Air Force centered on the fly side.
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The national flag of Yemen ({{Langx|ar|علم اليمن|'Alam al-Yaman}}) is the official flag of Yemen. It was adopted on 22 May 1990, the day of the Yemeni unification. It resembles the Arab Liberation Flag that was used by the National Liberation Front. It served as the derivation for the flags of both North and South Yemen prior to their unification, and the distinctive elements of flag were removed in choosing the flag post-unification.
File:NLF supporters celebrating.jpg supporters waving their flags as part of the celebrations, demonstrations and mass marches after the British Withdrawal from Aden]]
According to the official description, the red stands for unity and the bloodshed of martyrs, the white for a bright future, and the black for the supposed dark past. The flag is graphically identical to the flag of the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 to 1972.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Flag of Yemen |encyclopedia=Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Yemen |access-date=June 12, 2018 |last=Smith |first=Whitney |date=February 16, 2001}}
Design
= Construction sheet =
= Meaning behind the colors =
| class="wikitable" style="width:50%; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"
!Scheme !Textile colour |
| style="background: #CE1126 " | Red
|the blood of martyrs who struggle to achieve independence and unity{{Cite web |title=Flag of Yemen {{!}} History, Design & Meaning {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Yemen |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Crouch |first=Alex |date=2015-05-18 |title=Flag of Yemen |url=https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/2015/05/flag-of-yemen/ |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=The Flag Institute |language=en-GB}} |
|---|
| style="background: #ffffff " |White |
| style="background: #000000 " | Black |
= Color shades =
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!30px ! style="background:#CE1126;color:white" |Red ! style="background:#FFFFFF" |White ! style="background:#000000;color:white" |Black |
| Hexadecimal
|#CE1126 |#FFFFFF |#000000 |
| RGB
|206–17–38 |255–255–255 |0–0–0 |
| CMYK
|0, 90, 76, 0 |0, 0, 0, 0 |0, 0, 0, 100 |
| Pantone
|032 |N/A |Black |
| RAL
|3028 |N/A |9005 |
| colspan="4" |Source:{{Cite web |title=Yemen flag color codes |url=https://www.flagcolorcodes.com/yemen |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240225030933/https://www.flagcolorcodes.com/yemen |archive-date=2024-02-25 |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=www.flagcolorcodes.com |language=en}}{{Cite book |title=Flags and anthems manual London 2012 |publisher=London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Ltd. |year=2012 |location=London |page=113}} |
Government flags
File:Flag of the Yemeni Interior Ministry.svg|Flag of the Yemeni Interior Ministry.
File:Yemeni Republican Guard Flag.svg|Flag of the Yemeni Republican Guard
File:Flag of the Yemeni Special Security Forces.svg|Flag of the Yemeni Special Security Forces
Regional flags
{{main|Federalization of Yemen}}
The Federalization of Yemen or the Federal Republic of Yemen was the outcome of the National Dialogue Conference. The Dialogue members also agreed that Yemen would be transformed into a six-region federal system.{{cite news |date=10 Feb 2014 |title=Yemen to become six-region federation |newspaper=Al Jazeera English |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/02/yemen-become-six-region-federation-2014210124731726931.html |access-date=16 March 2014}} The regions would be Azal in the North, Saba in the center, Tihama in the West, Aden and Janad in the South, and Hadhramaut in the East.
File:Flag of Aden Region.svg|Flag of Aden Region
File:Flag of Azal Region, Yemen.svg|Flag of Azal Region.
File:Flag of Hadhramaut.svg|Flag of Hadhramaut Region.
File:Flag of Janad Region (Yemen).svg|Flag of Janad Region.
File:Flag of Sheba Region (Yemen).svg|Flag of Saba Region.
File:Flag of Tahama Region (Yemen).svg|Flag of Tihama Region.
Historical flags
Before Yemen was unified into the present-day Republic of Yemen in 1990, it existed as two states, North and South Yemen.
= North Yemen =
== Kingdom of Yemen ==
{{Main|Flag of the Kingdom of Yemen}}
The Kingdom of Yemen was never a British protectorate, it was nominally part of the Ottoman Empire until 1918 and was independent thereafter. Independently, here were two British protectorates (known as the Eastern and Western Aden Protectorates) which contained 24 sultanates, emirates and sheikhdoms in the hinterland of Aden.{{Cite journal |date=1951-12-31 |title=Yearbook of the United Nations 1951 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.18356/63e49774-en |journal=Yearbook of the United Nations |doi=10.18356/63e49774-en |isbn=978-92-1-060218-1 |issn=2412-1541|url-access=subscription }}
The flag was in use until 1962 when the imam was overthrown and the Yemen Arab Republic was established. A civil war between republicans (supported by Egypt) and royalists (supported by Saudi Arabia) continued until 1970, with the royalist side continuing to use the flag of the kingdom.
{{gallery|mode=nolines|whitebg=y|height=100
|Flag of Yemen 1918.svg|Kingdom of Yemen
(1918–1923)
|Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1918-1927).svg|Kingdom of Yemen
(1923–1927)
|Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen.svg|Kingdom of Yemen
(1927–1970)
|Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971), Flag of Syria (1980–2024).svg|United Arab States which North Yemen was a part of
(1958–1961)
}}{{Clear}}
== Yemen Arab Republic ==
{{Infobox flag
| Name = North Yemen
| Article =
| Image = Flag of North Yemen.svg
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| Use = Historical
| Symbol = {{FIAV|historical}}
| Proportion = 2:3
| Adoption = {{start date and age|1962|11|1}}
{{small|(slight adaptation from September 26, 1962)}}
| Relinquished = {{start date and age|1990|5|22}}
{{small|(Yemeni unification)}}
| Design = A horizontal tricolour of red, white, and black with a green five-pointed star in the centre
}}
When the Yemen Arab Republic revolted against the imamate in 1962, a version of the Arab Liberation Flag with one green star in the center of the white band which symbolized unity and independence.
{{gallery|mode=nolines|whitebg=y|height=100
|Flag of North Yemen (1962).svg|Yemen Arab Republic
(1962, based on the UAR flag)
|Flag of North Yemen.svg|Yemen Arab Republic
(1962–1990)
|Vertical Flag of North Yemen.svg|Vertical standard
}}{{Clear}}
= South Yemen =
{{main|Flag of South Yemen}}
The flag of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen in the South was a version of the Arab Liberation Flag with a light blue chevron which represented the people under the leadership of the National Liberation Front, with a red star next to the hoist representing the NLF itself and later the Socialist Party.{{Cite web |title=Saudi Aramco World : Flags of the Arab World |url=https://archive.aramcoworld.com/issue/197802/flags.of.the.arab.world.htm |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=archive.aramcoworld.com}}{{Cite web |last=Crouch |first=Alex |title=» Flag of Yemen |date=18 May 2015 |url=https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/flag-facts/flag-of-yemen/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |language=en-GB}} The flag was adopted on 30 November 1967 when South Yemen declared independence from the United Kingdom until the Yemeni unification in 1990. It was used again for a few months in 1994 during the existence of the Democratic Republic of Yemen.
{{gallery|mode=nolines|whitebg=y|height=100
|Flag of South Yemen.svg|People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1967–1990)
|Presidential standard of South Yemen 1967-1990.svg|People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1967–1990), Presidential Standard
|Yemeni Socialist Party Flag.svg|Yemeni Socialist Party
|Flag of South Yemen (Vertical).svg|Flag of South Yemen, vertical standard}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{FOTW|id=ye|title=Yemen}}
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{{Arab Flags}}
{{Asia topic|Flag of|title=Flags of Asia}}
{{Nationalflags}}
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Category:Flags introduced in 1990