![]() ![]() Despite its association with the period of military rule under Ne Win and later the State Peace and Development Council, the 1974 flag is used by demonstrators in the 2021 Myanmar protests, alongside the 1948 flag. The 14-star flag was hung upside down during the 8888 Uprising of 1988 by demonstrators as a sign of protest against the military government. The 14 equal-sized white stars represent the equality and unity of the 14 members (7 states and 7 divisions) of the Union. The paddy represents farmers while the pinion represents workers the combination symbolizes the farmers and workers as the basic social classes for building the State. It depicts 14 equal-sized white stars encircling a pinion with 14 cogs and ear of paddy with 34 grains superimposed on it (each star on each cog of the pinion) in a blue canton against a red field. The colour representations are also different: white is for purity and virtue, red for bravery and decisiveness, blue for peacefulness and steadiness. The State Flag adopted on 3 January 1974 upon the coming into force of the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma has a similar ratio and background colours as the previous flag but with different charge in the canton. Proportion 5:9 civil and state flag and state ensign. Colours schemeġ974 flag State Flag of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (3 January 1974 – 18 September 1988) and the Union of Myanmar (18 September 1988 – 21 October 2010). : 8 On 3 January 1974, it was replaced by the State Flag of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma. This flag has a ratio of 5:9 in which the canton has a ratio of 2 1⁄ 2:4. The usage of stars is for the nature of the stars: never stopping, never cancelling the chosen path, always moving forward, being a guide for travellers, and existing since the beginning of the world, while the colour white represents purity, righteousness and steadiness. The blue canton means the nature of the sky, having deep meanings, the fresh and clear mind, and the light emitted in the night sky. The red represents bravery, courage, and preservation. The four small white stars between the rays of the big white star symbolize the unity of various ethnic races of the republican union founded as a result of the resistance. The big white star in the canton and the red field honour the Resistance Flag and indicate the anti-fascist struggle. The blue canton was charged with one large white star surrounded by five smaller stars between its rays. The flag consisted of a red field defaced with a blue canton. It was hoisted for the first time at 4:25 AM on 4 January 1948 when Burma gained independence. The National Flag of the Union of Burma was designed by Maung Win and adopted by the Constituent Assembly of the Union of Burma in August 1947. See also: § 1947 proposals National Flag of the Union of Burma The white star stands for purity, honesty,įullness of compassion, and power. The red represents bravery and decisiveness. The green symbolises fertility, conformity,įairness, and being a peaceful, pleasant, and green nation. ![]() The yellow represents unity, conformity, wisdom, happiness, and unity of all national races amicably. The background is a yellow, green, and red tricolor, meant to honour the tricolours used during the independence struggle. ![]() The current flag is a horizontal tricolour flag of yellow, green, and red charged with a five-pointed white star in the centre of the field. Unlike the previous 1974 State Flag Law, the 2010 Union Flag Law includes the definition of the flag. Orders were also handed out to ensure all old flags were burned. It was hoisted for the first time at 3:00 p.m. The State Flag described in the 2008 Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar was adopted by enacting the 2010 Union Flag Law and the repealing of the 1974 State Flag Law on 21 October 2010. The State Flag of Republic of the Union of Myanmar was adopted on 21 October 2010, it is the only tricolour flag in Asia to utilize the colours of red, yellow and green in its design. Civil and state flag, civil and state ensignĪ horizontal triband of yellow, green and red charged with a large white five-pointed star at the centre. ![]()
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