Flag of Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso
Use	National flag
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	August 4, 1984
Design	Two horizontal bands of red and green with a yellow five-pointed star in the center.
Designed by	Thomas Sankara

The national flag of Burkina Faso (French: drapeau du Burkina Faso) is formed by two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green, with a yellow five-pointed star resting in the center.^[1] The flag was adopted on 4 August 1984. The flag uses the Pan-African colours of Ethiopia, reflecting both a break with the country's colonial past and its unity with other African ex-colonies. The red is also said to symbolize the revolution and the green the abundance of agricultural and natural riches. The yellow star placed over the red and green stripes represents the guiding light of the revolution. The flag was adopted following the coup of 1983 which brought Thomas Sankara to power.^[2]

^ "Flag of Burkina Faso". The World Factbook. CIA. Archived from the original on 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
^ Smith, Whitney (2002). Flag Lore Of All Nations. Millbrook Press. pp. 21. ISBN 0-7613-1753-8.

[1] "Flag of Burkina Faso". The World Factbook. CIA. Archived from the original on 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2008-07-15.

[WS-2] Smith, Whitney (2002). Flag Lore Of All Nations. Millbrook Press. pp. 21. ISBN 0-7613-1753-8.

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