Flag of Angola

Republic of Angola
Use	National flag
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	11 November 1975
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
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.

^ Flags of the world (2nd ed.). Buffalo, New York: Firefly Books. 2012 [2003]. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-77085-157-3.
^ Flags: The visual guide to more than 300 flags from around the world. New York City: Dorling Kindersley. 1998. p. 96. ISBN 0-7894-4224-8.

[fotw-1] Flags of the world (2nd ed.). Buffalo, New York: Firefly Books. 2012 [2003]. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-77085-157-3.

[visualguide-2] Flags: The visual guide to more than 300 flags from around the world. New York City: Dorling Kindersley. 1998. p. 96. ISBN 0-7894-4224-8.

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Use	National flag
Proportion	2:3^[1]
Adopted	11 November 1975; 48 years ago (1975-11-11)^[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



Use	Presidential standard
Proportion	2:3