Use | National flag |
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Proportion | 1:2 |
Adopted | 9 July 2005 9 July 2011 (as national flag) |
Design | A horizontal tricolour of black, red, and green, fimbriated with white stripes; with a sky-blue equilateral triangle based on the hoist side bearing a yellow star |
Designed by | Samuel Ajak[citation needed] |
Use | Less commonly used version (sky-blue equilateral triangle with tilted star) |
Proportion | 1:2 |
The flag of South Sudan was adopted following the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement that ended the Second Sudanese Civil War.[1] A different version of the flag was previously used as the flag of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement. The flag of South Sudan predates the country, as the flag was adopted in 2005, while the country became independent in 2011.[2][3]