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| Use | National flag  |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Adopted | 31 January 1946[1] |
| Design | A horizontal triband of blue, white, and red with a gold-bordered red star in the center |
| Designed by | Đorđe Andrejević-Kun |
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| Use | Civil and state ensign |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 21 March 1950[2] |
| Design | The national flag shortened to a proportion of 2:3. |
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| Use | Naval ensign |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 6 June 1949[3] |
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The flag of Yugoslavia was the official flag of the Yugoslav state from 1918 to 1992. The flag's design and symbolism are derived from the Pan-Slavic movement, which ultimately led to the unification of the South Slavs and the creation of a united south-Slavic state in 1918.
The flag had three equal horizontal bands of blue, white, and red and was first used by the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1918 to 1941. A red star was added in its center by the victorious Yugoslav Partisans in World War II and this design was used until the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, whereupon the red star was removed. This version continued to be used by one of the five successor states to Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro, until its own dissolution in 2006. Today, the flag still holds meaning to those nostalgic for Yugoslavia or who admire its anti-fascist symbolism.