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List of Zimbabwean flags

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This is a list of flags used in Zimbabwe.

National flag

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Flag Date Use Description
1980– National flag of Zimbabwe Seven equal horizontal stripes of green, yellow, red, black, red, yellow, and green. A black-edged white triangle based at the hoist contains a red five-pointed star on which is superimposed a representation of the Zimbabwe Bird in yellow.

Presidential flag

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Flag Date Use Description
1987– Flag of the president of Zimbabwe A green background with the Zimbabwean coat of arms in the centre, with a black-edged white triangle based at the hoist containing a red five-pointed star on which is superimposed a representation of the Zimbabwe Bird in yellow. In the top and bottom fly corners there are horizontal stripes of yellow, red, black, red, and yellow.

Military flags

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Flag Date Use Description
1980– Flag of the Zimbabwe National Army A red background with the Zimbabwe National Army emblem in the centre.
1980– Flag of the Air Force of Zimbabwe A light blue background with the Zimbabwe national flag in the canton and the emblem of the Zimbabwe Air Force in the fly.
1980– Flag of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces A vertical bicolour of red and blue with the emblem of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces in the centre.

Political party flags

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Flag Date Use Description
c. mid-1970s– Flag of the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU PF) Concentric rectangular stripes of green, yellow, red, and black.
1999– Flag of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Four equal horizontal stripes of green, yellow, red, and black with the party open-hand emblem in the centre and "MDC" in white on the black stripe.
Flag of the Liberal Democrats
Flag of the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)
Flag of the Mthwakazi Republic Party

Town flags

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Flag Date Use Description
Flag of Bulawayo The coat of arms of Bulawayo on a blue background.
Flag of Victoria Falls Victoria Falls coat of arms in the centre.
1986– Flag of Chitungwiza Orange-white-orange horizontal triband with the city’s coat of arms at the centre.
Flag of Kariba Kariba coat of arms in the centre.
Flag of Chinhoyi Chinhoyi coat of arms in the centre.
Flag of Kadoma Kadoma coat of arms in the centre.
Flag of Kwekwe Kwekwe coat of arms in the centre.
Flag of Plumtree Plumtree coat of arms in the centre.
Flag of Gokwe Gokwe coat of arms in the centre.
1986– Flag of Gweru Vertical triband of red and white with the Gweru coat of arms on the central white stripe.
1982– Flag of Harare The Zimbabwe bird on the bottom stripe.
Flag of Marondera Marondera coat of arms on a green background.
Flag of Hwange Hwange coat of arms in the centre.
1985– Flag of Mutare Mutare coat of arms on a white background.
Flag of Masvingo Masvingo Coat of Arms in the centre.

Historical flags

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Flag Date Use Description
1890–1923 Flag of the British South Africa Company (BSAC) The BSAC flag was a Union Jack defaced in the centre with a white roundel with the BSAC logo.
1923–1953, 1963–1964, 1979–1980 Flag of Southern Rhodesia A Blue Ensign with the shield from the Southern Rhodesian coat of arms in the fly.
1953–1963 Flag of the Central African Federation A Blue Ensign with the shield from the federal coat of arms in the fly, showing the amalgamation of Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia, and Nyasaland.
1964–1968 Flag of Rhodesia A sky-blue ensign with the shield from the Rhodesian coat of arms in the fly.
1968–1979 Flag of Rhodesia
(not internationally recognized)
A green-white-green vertical triband with the full coat of arms of Rhodesia in the centre of the white stripe.
1979 Flag of Zimbabwe Rhodesia A red-white-green horizontal tricolor with a white-fimbriated black vertical band at the hoist containing a representation of the Zimbabwe Bird in the canton in yellow.
1981–1986 Flag of the president of Zimbabwe The flag of Zimbabwe defaced with a white square bearing the Zimbabwean coat of arms.
Flag Date Use Description
Matabele people

See also

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