Guinea Flag

The flag of Guinea is made up of three vertical tribands of red, yellow, and green. Its proportion is 2:3. The country adopted the flag on November 10, 1958. The colors of the African Democratic Assembly flag highly influenced the design of Guinea’s flag. Guinea’s flag is quite useful as both the national flag and ensign.

The red color on the flag of Guinea is symbolic of the blood that the country’s martyrs shed and their death in wars and slavery. Green is attributed to the vegetation while yellow alludes to the sun and the many riches held by the country. The yellow, red, and green colors are significant since they are also used by the Pan-African movement.

It is not clear who designed the flag of Guinea. However, it is believed that Guinea’s first President Sekou Toure adopted it from Ghana. He was a close friend of Ghana’s former President Kwame Nkrumah. The tricolor design is associated with its status as a former French colony.

Guinea’s previous flag had a great semblance to the flag of the Kingdom of Rwanda. In fact, Rwanda had to place the letter “R” on its flag to distinguish it from Guinea’s flag.