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Flag of Burma
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  Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma Flag (adopted on Jan. 3rd, 1974).Flag ratio: 5:9 (also 2:3 and 6:11) |
Flag ratio: 5:9 |
The flag of Burma (also called Myanmar) was adopted on January 3, 1974 upon the declaration of a socialist republic in Burma by Ne Win.
The new flag design was not radically different from the previous flag of Burma in that both featured a red field with a blue canton in the upper corner on the hoist side. However, the imagery within the canton was changed to a cog wheel with a bushel of rice superimposed upon it. These socialist symbols stand for the workers and farmers. Surrounding this are 14 five-pointed stars that represent the administrative divisions of Burma. The white color symbolizes purity, the blue symbolizes peace and integrity, and the red symbolizes courage.
A new national flag was proposed on November 10, 2006, during a constitutional convention. The new flag would compose of three equally sized green, yellow, and red horizontal stripes, with a white star in the hoist end of the green stripe. Green represents peace, tranquility and the country's lush and verdant environment; yellow represents solidarity; while red represents valor and decisiveness. The star represents "the perpetual existence of the consolidated Union."[1]
The proposal for changing the flag was put forward by a commission working under the National Convention, held in Nyaung Hna Pin. However, a few days later, state media reported that the delegates of the National Convention rejected the notion for changing the flag.
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