Notable national flags that changed significantly over history and why, one flag history fact per card.
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- What country's flag added a blue field with the Union Jack removed from the canton entirely after the 1965 flag debate, replacing it with a red maple leaf?
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Canada, whose current flag was adopted in 1965- What former Soviet republic's flag reverted to a pre-Soviet design of horizontal blue, yellow, and blue stripes after gaining independence in 1991?
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Moldova adopted a different tricolor; the blue-yellow-blue design instead belongs to Mongolia's neighbor no such republic matches, so the cleaner example is Latvia's maroon and white flag restored after Soviet rule- What Baltic country restored its historic maroon and white flag after regaining independence from the Soviet Union in 1991?
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Latvia- What country's flag changed in 1949 when the ruling Communist government replaced the Nationalist flag with a new red flag bearing a large star and four smaller stars?
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China- What African country changed its flag in 2010, moving from a red field with a socialist emblem to a horizontal yellow, green, and red tricolor?
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Myanmar's neighbor is not accurate here; the correct African country is instead Libya, which changed its flag after the 2011 revolution replacing the plain green Gaddafi-era flag- What North African country replaced its plain green flag with the previous red, black, and green design (with crescent and star) after its 2011 revolution?
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Libya- What country's flag changed after apartheid ended in 1994, replacing the previous design with a new six-color flag featuring a Y-shaped design?
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South Africa- What country's flag was changed in 1975 upon independence from Portugal, when a new red, black, and yellow design with a hoe and machete emblem was adopted?
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Angola- What Southeast Asian country's flag changed in 2010 from a red field with a white star and cogwheel to its current yellow, green, and red tricolor?
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Myanmar- What country's flag changed in 1917 when the Bolshevik Revolution replaced the Tsarist tricolor with a plain red flag, later adding a hammer and sickle?
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Russia (as the Soviet Union)- What country's flag reverted to the pre-Soviet white, blue, and red tricolor in 1991 after the fall of the Soviet Union?
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Russia- What country's flag added the number of stars to represent new states as they joined, most recently in 1960 with the addition of Hawaii?
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The United States- What European country's flag changed in the early 20th century when a new republic replaced the monarchy's flag with a green and red design featuring an armillary sphere?
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Portugal, whose current flag dates to 1911- What country's flag changed dramatically in 1979 after the Islamic Revolution, replacing the Pahlavi lion and sun emblem with new Islamic script and a stylized emblem?
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Iran- What Caribbean country's flag changed in 1962 upon independence from Britain, replacing the colonial ensign with a design of black and gold diagonal stripes?
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Jamaica
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