The
flag of SudanSudan is a country in northeastern Africa. It is the largest country in Africa and in the Arab World, and tenth largest in the world by area...
was adopted on May 20, 1970, and consists of a red-white-black
tricolorTricolor may refer to:* Tricolor - supporters of the Brazilian football clubs São Paulo F.C., Grêmio F.B.P.A. and Fluminense F.C., among others. It derives from the three colors of the clubs - white, black and red for São Paulo, white, blue and black for Grêmio and white, red and green for...
with a green triangle next to the hoist. Prior to the 1969 military coup of
Gaafar NimeiryGaafar Muhammad an-Nimeiry was the President of Sudan from 1969 to 1985...
, a blue-yellow-green tricolor design was used. The current flag, to show Sudan's connection to the other Arab states, bears strong resemblance to the
Flag of the Arab RevoltThe Flag of the Arab Revolt was a flag used by Arab nationalists during the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire in World War I.-History:The flag was designed by the British diplomat Sir Mark Sykes, in an effort to create a feeling of "Arab-ness" in order to fuel the revolt...
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The
flag of SudanSudan is a country in northeastern Africa. It is the largest country in Africa and in the Arab World, and tenth largest in the world by area...
was adopted on May 20, 1970, and consists of a red-white-black
tricolorTricolor may refer to:* Tricolor - supporters of the Brazilian football clubs São Paulo F.C., Grêmio F.B.P.A. and Fluminense F.C., among others. It derives from the three colors of the clubs - white, black and red for São Paulo, white, blue and black for Grêmio and white, red and green for...
with a green triangle next to the hoist. Prior to the 1969 military coup of
Gaafar NimeiryGaafar Muhammad an-Nimeiry was the President of Sudan from 1969 to 1985...
, a blue-yellow-green tricolor design was used. The current flag, to show Sudan's connection to the other Arab states, bears strong resemblance to the
Flag of the Arab RevoltThe Flag of the Arab Revolt was a flag used by Arab nationalists during the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire in World War I.-History:The flag was designed by the British diplomat Sir Mark Sykes, in an effort to create a feeling of "Arab-ness" in order to fuel the revolt...
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