Flag of Laos

Flag of Laos
Vexillological symbol :	?
Aspect ratio:	2: 3
Officially accepted:	2nd December 1975

The flag of Laos was officially introduced on December 2, 1975.

Description and meaning

construction

The strips have a ratio of 1: 2: 1. Red represents the blood that was shed in the struggle to achieve independence. Blue symbolizes prosperity and the white disk stands for a bright future for the country, or in another reading, for the moon that shines over the Mekong . It lies exactly in the center of the flag and has a diameter of 80% of the height of the blue stripe.

history

Flag of Laos

In 1893 the area of ​​the three kingdoms Luang Prabang , Vientiane and Champasak , over which Siam had suzerainty, became a French protectorate. Therefore, in the was Gösch the flag of the Kingdom of Luang Prabang, the French tricolor added. The elephants refer to the ancient kingdom of Lan Xang , whose name means "millions of elephants". In 1949 Laos gained its independence within the Union française . In 1952 the tricolor was removed. It was not until 1954 that France waived all claims. In 1975 the kingdom was overthrown and Laos was communist. This was accompanied by the change to today's national flag .

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  ^? Luang Prabang, until 1893

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  ^? Laos as a French protectorate, 1893 to 1952

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  ^? Kingdom of Laos , 1952 to 1975

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  ^? Royal flag, 1952 to 1975

Web links

Commons : Flags of Laos  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Flags of the World - Laos (English)