List of Ugandan flags

The following is a list of flags and banners used in Uganda.

National flag FlagDateUseDescription 1962–present Flag of Uganda Six equal horizontal bands of black (top), yellow, red, black, yellow, and red (bottom); a white disc is superimposed at the centre and depicts the national symbol, a grey crowned crane, facing the hoist side.

Government flag FlagDateUseDescription 1962–present Presidential flag of Uganda A red field with six very thin horizontal stripes along the bottom – in the colours and order of the flag of Uganda – and the national coat of arms in the center.

Ethnic group flags FlagDateUseDescription 1993–present Flag of the Nkole people The flag of the Ankole kingdom 1994–present Flag of the Nyoro people The flag of the Bunyoro kingdom 1962–present Flag of the Soga people Flag of the Acholi people Flag of the Lango people Flag of the Rwenzururu people Flag of the Toro people

Political flags

Political parties FlagDateUseDescription c.2003–present Flag of the Democratic Party A horizontal bicolour of white and green. c.2011–present Flag of the National Resistance Movement Five horizontal stripes of yellow (top), blue, green, red, and yellow (bottom), with the top and bottom stripes three times as a wide as the others. A white disc is superimposed at the centre and depicts the party's symbol, a yellow bus. 1960–1966 Flag of the Uganda People's Congress A horizontal tricolour of black, yellow, and red. 1966–present A horizontal tricolour of black, red, and blue.

Rebel groups FlagDateUseDescription 1996–present Flag of the Allied Democratic Forces A horizontal tricolour of blue, white, and red with a green isosceles triangle based on the hoist side and the letters ADM/A written in blue on the white band.

Military flags FlagDateUseDescription 2019–present Flag of the Uganda People's Defence Force 1962–2019 Flag of the Uganda People's Defence Force A green field with six very thin horizontal stripes along the bottom – in the colours and order of the flag of Uganda – and the UPDF's emblem in the center. 2019–present Flag of the Ugandan Land Forces 1964–present Flag of the Uganda Air Force A cyan field with six very thin horizontal stripes along the bottom – in the colours and order of the flag of Uganda – and the Air Force's emblem in the center.

Subdivision flags

Traditional kingdoms

Historical flags

Historical flags

Kingdom of Buganda FlagDateUseDescription 1860–1861 Flag of the Kingdom of Buganda A simple red field. 1861–1876 A red field with a white vertical band at the hoist. 1881–1890 1876–1881 A white swallowtailed flag with two vertical stripes of red and blue.

British Empire FlagDateUseDescription 1890–1962 Flag of the United Kingdom A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). 1890–1894 Flag of the Imperial British East Africa Company British Blue Ensign with a crown and beneath it the golden sun. Governor's flag of the Imperial British East Africa Company A Union Flag defaced with a crown and beneath it the golden sun. 1914–1962 Flag of the Protectorate of Uganda British Blue Ensign with the emblem of Uganda. Governor's flag of the Protectorate of Uganda A Union Flag defaced with the emblem of Uganda. 1962 Flag of the Dominion of Uganda (provisional) Vertical outer bands of green, a central blue band, and narrow yellow bands between the green and blue. On the blue band, a yellow grey crowned crane facing the hoist side.

See also

Flag of Uganda Coat of arms of Uganda

References