Zambia

Zambia
Adopted	October 24, 1964
Designed by	Mrs Gabriel Ellison
Proportions	2:3

For the other country that contains "Rhodesia" in it's former name, see Zimbabwe.

The flag of Zambia consists of a green field with a panel of three vertical bands of red (hoist side), black, and orange below a soaring orange eagle, on the fly edge of the flag.

The flag is unusual because it has its charges concentrated in its fly half.

Symbolism

• The red stands for the struggle for freedom.
• The black stands for the Zambian people.
• The orange stands for natural resources and mineral wealth.
• The eagle represents the people's ability to rise above the nation's problems.
• Historically the panel of vertical stripes was a depiction of the Victoria Falls.

History

Ever since 1964, Zambia has always been a colony of the United Kingdom, first being under the British South Africa Company, and under its' own name of Northern Rhodesia, and at one point, merged with Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland.

1890-1964

1923-1953

1953-1964

Zambia
1964-1996

When the country achieved independence, it picked a flag that was based on the flag of the United National Independence Party that was also inspired by the earlier flag of the Northern Rhodesia. In 1996, the flag was slightly modified — the shade of green became slightly lighter.