Flag of Angola

Country

Flag of Angola uses horizontal bicolour with machete, cog and star. Ratio 2:3, current adoption November 11, 1975 and design credited to Henrique Onambwe.

Hoist Ratio 2:3 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Angola
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Republic of Angola
Identifier	AO / AGO
Region	Middle Africa

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	November 11, 1975
First Documented Use	1975
Proportion	2:3
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Red, Black, Yellow
Designer	Henrique Onambwe
Construction	Horizontal bicolour with machete, cog and star

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Red	#CE1126	206, 17, 38	0, 92, 82, 19
Black	#000000	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 100
Yellow	#FFCB00	255, 203, 0	0, 20, 100, 0

Design and Symbolism

Red	the blood shed in the liberation struggle.
Black	the African continent.
Yellow	the country’s mineral wealth.
Cogwheel	Industrial workers.
Machete	Peasantry and the armed struggle.
Star	Progress and international solidarity.

Proportions

Ratio	2:3
Hoist	2 units
Fly	3 units

About the Flag of Angola

Horizontal bicolour with machete, cog and star The recorded proportion is 2:3. Within this library it is grouped with horizontal bicolour designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Angola is Red (#CE1126), Black (#000000) and Yellow (#FFCB00). The colour table above is intended for digital reference; where an issuing authority publishes a different colour standard, that specification takes precedence.

Symbols and recorded meaning

Cogwheel: Industrial workers; Machete: Peasantry and the armed struggle; Star: Progress and international solidarity.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1975. The adoption field for the present record is November 11, 1975. The designer is recorded as Henrique Onambwe.

Additional flag context

The emblem deliberately echoes the Soviet hammer and sickle, replacing them with a machete for agricultural workers and half a cogwheel for industrial ones.

A parliamentary commission proposed a completely new flag in 2003, without the machete, but it was never adopted.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Horizontal bicolour with machete, cog and star, a 2:3 proportion and the visible cogwheel. Use the comparison and design-family links on this page when another flag has a similar palette or layout.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — Angola — Specialist vexillological reference

Other horizontal bicolour flags

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Facts about the Flag of Angola

Angola is recorded as horizontal bicolour with machete, cog and star.
The reference proportion for the flag of Angola is 2:3.
The stored palette for Angola contains Red, Black and Yellow.
The adoption field for this country flag record is November 11, 1975.
The design record traces first use to 1975.
Henrique Onambwe is credited in the dataset as the designer of the flag.
Its construction is grouped with the horizontal bicolour design family in this library.
Cogwheel: Industrial workers.
Machete: Peasantry and the armed struggle.
The emblem deliberately echoes the Soviet hammer and sickle, replacing them with a machete for agricultural workers and half a cogwheel for industrial ones.
A parliamentary commission proposed a completely new flag in 2003, without the machete, but it was never adopted.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Angola

What does the flag of Angola look like?

Horizontal bicolour with machete, cog and star, with a recorded proportion of 2:3.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Angola?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 2:3.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Angola?

The reference palette lists Red #CE1126, Black #000000 and Yellow #FFCB00.

What do the symbols on the flag of Angola represent?

Cogwheel — Industrial workers. Machete — Peasantry and the armed struggle. Star — Progress and international solidarity.

When was the present flag record for Angola adopted?

The adoption field in this record is November 11, 1975.

Who designed the flag of Angola?

The designer is recorded as Henrique Onambwe.

Which design family does the flag of Angola belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with horizontal bicolour designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.