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The following is a list of Flags used in Djibouti for more information about the national flag, see the Flag of Djibouti

National flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1977-Present	Flag of Djibouti	A horizontal bicolour of light blue and light green, with a white isosceles triangle at the hoist bearing a red star in its center.

Military flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1977-Present	Naval Jack of Djibouti	a diagonal tricolour of blue, white and green.

Political party flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1960-1977	Flag of The Front de Libération de la Côte des Somalis	An inverted version of the Flag of Djibouti.
	1972-1977	Flag of The African People's League for Independence	Similar to the national flag.
	1960-1972	Flag of The Djibouti Liberation Movement	A Green Field with 2 white stripes and a red isosceles triangle at the hoist bearing a golden star in its center.
	1972-1977	Flag of The Djibouti Liberation Movement	A Green Field with 2 white stripes, 2 light blue stripes and a red isosceles triangle at the hoist bearing a crescent moon in its center.
	2003-Present	Flag of The Union for the Presidential Majority	A Yellow Field with the emblem in the center.
	1960-1994	Flag of The National Union for Independence	A horizontal bicolour of green and black, with a red isosceles triangle at the hoist bearing a sword and a hammer in its center.
	1991-Present	Flag of The Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy	a white isosceles triangle based on the hoist-side pointed toward the fly-side and then divided into two right triangles: the upper triangle is blue and the lower triangle is green with a red 5-pointed star centered on the hoist side of the triangle.

Historical flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1415-1577	Flag of The Adal Sultanate	A vertical tricolour of white, red and white with a crescent moon in each stripe.
	1543-1577	Flag of The Ethiopian Empire	A horizontal tricolour of Yellow, Red and Green.
	1577–1793	Flag of The Ottoman Empire	Red field with a Green Disc in the center and 3 golden crescent moons inside the disc.
	1793–1844	Flag of The Ottoman Empire	A Red Field with a white crescent moon and a 8-pointed star.
	1844–1883	Flag of The Ottoman Empire	A Red Field with a white crescent moon and a 5-pointed star.
	1874-1881	Flag of the Khedivate of Egypt	Red flag with a white crescent, containing three five-pointed white stars.
	1881-1883	Flag of the Khedivate of Egypt under British occupation	A Red Field with a Crescent moon and a 6-pointed star.
	1889	Flag of the Russian Empire	A horizontal tricolour of white, blue and red.
	1896-1940 1944-1977	Flag of France	A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2).
	1940-1942	Flag of Vichy France	A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the axe and 7 golden stars.
	1942-1943	Flag of United Kingdom	A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
	1943-1944	Flag of Free France	A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the red Cross of Lorraine.

See also

• Flag of Djibouti
• Emblem of Djibouti

References

1. "flag of Djibouti". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
2. Anjali Kamath. Flag Book. Popular Prakashan. p. 19. ISBN 978-81-7991-512-7.
3. "Djibouti - Political Party flags". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
4. Castanhoso, Miguel de; Bermudez, João; Corrêa, Gaspar (1967). The Portuguese Expedition to Abyssinia in 1541-1543 as Narrated by Castanhoso: With Some Contemporary Letters, the Short Account of Bermudez, and Certain Extracts from Corrêa. Kraus Reprint.
5. "Vexilla Mundi". www.vexilla-mundi.com. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
6. "Egypt in Ottoman Empire". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
7. Smith, Whitney (1975). Die Zeichen der Menschen und Völker: unsere Welt in Fahnen und Flaggen (in German). Reich. ISBN 978-3-7243-0115-8.

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