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A European colony (first
Germany and then Belgium) from 1899, landlocked Burundi didn't receive full
independence from colonial rule until the 1st of July 1962.
The Burundi flag flown after independence consisted of a white diagonal cross dividing the
flag into four triangles, with red in the top and bottom sections
and green in the back and front sections. A white disc was centrally
placed.
The centre circle originally contained a drum, a traditional
symbol of Burundi royalty and a sorghum plant.
In 1966 Burundi declared
itself a republic and removed the royal symbol from the centre of
the flag. It was replaced with three six-pointed red stars edged
in green, forming a triangle.
This same design, which
was last revised on the 27th of September 1982, has been maintained to this day. |
