Flag of Myanmar facts for kids

The flag of Myanmar

The current flag of Myanmar (also known as Burma) was adopted on 21 October 2010 to replace the former flag in use since 1974.

Appearance

It has a horizontal bands of yellow, green and red; charged with a large white five-pointed star at the centre.

Historic flags

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  Flag used in the Hanthawaddy Kingdom (c.1300–1500)

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  Flag of the Third Burmese Empire under the Konbaung dynasty (1752–1885)

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  Flag of British Burma as a part of British India (1824–1937)

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  Flag of British Burma as a separate colony (1939–1941, 1945 – January 3, 1948)

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  Flag of British Burma (1941–1942)

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  Provisional flag used during the Japanese Occupation (1942–1943)

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  Flag of the State of Burma (1943–1945)

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  Simplified flag of the State of Burma (1945)

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  Former Civil Ensign of the Union of Burma (1952–1974)

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  Former Civil Ensign of the Union of Burma (1974–2010)

• Myanmar at Flags of the World

Images for kids

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  Specifications of the flag.

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  Flag of Myanmar flown on the Presidential Palace, Naypyidaw

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  Flag of Myanmar flown at Byint Naung Statue Garden Park in Kawthaung.

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  The flag of Myanmar flown alongside the flag of Tanintharyi Region on 1199 Mountain Peak in Kawthaung.

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  Barack Obama addressing the Burmese public during a speech at the University of Yangon on 19 November 2012. The vertical version of the Union Flag was depicted on the wall behind.

See also

In Spanish: Bandera de Birmania para niños