List of Nigerien flags

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Not to be confused with List of Nigerian flags.

This is a list of flags used in Niger.

National flag

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Flag Date Use Description
1959–present Flag of Niger A horizontal triband of orange, white and green, charged with an orange circle in the centre

Ethnic flags

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Flag Date Use Description
?–present Flag of the Hausa people A white field with a Dagin Arewa in the center. Used unofficially to represent the Hausa people.[1][a]
?–present Flag of the Kanuri people A horizontal triband of blue, yellow and green, with a yellow star in the green band[2][3][a]
?–present Flag of the Toubou people A horizontal bicolor of yellow and blue, with a black star in the center[4][a]
?–present Flag of the Daza people A horizontal bicolour of yellow and black, divided with two lines of red and blue and a black star in the center of the yellow stripe

Political flags

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Flag Date Use Description
2015–present Flag of the Patriotic Movement for the Republic A vertical bicolor of orange and white with an orange sun in the white band

Military flags

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Flag Date Use Description
1961–present Flag of the Niger Armed Forces (Obverse) A horizontal triband of orange, white and green; charged with an orange circle in the centre, four suns with wheat, a golden border, the name of the country and the motto "Fraternite, Progres, Travail"[5]
1961–present Flag of the Niger Armed Forces (Reverse) A horizontal triband of orange, white and green, charged with an orange circle in the centre, four suns with wheat, a golden border and the name of the armed forces[5]
1962–present Flag of the Gendarmerie Nationale A vertical bicolor of green and orange with a white border, a white sun with wheat and the name of the National Gendarmerie[6]
1999–present Flag of the National Police A diagonal triband of orange, white and green with an orange sun with yellow rays in the center, a golden border and the name of the National Police[7]

Historical flags

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Kanem–Bornu Empire

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Flag Date Use Description
700–1380 Flag of the Kanem Empire A white field with a green palm tree in the center
1380–1890 Flag of the Bornu Empire A brown field with a white crescent woon in the center

French rule

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Flag Date Use Description
1890 –1940
1944–1959		 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 an axe and seven golden stars
1943–1944 Flag of Free France A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the red Cross of Lorraine[8]

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flags of Niger.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c See: Demographics of Niger § Ethnic groups

References

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  1. ^ "Ethnic minorities". eh.lenin.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  2. ^ "Ethnic minorities". eh.lenin.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  3. ^ "The Kanuri People". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  4. ^ Issa, Abba. "Tchad : la culture Toubou célébrée au Ouaddaï". Alwihda Info - Actualités TCHAD, Afrique, International (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  5. ^ a b "Forces Armes Nigriennes, Niger". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  6. ^ "Gendarmerie Nationale Nigerinnes, Niger". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  7. ^ "Police Nationale, Niger". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  8. ^ "Free French flag | Royal Museums Greenwich". www.rmg.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-13.