Sudan
Like the national ensign of many other countries, the Sudanese flag as hoisted on Sudanese flag poles, is a horizontal tricolor. This tricolor displays the colors red, white and black, and also features a green colored triangle on the hoist side of the ensign.
The countries official designation I find interesting. Sudan means black, and therefore the country is officially known to be the republic of “the Sudan,” in other words, the republic of the black. The country’s neighbors include Chad, Egypt and Libya, and others. In fact, the Sudanese via the country of Egypt provided the Libyan people with arms, a little while ago.
Flags tend to change over time. Countries and their people change, slowly. Since ensigns are used as a system to communicate, the right message is to be sent. The Sudanese banner has undergone some changes overtime, the biggest change being at the time of the revolution, some 40 years ago.
The new national flag was first flown from Sudanese flag poles on May 20, 1970. It was in fact patterned after the Egyptian flag to express the regime’s pan-Arab policies.
The actual origin of the name of the capital city of this nation is uncertain. Counting nearly 5 million people today, one tradition states that the name of the capital was derived from the Arabic word: “kartum,” which in English means: “end of an elephant’s trunk.” Some controversy remains and will remain about the capital’s name.
Like other national banners, the Sudanese flag’s colors have specific meaning. The color red is said to represent the socialist revolution and the blood shed by the country’s patriots. White symbolizes peace and refers to the flag adopted in the 1924 revolution. Black refers to the name of the country. Sudan means “black” in Arabic, hence the republic of the Sudan or black. The color green represents prosperity and is common color used in Islamic nations.
Banners, ensigns and flags have hoisted on Sudanese flag poles for years, decades, and maybe even longer. Most societies in our world today have their respective flag or vexilloids, including a number of local societies in this republic. Both colors and symbols used in designs have meaning, alone and combined.
At times the secretary bird is featured on the center white horizontal band. Indigenous to the country, the secretary bird appears in the state of arms. The two inscriptions are the name of the state and the motto: victory is ours!
This national flag is hoisted proudly on Sudanese flag poles.
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