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Saturday 3 March 2018

0072 Benin Flag of country FOTW43


Sent:14.12.2017
Received: 28.12.2017
Travel time: 14 days

Sender: Mike via Taovik Boukari (fb)







The national flag of Benin is a flag consisting of two horizontal yellow and red bands on the fly side and a green vertical band at the hoist. Adopted in 1959 to replace the French Tricolour, it was the flag of the Republic of Dahomey until 1975, when the People's Republic of Benin was established. The new regime renamed the country and changed the flag to a green field with a red star in the canton. This version was utilized until the regime collapsed in 1990, coinciding with the Revolutions of 1989. The new government promptly restored the original pre-1975 flag.

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