Flag of South Yemen

For the flag of the modern Yemeni state, see Flag of Yemen.

South Yemen

Use	Historical
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	November 30, 1967 (1967-11-30)
Relinquished	May 22, 1990 (1990-05-22) (Yemeni unification)
Design	A horizontal tricolour of red, white and black with a sky-blue chevron with a tilted red star (the emblem of the Yemeni Socialist Party) next to the hoist.

The Flag of South Yemen consisted of a tricolour consisting of the three equal horizontal red, white, and black bands of the National Liberation Front flag with the sky-blue chevron and a tilted red star on the left side of the hoist.

Vertical flags of PDR Yemen and DPR Korea

The flag was adopted on 30 November 1967 when South Yemen declared independence from the United Kingdom until the Yemeni unification in 1990. It was used again for a few months in 1994 during the existence of the Democratic Republic of Yemen. Today, the South Yemeni flag is used by the separatist supporters from the Southern Movement and the Southern Transitional Council.

The flag of South Yemen, along with the flag of Sudan from 1956 to 1970, are the only two flags of Arab countries to feature the color blue.

Scheme	Blue	Red	White	Black
Hex triplet	#80C3E6	#CE1126	#FFFFFF	#000000
RGB	128–195–230	206–17–38	255–255–255	0–0–0

Gallery

• 
  Presidential standard of South Yemen
• 
  Flag of the Yemeni Socialist Party
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  Flag of South Yemen, vertical standard

See also

• Flag of Yemen
• Emblem of Yemen
• Pan-Arabism
• Pan-Arab colors

External links

• Yemen at Flags of the World