When was the flag of Haiti adopted?
Q: When was the flag of Haiti adopted?
A: The flag of Haiti was adopted on February 25, 1986.
Q: What are the colors and pattern of the Haitian flag?
A: The flag has two horizontal bands of equal height; the top stripe is blue and the bottom is red.
Q: What is in the center of the Haitian flag?
A: In the center there is a white rectangle with the Coat of Arms of Haiti which consists of a palm tree with several flags at its sides. There are two cannons on either side of the palm tree.
Q: What is the history of the Haitian flag?
A: The Haitian flag was created by the revolutionary Jean-Jacques Dessalines in 1803 from the French flag (the Tricolore); he eliminated the white stripe and left only the blue and red stripes in the new flag.
Q: What are the differences between the civil flag and the ensign of the Haitian flag?
A: The civil flag and the ensign (the one used by commercial ships) do not have a coat of arms.
Q: Who introduced the different flag during the Duvalier dictatorship?
A: During the dictatorship of Francois and Jean-Claude Duvalier, the country had a different flag.
Q: What are the differences between the flag during the Duvalier dictatorship and the current flag of Haiti?
A: The flag during the Duvalier dictatorship was in red and black, and divided vertically, not horizontally. The current flag has two horizontal bands of equal height.
