the flag which was designed by Emperor Bao Dai. Flag ratio: 2:3

National Liberation Front (NLF) flag

The national flag of South Vietnam government was the flag which was designed by Emperor Bao Dai and the flag which used National Front for the Liberation of Vietnam (NLF). "Bao Dai Flag" was used as the offical national flag of South Vietnam from 1948 to 1975, and "NLF flag" was uesd from 1975 to 1976. File links The following pages link to this file: Vietnam War South Vietnam Asian Cup Flag of the Republic of Vietnam User talk:AndyL User:Marine 69-71 Asian Cup 1956 Asian Cup 1960 Asian Cup 1968 User:198 Flag of South Vietnam List of FIFA country codes Categories: Historical... File links The following pages link to this file: Vietnam War South Vietnam Asian Cup Flag of the Republic of Vietnam User talk:AndyL User:Marine 69-71 Asian Cup 1956 Asian Cup 1960 Asian Cup 1968 User:198 Flag of South Vietnam List of FIFA country codes Categories: Historical... FNL flag This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... FNL flag This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... A national flag is a flag which symbolises a country and which can usually be flown by citizens of that country. ... National motto: ??? Official language Vietnamese Capital Saigon Last President Duong Van Minh Last Prime Minister Vu Van Mau Area  - Total  - % water 173,809km² N/A Population  - Total  - Density 19,370,000 (1973 est. ... An early portrait of Emperor Bao Dai Bảo Đại (保大) (October 22, 1913–July 30, 1997) was the last Emperor of Vietnam, the 13th and last Emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty. ... National Liberation Front (NLF) flag The National Front for the Liberation of Southern Vietnam (Vietnamese Mặt Trận Giải Phóng Miền Nam Việt Nam), also known as the National Liberation Front (NLF) and as Front National de Liberté (FNL), was the primary rebel organization fighting the Colonialist French regime under Diem... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The flag which was designed by Baodai

The flag which was designed by Emperor Bao Dai in 1948 was the flag used by one of the two states (the State of Vietnam, the Republic of Vietnam) established in Vietnam after the country's partition. It is also used by many ethnic Vietnamese now living in other countries, particularly by some Vietnamese-Americans. An early portrait of Emperor Bao Dai Bảo Đại (保大) (October 22, 1913–July 30, 1997) was the last Emperor of Vietnam, the 13th and last Emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... National motto: ??? Official language Vietnamese Capital Saigon Last President Duong Van Minh Last Prime Minister Vu Van Mau Area  - Total  - % water 173,809km² N/A population  - Total  - Density 19,370,000 (1973 est. ... National motto: ??? Official language Vietnamese Capital Saigon Last President Duong Van Minh Last Prime Minister Vu Van Mau Area  - Total  - % water 173,809km² N/A population  - Total  - Density 19,370,000 (1973 est. ... A Vietnamese American is a resident of the United States who is of ethnic Vietnamese descent. ...

The flag consists of a yellow field and three horizontal red stripes that represent North, Central and Southern Vietnam.

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In 40 AD, the Yellow Flag first appeared in the Vietnamese history when the Trung Sisters, waved the Yellow Flag to fight against the Chinese invaders to regain independence for Vietnam. The Trưng Sisters, known in Vietnamese as Hai Bà Trưng (the two Trưng women), are two 1st century women regarded as the national heroines of Vietnam. ...

In 1802-1820, Emperor Gia Long, the Yellow Flag was also used as the symbol of the Vietnamese Nation. Gia Long (born Nguyen Phuc Anh) was an emperor of Annam born about the half of the 18th century and died in 1820. ...

In 1916-1925, Emperor Khai Dinh, the two red bands were added to the Yellow Flag to form the Long Tinh flag (Dragon Flag). Emperor Khai Dinh (啟定帝) (Nguyen Buu Dao) was the 12th Emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty in Vietnam. ...

In 1945, during Tran Trong Kim's government the middle broken red band was added to the flag in the position between the two red bands of the former Yellow Flag to form the Quẻ Ly Flag. The Quẻ Ly Flag was the official flag of Vietnam at that time. Quẻ Ly is a divination sign of fabulous unicorn, sixth of the Bát Quái (the Eight Trigrams): Càn, Khảm, Cấn, Chấn, Tốn, Ly, Khôn, Đoài. This divination sign of fabulous unicorn represents the sun, fire, beam of light, and civilization. 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1948, when the former Emperor Bao Dai, ordered to change the broken red band (which was then the central element of the Vietnamese flag) into a continuous red band, and form the Yellow Flag with three yellow red bands. 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... An early portrait of Emperor Bao Dai Bảo Đại (保大) (October 22, 1913–July 30, 1997) was the last Emperor of Vietnam, the 13th and last Emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty. ...

On June 2nd, 1948, the Chief of the Temporary National Government of Vietnam, Brigadier General Nguyen Van Xuan, signed an Ordinance to specify the characteristics of the Vietnamese National Flag as follows: "The national emblem is a flag of yellow background, the height of which is equal to two-thirds of its width. In the middle of the flag and along its entire width, there are three horizontal red bands. Each band has a height equal to one-fifteenth of the width. These three red bands are separated from one another by a space of the band's height." 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The three red bands have the divination sign of Quẻ Càn, the first of the Eight Trigrams mentioned above. Quẻ Càn represents heaven. Based on the worldview of Vietnamese people, Quẻ Càn indicates the South Sky, the Vietnamese Nation, Vietnamese people, and the people's power.

The flag was used by the Republic of Vietnam (more commonly known as South Vietnam) for the duration of that state's existence (1954 - 1975). It was abolished by North Vietnamese government on 30 April 1975, when they seized Saigon. 1954 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa), also known as North Vietnam, was founded by Ho Chi Minh and was recognized by China and the USSR in 1950. ... Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh) is the largest city in Vietnam and, as Saigon (Vietnamese: Sài Gòn), was the capital of South Vietnam from 1954 to 1976. ...

1. see also Flag of the Republic of Vietnam

Flag ratio: 2:3 The flag of South Vietnam (more properly, the flag of the Republic of Vietnam) or National Flag was designed by Emperor Bao Dai in 1948, and was the flag used by one of the two states established in Vietnam after the countrys partition. ...

The flag which was used by NLF

The flag which was used by NLF was used the Republic of South Vietnam from 1969, and it was the national flag of South Vietnam from 1975 to 1976. National motto: ??? Official language Vietnamese Capital Saigon President Huynh Tan Phat Prime Minister Nguyen Huu Tho Area  - Total 173,809km² population  - Total  - Density 19,370,000 (1973 est. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

External Links

• South Vietnam, Flag Of The World (http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/vn-south.html)