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The national flag of Yemen was adopted on May 22, 1990, the same day that North Yemen and South Yemen unified. The pattern of red, white and black stripes was also present on the flags of North and South Yemen, symbolizing Pan-Arabism, as are the flags of Egypt, Syria, Iraq among others. Image File history File links Flag_of_Yemen. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Yemen. ... Image File history File links FIAV_111111. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... North Yemen is a term currently used to designate both the Yemen Arab Republic (1962-1990) and its predecessor, the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1918-1962), that exercised sovereignty over the territory that is now the northern part of the state of Yemen in southern Arabia. ... National motto: ??? Official language Arabic Capital Aden Area 287,680 km² Population  - Total (1973)  - Density 1,590,275 5. ... Pan-Arabism is a movement for unification among the Arab peoples and nations of the Middle East. ...

According to the official description, the red stands for the bloodshed of martyrs and unity; the white for a bright future; black for the dark past.

Historical flags

Before Yemen was united into present-day Republic of Yemen, it was split into North, and South. The North used the flag on the left (the flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen), from 1927 to 1962, when it became the Yemen Arab Republic. The Yemen Arab Republic used a flag similar to the present-day flag of Yemen, except with a green star in the center of the white stripe. The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen in the South used a flag with a sky-blue triangle next to the hoist, with a red star. While the blue triangle and star design was the emblem of the Yemeni Socialist Party, the overall design of the flag was apparently influenced by the flag of Cuba, following the Cuban Revolution of the 1950s (Hendrikksen, 1982). North Yemen is a term currently used to designate both the Yemen Arab Republic (1962-1990) and its predecessor, the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1918-1962), that exercised sovereignty over the territory that is now the northern part of the state of Yemen in southern Arabia. ... National motto: ??? Official language Arabic Capital Aden Area 287,680 km² Population  - Total (1973)  - Density 1,590,275 5. ... The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (Arabic: المملكة ‏المتوكلية اليمنية [al-Mamlakah al-MutawakkilÄ«yah al-YamanÄ«yah]), sometimes spelled Mutawakelite Kingdom of Yemen, also known as the Kingdom of Yemen or (retroactively) as North Yemen, was a country from 1918 to 1962 in the northern part of what is now Yemen. ... National motto: None Official language Arabic Capital Sanaa Area 195,000 km² Population  - Total (July 1990) -Density   7,160,981 36/km² Currency 1 Yemeni riyal = 100 fils (1975-1990); 1 Yemeni riyal = 40 buqshas (bogaches) (1963-1975) Time zone UTC +3 National anthem Royal Salute The Yemen Arab Republic...   Capital Aden Language(s) Arabic Government Socialist state President Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas Prime Minister Yasin Said Numan Historical era Cold War  - Independence November 30 1967  - UN membership December 14, 1967  - Constitution October 31, 1978  - Reunification May 22 1990 Area  - 1990 332,970 km2 Expression error: unrecognised punctuation character... The Cuban Revolution was the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista’s regime by the 26th of July Movement and the establishment of a new Cuban government led by Fidel Castro in the 1950s. ...

Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1927-1962) Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Mutawakkilite_Kingdom_of_Yemen. ... The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (Arabic: المملكة ‏المتوكلية اليمنية [al-Mamlakah al-Mutawakkilīyah al-Yamanīyah]), sometimes spelled Mutawakelite Kingdom of Yemen, also known as the Kingdom of Yemen or (retroactively) as North Yemen, was a country from 1918 to 1962 in the northern part of what is now Yemen. ...

Yemen Arab Republic (1962-1990) Image File history File links Flag_of_North_Yemen. ... National motto: None Official language Arabic Capital Sanaa Area 195,000 km² Population  - Total (July 1990) -Density   7,160,981 36/km² Currency 1 Yemeni riyal = 100 fils (1975-1990); 1 Yemeni riyal = 40 buqshas (bogaches) (1963-1975) Time zone UTC +3 National anthem Royal Salute The Yemen Arab Republic...

People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1945-1990) Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Yemen. ...   Capital Aden Language(s) Arabic Government Socialist state President Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas Prime Minister Yasin Said Numan Historical era Cold War  - Independence November 30 1967  - UN membership December 14, 1967  - Constitution October 31, 1978  - Reunification May 22 1990 Area  - 1990 332,970 km2 Expression error: unrecognised punctuation character...