The flag of Zimbabwe was adopted on April 18, 1980. The bird featured on the flag represents a soapstonestatuette of a bird found at the ruins of Great Zimbabwe. The bird symbolizes the history of Zimbabwe; the red star beneath it symbolizes the revolutionary struggle for liberation and peace. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... FIAV usage code 20 See Vexillological symbols for its meaning File links The following pages link to this file: Flag of Nauru Flag of Zimbabwe Categories: GFDL images ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Orders Many - see section below. ... The lid of a soapstone box to show the characteristic look of the stone. ... Charlie Chaplin Statue A statue is a sculpture depicting a specific entity, usually a person, event, animal or object. ... The large walled construction is the Great Enclosure. ...
Colours
Officially, the meanings of the colours on the flag are as follows:
Green: the agriculture and rural areas of Zimbabwe
Yellow: the wealth of minerals in the country
Red: the blood shed during the war of the liberation
Black: the heritage and ethnicity of the native Africans of Zimbabwe
The flag of Zimbabwe was adopted on April 18, 1980.
The soapstonebird featured on the flag represents a statuette of a bird found at the ruins of Great Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe Rhodesia was the largely unrecognised name of Zimbabwe from 1 June 1979 to 18 April1980, soon after the Internal Settlement in Rhodesia leading to a fl majority government.
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