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The flag of former South Vietnam was designed by Emperor Thành Thái in 1890 and was used by Emperor Bảo Đại in 1948, and was the flag used by former South Vietnam until it was abolished by the communist North Vietnamese government on April 30, 1975, when the South unconditionally surrendered to the North. It is still used by some Vietnamese immigrants now living in other countries. From February 2003 to January 2006, in the USA, 9 States, 3 Counties and 76 Cities have adopted Resolutions recognizing the yellow flag as the Vietnamese Heritage & Freedom Flag ^[1]. Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Vietnam. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Vietnam. ... Emperor Thành Thái Emperor Thành Thái of the Vietnamese Nguyá»…n Dynasty was born Prince Nguyá»…n Phúc Bá»­u Lân, son of Emperor Dục Đức. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... Emperor Bao Dai Bảo Đại (保大帝、22 October 1913 – 30 July 1997) was the last Emperor of Vietnam, the 13th and last Emperor of the Nguyá»…n Dynasty. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Official language Vietnamese Capital Saigon Last President Duong Van Minh Last Prime Minister Vu Van Mau Area  - Total  - % water 173,809 km² N/A Population  - Total  - Density 19,370,000 (1973 est. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Unconditional surrender refers to a surrender without conditions, except for those provided by international law. ...

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

Origins

First flag of the Nguyễn Dynasty, 1890 - 1920. Same as a flag of South Vietnam.

In 40, the yellow flag first appeared in the Vietnamese history when the Trưng Sisters, waved the yellow flag to fight against the Chinese army to regain independence for Vietnam. Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Vietnam. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Vietnam. ... The Nguyễn Dynasty (阮朝) was a line of rulers of Vietnam in the 19th century to mid-20th century. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Official language Vietnamese Capital Saigon Last President Duong Van Minh Last Prime Minister Vu Van Mau Area  - Total  - % water 173,809 km² N/A Population  - Total  - Density 19,370,000 (1973 est. ... Events Roman Empire Caligula embarks on a campaign to conquer Britain, and fails miserably. ... Procession commemorating the TrÆ°ng Sisters in the early 20th century The TrÆ°ng Sisters, known in Vietnamese as Hai Bà TrÆ°ng (the two TrÆ°ng ladies) (c. ... Two modern armies have been known in English as the Chinese Army: Republic of China Army Peoples Liberation Army For Chinese armies before 1912, see: military history of China This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

In 1802-1820, Emperor Gia Long, the yellow flag was also used as the symbol of the Vietnam. --69. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Gia Long (1762-1820), born Nguyễn Phúc Ánh, was an emperor of Annam. ...

In 1890, the Emperor Thành Thái passed a decree, changing the flag with Chinese characters to a new flag. The yellow flag with three red stripes was created and used for the first time as the national flag(Đại Nam National Flag 1890-1920). It should be noted that the yellow flag with three red stripes (called The Yellow Flag for short) is the first true “national flag” of the Vietnamese people for it reflects the aspiration and hope of the people, not just the emperors, for independence and unification of the Viet nation. 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... Emperor Thành Thái Emperor Thành Thái of the Vietnamese Nguyá»…n Dynasty was born Prince Nguyá»…n Phúc Bá»­u Lân, son of Emperor Dục Đức. ...

Former second flag of the Nguyễn Dynasty of Vietnam under Khải Định, used from 1920 to 1945

In 1916-1925, after Emperors Thanh Thai and Duy Tan were exiled to Africa and obeying the French, Emperor Khải Định issued a decree to change the national flag, the Yellow Flag, which signified the three unified regions (North, Central, and South) was replaced by a yellow flag with one red horizontal stripe. This yellow flag with one red stripe was also called the “Long Tinh” flag because it was transformed from the original Long Tinh flag of the Nguyen Dynasty. Image File history File links Second_flag_of_the_Nguyen_Dynasty. ... Image File history File links Second_flag_of_the_Nguyen_Dynasty. ... Emperor Khai Dinh (啟定帝) (Nguyen Buu Dao) was the 12th Emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty in Vietnam. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... Emperor Khai Dinh (啟定帝) (Nguyen Buu Dao) was the 12th Emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty in Vietnam. ...

Flag of the Empire of Vietnam which was a Japanese puppet state, 9 March 1945 - 22 August 1945.

In 1945, during Tran Trong Kim's government that is called the Empire of Vietnam by Japan, the two red bands were added to the middle broken red band 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, Khâm, Cấn, Chấn, Tốn, Ly, Khôn, Đoài. This divination sign of fabulous unicorn represents the sun, fire, beam of light, and civilization. And more importantly, it also represents the direction of south, emphasizing that Vietnam, as the lands "passed the clouds" (see Yunnan) is southward from China.(See I Ching). Image File history File links Old_Flag_Of_Vietnam. ... Image File history File links Old_Flag_Of_Vietnam. ... A puppet state is a state whose government, though notionally of the same culture as the governed people - owes its existence (or other major debt) to being installed, supported or controlled by a more powerful entity, typically a foreign power. ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (69th in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Flag of the Empire of Vietnam The Empire of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Đế quốc Việt Nam, 越南帝國) was a short-lived puppet state of the Empire of Japan governing the whole of Vietnam between March 11 and August 23, 1945. ... The gentle and pensive maiden has the power to tame the unicorn, in this fresco in Palazzo Farnese, Rome, probably by Domenichino, ca 1602 The Unicorn (from Latin unus one and cornu horn) is a legendary creature whose power is exceeded only by its mystery. ... A compass rose with South highlighted South is most commonly a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. ...   (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; literally south of the clouds) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located in the far southwestern corner of the country. ... Alternative meaning: I Ching (monk) The I Ching (Traditional Chinese: 易經, pinyin y jīng; Cantonese IPA: jɪk6gɪŋ1; Cantonese Jyutping: jik6ging1; alternative romanizations include I Jing, Yi Ching, Yi King) is the oldest of the Chinese classic texts. ...

In 1948, when the former Emperor Bảo Đại became the Chief of State of Vietnam, he 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 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...

On 2 June, 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." June 2 is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... Nguyen Van Xuan was President of the Provisional Central Governmet of Vietnam from 1948 to 1949 during the end of French rule in Vietnam. ...

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. Another interpretation places the three red bands as symbols of the three regions of Vietnam: North, Central, and South. The yellow or gold background on the flag represents the Vietnamese skin color.

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 Vietnamese government on April 30, 1975, when the South unconditionally surrendered to the North. 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining. ... Unconditional surrender refers to a surrender without conditions, except for those provided by international law. ...

South Vietnam flag from 30 April 1975 until unification with North Vietnam

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Political significance

A Westminster, California street festooned with the flag

The flag of the former South Vietnam (also used under Emperor Thanh Thai) remains highly controversial, particularly in the case of Vietnamese Americans, who call it the Vietnamese Heritage and Freedom Flag. Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1024 KB)A street of Westminster, California (where many Vietnamese Americans live) festooned with the flags of the former South Vietnam and the United States. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1024 KB)A street of Westminster, California (where many Vietnamese Americans live) festooned with the flags of the former South Vietnam and the United States. ... Location of Westminster within Orange County, California. ... A controversy is a contentious dispute, a disagreement over which parties are actively arguing. ... A Vietnamese American is a resident of the United States who is of ethnic Vietnamese descent. ...

In Vietnam at present, the flag is prohibited by law from public display.

In the United States, virtually no Vietnamese American use the current Communist flag of Vietnam and instead use this flag as their symbol. Flag ratio: 2:3 The flag of Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is also known as Red flag with Yellow star. This flag was adopted as the National flag of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) on November 30, 1955. ...

• When a Vietnamese American displayed the communist flag in front of his store in Westminster, California in 1999, a month-long protest against it climaxed when 15,000 people held a candlelight vigil one night^[2].
• A faux pas by the United States Postal Service in using the current Vietnamese flag in a brochure to represent the Vietnamese American community that it serves cause some outrage among Vietnamese Americans and resulted in an apology.
• In 2004, some Vietnamese American students at the California State University, Fullerton threatened to walk out on their graduation ceremony to demand that the university use the former flag of South Vietnam as well as the current flag of Vietnam to represent its Vietnamese students. This resulted in the university scrapping all foreign flags for the ceremony.
• In 2006, Vietnamese-American students at the College of Engineering, UTA requested that the university add this flag in addition to the communist flag as a part of its student diversity in the Hall of Flags, Nedderman Hall. After several weeks of protests from the Vietnamese-American community in the area, the president removed all the flags from display in its Hall of Flags.
• Prior to President George W. Bush's visit to Vietnam in 2006, the White House website briefly displayed this flag before replacing it with the current flag of Vietnam^[3].
• The lobbying efforts of Vietnamese Americans resulted in the state governments of California^[4] and Ohio^[5] to adopt it to symbolize Vietnamese Americans in 2006.

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See also

• Flag of Vietnam

Flag ratio: 2:3 The flag of Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is also known as Red flag with Yellow star. This flag was adopted as the National flag of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) on November 30, 1955. ...

References

1. ^ Resolution Recognizing: The Yellow Flag With Three Red Stripes as The Official Flag of the Vietnamese American
2. ^ KOCE, Saigon, USA, 2004
3. ^ "Weakened at home, Bush heads abroad", MSNBC, November 15, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-05-07. 
4. ^ Office of the Governor, EXECUTIVE ORDER S-14-06
5. ^ Ohio Legislature, SB-114

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External links

A explanation of the flag by the Flags of the World which is the website devoted to vexillology. Screenshot of the Flags of the World website Official flag Flags of the World (or FOTW) is the Internets largest website devoted to vexillology, containing comprehensive information about all kinds of flags. ... Flag of the Fédération internationale des associations vexillologiques. ...

• Early Vietnamese flags
• Flag of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
• CNN article on the Vietnamese-American community adoption of the flag of former South Vietnam as their emblem
• The National Flag of Viet Nam: Its Origin and Legitimacy or in Vietbao.com or in PDF
• Three - 3, a rap-song from Heart2exist about the yellow flag, lyric.