History of the flag of Egypt

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Egypt It is probably the oldest civilization in the world having left the Nile Valley, around 3100 BC. So Egypt is probably one of the oldest places for an unforgettable vacation.

Regarding its national symbols, the Egyptian flag. History notes that the first national flag was established by a Royal Decree in 1923, when Egypt won conditional independence from Great Britain in 1922. The color was green with a white crescent and three stars in the center.

In 1958, a presidential decree established a new flag for the United Arab Republic that comprised a merger of Syria and Egypt. The new flag had three colors: red, white with 2 green stars, and black. The flag was rectangular in shape and the width was one third of its length.

Until in 1972, the law was amended to change the flag. The stars were removed from the flag and replaced by a golden hawk. In 1984, the falcon was replaced by a golden eagle in the eagle of Saladin, the Ayubbid Sultan who ruled Egypt and Syria in the 12th century, the same Saladin of the Crusades.

The color red refers to the period before 1952 Revolution that brought a group of army officers to power after overthrowing King Farouk, then King of Egypt. This was a period characterized by the fight against the British occupation of the country.

White symbolizes the arrival of the 1952 Revolution that ended the monarchy without bloodshed. The color black symbolizes the end of the oppression of the people of Egypt at the hands of the monarchy and British colonialism.

The national flag is hoisted in all government buildings on Fridays, official holidays, at the opening of the session of the People's Assembly and other occasions when the Minister of the Interior orders that the flag be raised.

The flag is raised daily at border posts and customs buildings. It is also hoisted at Egyptian consulates and embassies abroad on National Day and other national occasions, as well as during the President's visit to the country flying the diplomatic mission.


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