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This is a list of flags used in Niger.

National Flag

Flag Date Use Description
1959 - Today Flag of Niger A horizontal triband of orange, white and green; charged with an orange circle in the centre.

Ethnic Flags

Flag Date Use Description
? - Today Flag of the Hausa people A white field with a Dagin Arewa in the center. Used unofficially to represent the Hausa people.
? - Today Flag of The Kanuri people a horizontal triband of blue, yellow and green with a yellow star in the green band.
? - Today Flag of The Toubou people a horizontal bicolor of yellow and blue with a black star in the center.
? - Today Flag of The Daza people A horizontal bicolour of yellow and black divided with 2 lines of red and blue and a black star in the center of the yellow stripe.

Political Flags

Flag Date Use Description
2015 - Today Flag of The Patriotic Movement for the Republic a vertical bicolor of Orange and White with an Orange sun in the White band

Military Flags

Flag Date Use Description
1961 - Today Flag of the Niger Armed Forces (Obverse) A horizontal triband of orange, white and green; charged with an orange circle in the centre, 4 suns with wheat, a golden border, the name of the country and the motto: “Fraternite, Progres, Travail”.
1961 - Today Flag of the Niger Armed Forces (Reverse) A horizontal triband of orange, white and green; charged with an orange circle in the centre, 4 suns with wheat, a golden border and the name of the armed forces.
1962 - Today Flag of the Gendarmerie Nationale a vertical bicolor of green and Orange with a White border, a White sun with wheat and the name of The National Gendarmerie.
1999 - Today Flag of the National Police a diagonal triband of Orange, White and green with a Orange sun with yellow rays in the center, a goloden border and the name of The National Police.

Historical Flags

Kanem–Bornu Empire

Flag Date Use Description
700 - 1380 Flag of the Kanem Empire A White Field with a Green Palm Tree in the center.
1380 - 1890 Flag of the Bornu Empire A Brown Field with a White Crescent Moon in the center.

French Rule

Flag Date Use Description
1890 - 1940
1944 - 1959
Flag of France A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2).
1940 - 1942 Flag of Vichy France A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the axe and 7 golden stars.
1943 - 1944 Flag of Free France A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the red Cross of Lorraine.

See also

References