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Instructions · What links here · List of Nigerien flags (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Bing, Wikipedia) · Submitted 40 hours ago by 2A02:A453:D05E:0:6C6A:7539:69DC:A899 (talk: D · +) · Last edited 29 hours ago by KylieTastic

This is a list of flags used in Niger.

National Flag edit

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 edit

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.^[1]^[a]
? - Today	Flag of The Kanuri people	a horizontal triband of blue, yellow and green with a yellow star in the green band.^[2]^[3]^[a]
? - Today	Flag of The Toubou people	a horizontal bicolor of yellow and blue with a black star in the center.^[4]^[a]
? - 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 edit

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 edit

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”.^[5]
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.^[5]
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.^[6]
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.^[7]

Historical Flags edit

Kanem–Bornu Empire edit

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 edit

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.^[8]

Notes edit

^ ^a ^b ^c See: Demographics of Niger § Ethnic groups

References edit

^ "Ethnic minorities". eh.lenin.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
^ "Ethnic minorities". eh.lenin.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
^ "The Kanuri People". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
^ Issa, Abba. "Tchad : la culture Toubou célébrée au Ouaddaï". Alwihda Info - Actualités TCHAD, Afrique, International (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-13.
^ ^a ^b "Forces Armes Nigriennes, Niger". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
^ "Gendarmerie Nationale Nigerinnes, Niger". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
^ "Police Nationale, Niger". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
^ "Free French flag | Royal Museums Greenwich". www.rmg.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-13.

[demographics-2] See: Demographics of Niger § Ethnic groups

[1] "Ethnic minorities". eh.lenin.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-13.

[3] "Ethnic minorities". eh.lenin.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-13.

[4] "The Kanuri People". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.

[5] Issa, Abba. "Tchad : la culture Toubou célébrée au Ouaddaï". Alwihda Info - Actualités TCHAD, Afrique, International (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-13.

[auto-6] "Forces Armes Nigriennes, Niger". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2024-05-13.

[7] "Gendarmerie Nationale Nigerinnes, Niger". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.

[8] "Police Nationale, Niger". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.

[9] "Free French flag | Royal Museums Greenwich". www.rmg.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-13.

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