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== Description == |
== Description == |
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The ''Community Emblem Act, 2003'' sets out the symbolism behind the flag.<ref name="CommunityEmblem2003">{{cite|url=http://www.eac.int/legal/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=189&Itemid=227|title=Community Emblem Act, 2003|publisher=[[East African Community]]|date=2003|accessdate=25 March 2016}}</ref> |
The ''Community Emblem Act, 2003'' sets out the symbolism behind the flag.<ref name="CommunityEmblem2003">{{cite|url=http://www.eac.int/legal/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=189&Itemid=227|title=Community Emblem Act, 2003|publisher=[[East African Community]]|date=2003|accessdate=25 March 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613012306/http://www.eac.int/legal/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=189&Itemid=227|archivedate=13 June 2015|df=}}</ref> |
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* Blue: [[Lake Victoria]] signifying the unity of the EAC Partner States. |
* Blue: [[Lake Victoria]] signifying the unity of the EAC Partner States. |
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* White, Black, Green, Yellow, Red: Representing the different colours of the flags of each of the EAC Partner States. |
* White, Black, Green, Yellow, Red: Representing the different colours of the flags of each of the EAC Partner States. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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The first version of the flag was adopted in 2003 by the ''Community Emblem Act, 2003'' when the Community only consisted of three members: [[Kenya]], [[Tanzania]], and [[Uganda]].<ref name="CommunityEmblem2003"/> In 2007 the Community expanded to include [[Burundi]] and [[Rwanda]]. In 2008 to take into account this expansion of membership the ''Community Emblems (Amendment) Act, 2008'' was passed, which modified the emblem to include Burundi and Rwanda.<ref name="EmblemsAct2008">{{cite|url=http://www.eac.int/legal/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=189&Itemid=227|title=Community Emblems (Amendment) Act, 2008|publisher=[[East African Community]]|date=2008|accessdate=25 March 2016}}</ref> |
The first version of the flag was adopted in 2003 by the ''Community Emblem Act, 2003'' when the Community only consisted of three members: [[Kenya]], [[Tanzania]], and [[Uganda]].<ref name="CommunityEmblem2003"/> In 2007 the Community expanded to include [[Burundi]] and [[Rwanda]]. In 2008 to take into account this expansion of membership the ''Community Emblems (Amendment) Act, 2008'' was passed, which modified the emblem to include Burundi and Rwanda.<ref name="EmblemsAct2008">{{cite|url=http://www.eac.int/legal/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=189&Itemid=227|title=Community Emblems (Amendment) Act, 2008|publisher=[[East African Community]]|date=2008|accessdate=25 March 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613012306/http://www.eac.int/legal/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=189&Itemid=227|archivedate=13 June 2015|df=}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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The flag of the East African Community is the flag used since 2008 by the East African Community, an intergovernmental organization composed of six countries in the African Great Lakes region in eastern Africa.
Description
The Community Emblem Act, 2003 sets out the symbolism behind the flag.[2]
- Blue: Lake Victoria signifying the unity of the EAC Partner States.
- White, Black, Green, Yellow, Red: Representing the different colours of the flags of each of the EAC Partner States.
- Handshake: East African Community.
- Centre: Emblem of the East African Community.
History
The first version of the flag was adopted in 2003 by the Community Emblem Act, 2003 when the Community only consisted of three members: Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.[2] In 2007 the Community expanded to include Burundi and Rwanda. In 2008 to take into account this expansion of membership the Community Emblems (Amendment) Act, 2008 was passed, which modified the emblem to include Burundi and Rwanda.[1]
References
- ^ a b Community Emblems (Amendment) Act, 2008, East African Community, 2008, archived from the original on 13 June 2015, retrieved 25 March 2016
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