List of flags of North Macedonia
This is a list of flags which have been, or are still today, used on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia or by ethnic Macedonians.
Republic of Macedonia
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1995 –present | Flag of the Republic of Macedonia (Civil, State and War Flag) | A golden-yellow sun with eight rays extending to the edges of the red field. |
Presidential standard
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Coat of Arms of the President of the Republic of Macedonia [3] |
Historical flags
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1992 – 1995 | Flag of the Republic of Macedonia | A red flag with the yellow Vergina Sun in the middle. |
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1947 – 1991 | Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | Three equal horizontal fields, blue on the top, white in the middle and red on the bottom, Red star in the center. |
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1946 – 1991 | Flag of the People's Republic of Macedonia (1946 - 1963) and Socialist Republic of Macedonia (1963 - 1991) | A red flag with a gold-edged red star in the canton. |
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1944 – 1946 | Flag of Democratic Federal Macedonia | A red flag with a so-called "fat" gold-edged red star in the middle of the flag. |
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1941 – 1945 | Flag of Partisan movement | Three equal horizontal fields, blue on the top, white in the middle and red on the bottom, Red star in the white field. |
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2.8.1903 - 12.8.1903 | Flag of the Republic of Kruševo[1][2] | A plain red flag. |
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1920s - present [3][4] | Historical flag of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) used by political parties in Bulgaria and Republic of Macedonia until now.[5][6] | Horizontal bicolor of red and black |
Municipal flags
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- Note: This list is incomplete.
Government flags
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| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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- present | Flag of Ministry Foreign Affairs of Republic of Macedonia | |
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- present | Flag of Ministry of Culture of Republic of Macedonia | |
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1992-present | Flag of the Army of Republic of Macedonia | |
| File:Emblem of Macedonian Police.png | 1992-2013 | Flag of Ministry of Infernal Affairs | A blue flag with the emblem in the middle |
| File:Macedonia Uniformed Police Insignia.png | 1992-present | Flag of Uniformed members of MIA | A blue flag with the emblem in the middle |
| File:Flag of Special Police Force -Tiger (Macedonia).png | -present | Flag of Special Police Force - Tiger | |
| File:Macedonia Border Police Flag.gif | - present | Flag of Border Police of Republic of Macedonia | A green flag with the emblem in the middle |
| - present | Flag of Customs of Macedonia |
Universities
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Military flags
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| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1944 | Flag of the First Macedonian Brigade (II WW) | red flag and the lower half of the flag the unit's name is written in yellow capital Cyrillic letters |
| File:Mk 1mib.png | 2009-present | Flag of 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade | red flag with the coat of arms of Macedonia on the upper left and the unit's badge on upper right and the lower half of the flag the unit's name is written in yellow capital Cyrillic letters |
| File:Flag of Armour Battalion (Macedonia).png | 1999-present | Flag of Armour Battalion | yellow with the unit's badge in the middle, the lower half of the flag the unit's name is written in yellow capital Cyrillic letters |
| File:Flag of Military Police Battalion (Macedonia).png | 1992-present | Flag of Military Police Battalion | green flag with the unit's badge in the middle |
| File:Flag of Combat Helicopter Squadron (Macedonia).png | --present | Flag of Combat Helicopter Squadron | blue flag with the unit's badge in the middle |
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Religious flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| File:Flag of the Macedonian Orthodox Church.png | -present | Flag of Macedonian Orthodox Church - Ohrid Archbishopric | red flag with the COA of MOC-OA in the middle |
| File:Coat of arms of MPC.png | Old flag of Macedonian Orthodox Church | ||
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| File:Logo of Monastery St. John the Baptist - Bigorski.png | -present | Bigorski Monastery | |
| File:Logo of Christian Adventist Church (Macedonia).png | -present | Christian Adventist Church | |
| File:Logo of Christian Baptist Church-Radosna Vest (Macedonia).png | -present | Christian Baptist Church-Radosna Vest | |
| File:Logo of Maran-Ata (Macedonia).png | -present | Maran-Ata | |
| File:Logo of Christian Baptist Church (Macedonia).png | -present | Christian Baptist Church-Bozhji Glas | |
| File:Logo of Islam Religious Community of Macedonia.png | -present | Islamic Religious Community of Macedonia | |
| File:Flag of the Islamic Community of Macedonia.png | -present | Flag of Islamic Religious Community of Macedonia | green flag with the crescent and the star in the middle |
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Political Parties flags
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| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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IMRO-DPMNU | ||
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| File:Flag of Liberal-Democrat Party of Macedonia.png | -present | Flag of Liberal-Democrat Party of Macedonia | |
| New Social Democratic Party | |||
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Dostoinstvo | ||
| File:Flag of New Social-Democrat Party of Macedonia.png | -present | Flag of New Social-Democrat Party of Macedonia | |
| Socialist Party of Macedonia | |||
| Democratic Renewal of Macedonia | |||
| File:Flag of People's Movement for Macedonia.png | -present | Flag of People's Movement for Macedonia | |
| File:Flag of Party of United Democrats of Macedonia.png | -present | Flag of Party of United Democrats of Macedonia | |
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Logo of BDI | ||
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Albanian Democratic Party | ||
| Democratic Party of Turks | |||
| File:Flag of Macedonian Alliance (Albania).jpg | -present | Flag of Political Party of Macedonians in Albania | Macedonian flag from 1992 with the Cyrillic yellow letters of the name of the political party |
| File:Flag of MANAPO.jpg | 1936-1941 | Flag of MANAPO | |
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1944-1990 | League of Communists of Yugoslavia Flag on Macedonian |
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Macedonian Diaspora flags
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| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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-present | Flag of the Macedonians in Serbia | |
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-present | Flag of Macedonians in Bulgaria | The UMO Ilinden–Pirin party flag in Bulgaria. |
| -present | Flag of Macedonians in Greece | The Rainbow Party flag in Greece. | |
| File:Flag of Macedonian Alliance (Albania).jpg | -present | Flag of Macedonians in Albania | |
| -present | Flag of Macedonians in USA | ||
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-present | Flag of Macedonian in Argentine | |
| -present | Macedonian Australian Community Organisation | ||
| -present | Flag of Macedonians in Uruguay | ||
| File:Logo of Macedonian Alliance Sweden.png | -present | Macedonian Alliance Sweden | |
| File:Logo of United Macedonians (Canada).png | -present | United Macedonians (from Canada) |
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Other
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| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1990s –1990s | Ethnic Macedonian flag | A red flag with the lion from the 1741 coat of arms of the geographical region of Macedonia |
| File:Pan Macedonian Flag.png | -present | Neo Macedonian Flag | Flag for 'Greece is Macedonia' as a response to the Blue Sun of Vergina Flag. Used on football matches. |
| File:Pan Macedonian Flag (2).png | -present | Neo Macedonian Flag (2) | Similar to the above flag. This flag is used on football matches. |
| 2015 | Flag of 2015 Opposition Protests in Macedonia | ||
| File:Macedonian (4 in 1) flag.png | Macedonian 4 in 1 flag |
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Companies flags
Government
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| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| File:Flag of Macedonian Customs.png | -present | Flag of Macedonian Customs | |
| File:Flag of Macedonian Railway.png | -present | Flag of Macedonian Railway | |
| File:Logo of Macedonian Post.jpg | -present | Macedonian Post | |
| File:Logo of Macedonian Stock Exchange.jpg | -present | Macedonian Stock Exchange | |
| File:Logo of Macedonian Forest.jpg | -present | Macedonian Forest |
Private
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| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| File:Logo of EVN Macedonia.png | -present | EVN Macedonia | |
| File:Logo of Macedonian Telekom.jpg | -present | Macedonian Telekom | |
| File:Logo of Makpetrol Macedonia.jpg | -present | Makpetrol Macedonia | |
| File:Logo of Okta Macedonia.png | -present | Okta Macedonia | |
| File:Logo of Komercijalna Banka Macedonia.jpg | -present | Komercijalna Banka | |
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-present | Agrofila |
Organizations flags
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| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| File:Flag of the World Macedonian Congress.png | 1992-present | Flag of the World Macedonian Congress | red flag with the star of Kutlesh in the middle |
| File:Logo of Regular Grand Lodge of Macedonia.jpg | -present | Regular Grand Lodge of Macedonia | |
| File:Logo of The Grand Lodge of Macedonia.jpg | -present | Grand Lodge of Macedonia | |
| File:Logo of Koledari Kumanovo.png | -present | Koledari Kumanovo | |
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1990-present | Kumani Zapad | |
| File:Logo of Kumanovo Astronomical Club.png | -present | Kumanovo Astronomical Club | |
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Flag of Macedonian Herald Society | red flag with the COA of the society | |
| File:Zdruzanie na braniteli 20001 Kumanovo.png | 2001-present | Flag of Alliance of Defenders Kumanovo | |
| File:Flag of Macedonian United Forces.jpg | 2004-present | Flag of Macedonian United Forces | Star from Kutlesh on black background |
References
- ^ Considered to be Bulgarian in Bulgaria, see: Xисарлъшка-Танова, С. Знамената на Илинденско-Преображенското въстание 1903 г. — издателство: Векове, 1983, № 3, стр. 77.
- ^ The insurgents in Krushevo flew also Bulgarian flags everywhere. See: "Who are the Macedonians", Published by C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 2000, ISBN 1-85065-534-0, by Hugh Poulton - p. 57.
- ^ In an article from the Macedonian journalist Spase Shuplinovski in the Macedonian mainstream daily newspaper Utrinski vesnik - issue 1166, October 16, 2006 is described, that the flag of the Macedonian party VMRO - DPMNE was adopted from IMRO, which was established in 1920 and was banned in 1934.
- ^ In official speech in Macedonian Parliament in June, 2008 on the occasion of the enacting a Law about the usage of the flags in Republic of Macedonia, the deputy Yani Macraduli has maintained, the red - black flag of IMRO dates (was created) during the leadership of Todor Alexandrov, i.e. - 1920s.
- ^ The IMRO flag is considered to be Bulgarian in Bulgaria, see: "100 years IMARO" (in Bulgarian) ISBN 954-8187-10-8, Publisher: Macedonian Scientifis Institute, Authors: Professor D. Michev, Ph.D. D. Gotsev, Sofia - 1994, p. 7.
- ^ However, according to Academician Ivan Katardjev, Director of the Historical Sciences section in the Department of Social Sciences in the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts the policy of IMRO leader in the beginning of the 1920s, Todor Alexandrov served the Bulgarian interests, see: "Утрински весник", Issue 1806, 16.10.2006[1] and the policy of IMRO leader in the second half of 1920s until its ban in 1934, Ivan Mihailov, for establishment of an independent Macedonian state, meant a Macedonian state of the Bulgarians in Macedonia, see: "Утрински весник", Issue 1806, 16.10.2006.[2]