1997年5月17日 · Under the controlling influence of King Leopold II of Belgium, the Association Internationale Africaine was established, which proclaimed the Independent State of the Congo (or Congo Free State) in 1885. Its flag, dating from 1877, was blue with a gold star symbolizing a shining light in the “Dark Continent.”

2013年8月3日 · When the Congo Free State was formed in 1885, its flag, reputedly designed by the explorer H.M. Stanley, was blue with a gold star in the centre. One explanation of its symbolism was the light of civilization (i.e., the star) shining in the darkness of Africa. No change was made to the flag when the Free State became Belgian territory in 1908 ...

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Outposts were set up across the Free State with the Force Publique (the colonial army) in a bid to bring the territory under control. The flag at the time had a dark blue background with a yellow five-pointed star at the center.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flags of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is a list of flags used by the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its antecedents. Sky blue flag, adorned with a yellow star in the upper left canton and …

English: Flag of International African Association as well as the Congo Free State (1877-1908) and the Belgian Congo (1908-1960)

The national flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo [1] (French: drapeau de la république démocratique du Congo) is a sky blue flag, adorned with a yellow star in the upper left canton and cut diagonally by a red stripe with a yellow fimbriation.

2013年11月24日 · The "Congo Free State" flag as described and shown in Pedersen's book of 1970 says it was introduced in 1885, with the concept of the "Free State". The book Flags of the World, Past and Present [ ho L 39 ], of 1939, says "The governor-General of the Congo also hoists a square tricolour, but with the flag of the Congo in the canton.

The national flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: drapeau de la république démocratique du Congo) is a sky blue flag, adorned with a

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