Flag of Libya

Flag origins

Libya's flag has red, black and green horizontal bands, with a double-width black center bearing a white crescent and star. Originally adopted for the United Kingdom of Libya under King Idris I at independence on 24 December 1951, it evokes historical regions, the independence movement and Islam. Abandoned after the 1969 coup, it was restored in 2011.

Flag story

From 1977 to 2011, Libya used a completely green flag without any emblem, connected with Muammar Gaddafi's political ideology and the Green Book. Earlier post-1969 flags were different again. The flag restored in 2011 was therefore not a wholly new design: it revived the independence-era flag after forty-two years.

Editorial notes and references

Edited by ABELHA WORKS. The English text translates the administrator-edited Japanese description. Legends should be distinguished from documented history. General reference links do not substantiate every statement in the text.

• Libya — general information on Wikipedia
• Japan MOFA: countries and regions (Japanese)

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