This is a list of flags which have been used in the 20th century or are still used on the territory of North Macedonia, or by its citizens, in 21st century.
North Macedonia
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Description
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1995–present
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Flag of North Macedonia (civil, state, and war flag)
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A golden-yellow sun with eight rays extending to the edges of the red field.
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1995–present
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Flag of North Macedonia (vertical)
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Historical flags
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Date |
Use |
Description
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1992–1995
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Flag of the Republic of Macedonia
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A red flag with the yellow Vergina Sun in the middle.
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1947–1991
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Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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Three equal horizontal bands, blue on the top, white in the middle, and red on the bottom, five-pointed red star in the center.
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1946–1991
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Flag of the People's Republic of Macedonia (1946–1963) and Socialist Republic of Macedonia (1963–1991)
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A red flag with a gold-edged red star in the top-hoist corner.[1]
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1944–1946
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Flag of Democratic Federal Macedonia
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A red flag with a gold-edged red star in the middle of the flag.
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1944
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Flag of the First Macedonian Brigade (WW2)
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Red flag and the lower half of the flag the unit's name is written in yellow capital Cyrillic letters.
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1941–1945
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Flag of Yugoslav partisan movement
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Three equal horizontal bands, blue on the top, white in the middle, and red on the bottom, with a red star in the white field.
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1920s–present[2][3]
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Historical flag of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) used by political parties in Bulgaria and North Macedonia.[4][5]
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Horizontal bicolor of red and black.
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1914–1917
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Flag of the Macedonian Colony (Macedonian Scientific and Literary Society) in Petrograd, Russian Empire
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A red field with a unicorn in a white square in the canton and a sun in the lower fly (outer) corner above which there is an inscription "ONE INDEPENDENT MACEDONIA"
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3 August – 13 August 1903
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Flag of the 3rd cheta of Pitu Guli,[6] proclaimed years later as flag of the Republic of Kruševo. In fact, the insurgents in Kruševo flew Bulgarian flags on many places.[7]
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A red banner with a symbol representing unity, with text writing Svoboda ili smart ("Freedom or Death").
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Local flags
Municipal flags
- Note: This list is incomplete.
Political parties flags
Organizations flags
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Date |
Use |
Description
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Flag of Macedonian Herald Society
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Red flag with the coat of arms of the society.
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The official flag of the Radko Association in North Macedonia and Bulgaria
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1962–1985
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Flag of the Movement for the Liberation and Unification of Macedonia
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References
- ^ a b Pål Kolstø (2016). Strategies of Symbolic Nation-building in South Eastern Europe. Taylor & Francis. pp. 173, 179–182. ISBN 9781317049364.
- ^ 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. Archived May 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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 Scientific Institute, Authors: Professor D. Michev, Ph.D. D. Gotsev, Sofia - 1994, p. 7. Archived January 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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 Александров изедначен со Гоце Делчев [Aleksandrov tied with Gotse Delchev]. Southeast European Times (in Macedonian). October 16, 2006. Archived from the original on May 30, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2008. 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.Интервју: Д-р Иван Катарџиев, Историчар [Interview: Dr. Ivan Katarjiev, Historian] (in Macedonian). Вест. March 24, 2001. Archived from the original on October 16, 2005. Retrieved August 29, 2008.
- ^ Иванов, Иван, Български бойни знамена и флагове, изд. Св. „Георги Победоносец“, София, 1998 г., „Знамената на освободителното движение и въстанията в Македония и Тракия“, стр. 45.
- ^ The Kruševo manifesto was declared, assuring the population that the uprising was against the Sultan and not against Muslims in general, and that all peoples would be included. As the population of Kruševo was two - thirds hellenised Vlachs and Patriarchist Slavs, this was a wise move. Despite these promises the insurgents flew Bulgarian flags everywhere and in many places the uprising did entail attacks on Muslim Turks and Albanians who themselves organised for self-defence. For more see: Hugh Poulton (2000) Who Are the Macedonians? Indiana University press, ISBN 9780253213594; p. 47.
- ^ "Albanian Flag Day Causes Jitters in Macedonia". Balkan Insight. November 21, 2012.
- ^ "Përdorimi i cunguar i flamurit shqiptar në Maqedoni". Radio Free Europe (in Albanian). November 28, 2018.
- ^ "Знамето - спорен симбол во Македонија". Deutsche Welle (in Macedonian). May 3, 2011.
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