THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC
JOSÉ EDUARDO DOS SANTOS
ANNEX I – THE NATIONAL FLAG
The National Flag shall display two colours in horizontal bands. The upper band
shall be bright red and the lower one black and they shall represent:
a) Bright red - The blood shed by Angolans during the period of colonial
oppression and the national liberation struggle and in defence of the country;
b) Black - The African continent.
In the centre there shall be a design composed of a segment of a cog wheel,
symbolising the workers and industrial production, a machete, symbolizing the
peasants, agricultural production and the armed struggle, and a star, symbolizing
international solidarity and progress.
The cog wheel, the machete and the star shall be yellow, symbolizing the country's
wealth.
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