Talk:Flag of East Timor

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Just look at this: ". They are the ones that continue to shed their blood for the sacred right to self-determination and independence of East-Timor. Because of that there was a consensus of the participants of the Convention adopt the flag as a temporary flag of East-Timor."

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[edit] meaning of symbols and colors

Hi, i uploaded Constitution_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_East_Timor maybe it is a different translation, but it describes the white star and colors in Section 15 (National Flag):


"1. The National Flag is rectangular and is formed by two isosceles triangles, the bases of which are overlapping. One triangle is black and its height is equal to one-third of the length overlapped to the yellow triangle, whose height is equal to half the length of the Flag. In the centre of the black triangle there is a white star of five ends, meaning the light that guides. The white star has one of its ends turned towards the upper right end of the flag. The remaining part of the flag is purple-red.

2. The colours mean:

  • Golden-yellow – the wealth of the country;
  • Black – the obscurantism that needs to be overcome;
  • Purple-red – the struggle for national liberation;
  • White – peace."

is somebody able to check it, i am from the german WP and there is no german tranlation. kind regards --Lofor 13:57, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] midnight

If it was midnight wouldnt it be May 20? 24.91.9.206 21:32, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Previous flag

The linked flag is the flag of CNRT, not the FALINTIL. Check the websides of FOTW! --J. Patrick Fischer 13:23, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New images available

New images of East Timoresian flags are now available at Commons. Variations, political flags, historical flags, etc.. Check it! If you have any questions, you can contact me at German Wikipedia. --J. Patrick Fischer 11:48, 23 October 2007 (UTC)