This flag is a former version of Sudan.
Earlier tricolour adoptedThis flag
Sudan adopted a blue-yellow-green tricolour at independence; it remained in use until the current flag replaced it in 1970.
New flag design competition held
A competition to design a new national flag was held after the May 1969 coup.
Current flag adopted
Sudan adopted the red-white-black tricolour with a green hoist triangle on 20 May 1970.
