Yemen 1918

Timeline

This flag is a former version of Yemen.

1. 1918

   to 1923
   

   Plain red flag in useThis flag

   A plain red Kingdom of Yemen flag was used from 1918 through 1923.

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2. 1923

   to 1927

   Shahada added

   White Arabic shahada script was added to the red flag in 1923.

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3. 1927

   to 1970

   Sabre and five stars added

   A flag with an Arab sabre and five stars replaced the shahada design; royalists continued using it until 1970.

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4. 1962

   to 1990

   Republican tricolour introduced

   North Yemen hoisted a red-white-black flag with a green star on November 1, 1962, replacing the Kingdom flag as the republic's national flag.

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5. 1990

   Current flag adopted

   The unified Republic of Yemen adopted the red-white-black tricolour without the North's green star on May 22, 1990.

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6. Now
   Current flag