Egypt flag
The flag of Egypt is composed of three equal stripes, arranged horizontally, in colors: red, white and black. On the white stripe in the center is Saladin's golden eagle. The ratio of the width to the length of the flag is 2 to 3.
The flag was officially proclaimed at the end of the 20th century. On land, it is used as a state and civil flag, at sea - as a civilian. The red stripe tells about the struggle of the people against the colonial yoke; white - symbolizes the uprising that took place in 1952; black - the end of the colonial oppression of the British regime. The golden eagle is a symbol of Sultan Salah ad-Din, who in the 12th century was the leader of the campaign against the crusaders..
In the 18th century, Egypt was under the rule of the French flag for three years, due to the attack on the Egyptian land of Bonaparte. There was a struggle between Egypt and Turkey, but all the battles were unsuccessful. In 1882, British troops entered the country. When the First World War broke out, England separated Egypt from Turkey and strengthened its protectorate in the country..
At the end of 1914, the flag of the Egyptian sultan was red, in the left corner of which there were three months, inside which there were five-pointed stars. The sultan's red flag lasted 9 years.
In the first quarter of the 20th century, the first flag belonging to the Arab Republic of Egypt was approved after gaining freedom from Great Britain. The flag was green with a crescent on it, inside of which were three stars. The flag of the Kingdom of Egypt has existed since the middle of the 20th century..
After that, the Egyptian president adopted a tricolor with stripes of black, white and red. The flag resembled the current version, but in the center of the flag was a large eagle, in the middle of which was a green circle with a crescent moon turned upwards and three five-pointed stars located inside the month. The red tint of the stripe was related to wartime, then there was a struggle between Egypt and British rule..
Later, the eagle was replaced by two green stars, which were located on a white stripe with an even distance from and between the edges. The flag was declared the symbol of the United Arab Republic. At that time, the republic united Egypt and Syria.
Between 1972 and 1984, the pair of stars was replaced by a golden falcon. And after this year, instead of a falcon, a golden eagle appeared on the white stripe..
