List of Angolan flags

This is a list of flags associated with Angola.

National flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1975–present	National flag	Two horizontal bands of red and black with the Machete and Gear Emblem in the center.^[1]^[2]

Standards of the head of state

Flag	Date	Use
current
	?–present	Standard of the President of Angola
former
	?–1975	Flag of Governor of Portuguese Angola
	?–1975	Flag of Portuguese Colony High Commissioner
	1510s–c. 1543	Banner of Manikongo Afonso I

Police

Flag	Date	Use	Description
current
	?-present	Flag of the Angola National Police^pt

Penitentiary Service

Flag	Date	Use	Description
current
	?-present	Flag of the Angola Penitentiary Service

Olympic Committee

Flag	Date	Use	Description
current
	1979-present	Flag of the Angolan Olympic Committee

Historical flags

Flag	Date	Regime	Description
	c. 1883	Royal Banner of the Kingdom of Kakongo
	c. 17th century	Flag of the Kingdom of Kongo according to Giovanni Cavazzi da Montecuccolo

Proposed flags

Date	Use	Description
2003	Proposed flag of Angola	Five horizontal stripes: the top and bottom stripes are blue, separated by thin white stripes, with a broad red stripe in the middle. Centered on the red stripe is a yellow sun. The sun design in the middle is meant to be reminiscent of cave paintings found in Tchitundo-Hulu cave near Virei.^[3]^[4]
1996	Proposed flag of Angola	Three horizontal stripes: red, green and black, combining the colors of the MPLA and UNITA parties and providing Pan-African colors.
1965	Proposed flag of the Portuguese overseas province of Angola
1932	Proposed flag of the Colony of Angola	The flag is divided into four purple and yellow triangular sections radiating from the center. In the center of the flag is a shield with a golden pelican feeding its young in a purple field. The golden border of the shield contains five small blue shields with white dots and four red crosses of the Order of Christ. Above the shield is a mural crown and below the shield is a white scroll with the word "ANGOLA" written on it.

Political flags

Flag	Date	Party	Description
current
	2020–present	Humanist Party of Angola	Party logo on a white background.
	2012–present	Broad Convergence for the Salvation of Angola – Electoral Coalition	Blue map of Angola surrounded by 18 white stars on a green background. Angola is divided into 18 provinces.
	2006–present	New Democracy Electoral Union	White ring on an orange background.
	1991–present	Democratic Party for Progress – Angolan National Alliance	Vertical red white green tricolor. In the middle band is a yellow disc held by two symmetrical black hands.
Link to file	1990–present	Democratic Renewal Party	A blue flag with the party logo, the logo consists of a handshake on a red disc background.
	1990–present	Social Renewal Party	Two horizontal bands of red and green with a black vertical band on the hoist side and white disc where the colors meet.
	1966–present	National Union for the Total Independence of Angola	Three horizontal stripes, respectively red green red, in the middle stripe there is a red rising sun with 18 rays and a black rooster symbolizing the awakening of the African peoples.
	1960–present	People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola	Two horizontal stripes, black and red, with a yellow star in the center.
	1954–present	National Liberation Front of Angola	A diagonal tricolour of white, red and yellow radiating from the lower hoist side corner, and white star in the center.
Youth wings
	1974–present	Revolutionary United Youth of Angola	Emblem on a red background.
	1962–present	Youth of MPLA	A horizontal tricolour of red, blue and black with yellow rising sun on the middle stripe.
former
	1994–2013	Republican Party of Angola	Two versions of a flag consisting of thirteen horizontal stripes, alternating white and red, with an emblem similar to the U.S. seal surrounded by 18 blue stars. In its right talon the eagle holds a hammer and a compass.
	1994–2013	Republican Party of Angola
Link to file	1992–2013	Democratic Angola – Coalition	White flag with a rose flower with a stem.
	1990s–2013	Angolan National Democratic Party	Horizontal bicolor green and black field. Centered on the flag is a yellow disc, upon which is placed a white five-pointed star. On the star there is a white dove in flight.
	1990s	Angolan Democratic Forum	A horizontal tricolour of blue, white and green.
	1988–2013	Social Democratic Party
	1983–2013	Liberal Democratic Party

Separatists

Date	Party	Description
c. 1975–present	Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda


1990s–present	Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda-Renovada
1996–present	Liberation Front of the State of Cabinda	Horizontal blue, copper and black tricolour, the symbol in the middle is a padrão commemorating the Treaty of Simulambuco.^[5]
?–present	Cabinda Free State	A horizontal tricolour of copper, white and black.

Ethnic groups flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Flag of the Lunda-Tchokwé people
		Flag of the Kongo people
		Flags of the Mbunda Kingdom	A white flag with a drawing of an African elephant.
		Flags of the Mbunda Kingdom	A white flag with a drawing of an African elephant.