The
landlocked central African nation of Chad became a French colonial
territory at the turn of the 20th century. It was incorporated, along
with three other French governed territories (Gabon, Ubangi-Shari -
now the Central African Republic and Congo - also known as the
Republic of the Congo), into French Equatorial Africa. On the 6th
of November 1959, the current national flag was officially
adopted. A year later the French governed colony of French Equatorial
Africa dissolved and Chad, along with the other three member states,
received independence. Chad
looked towards the French national flag for inspiration when considering
its national flag design, three vertical stripes of equal size, with
the French white replaced with yellow. The flag also hints towards a
partial adoption of the pan-African colours of green, yellow and red,
used by many African ex-colonies. |
