Madagascar Flag

Madagascar, or the Republic of Madagascar, is a country of over eighteen million people. Madagascar is an island just off the southeastern coast of Africa, which obtained its independence from France in the year 1960. However, the current flag of Madagascar was adopted two years before that, in 1958, in anticipation of the country’s upcoming independence.

You can find Madagascar flag information and a picture of the Madagascar flag online. However, since the design of the Madagascar flag is quite simple, a description may do just as well. The Madagascar flag consists of three sections, each of which is a different color. The left third of Madagascar’s flag is a vertical white stripe. The remainder of the Madagascar flag is made up of two equal-sized stripes of red and green, as seen from top to bottom.

You may be wondering: what is the Madagascar flag supposed to represent? The Madagascar flag shows the background of the country. Each of the three colors of the Madagascar flag stands for a different part of Madagascar’s history. The red and white sections stand for the Merina kingdom, which was the last independent kingdom of Madagascar before the French rule. The green stripe represents the Hova, or peasants, who factored heavily in the fight for independence from the French.

However, this explanation of the colors of the Madagascar flag is not held to be true by all scholars. Some believe that the red and white stripes stand for two prominent families, the Volamena and Volafotsi, respectively. Others believe the red and white stripes come from settlers who were born in Southeast Asia. Red and white flags are common in Southeast Asia, so it is suggested that the settlers brought this influence with them. These scholars do agree that the green stripe is meant to represent the Hova.

The Madagascar flag colors are also featured in the country’s official coat of arms. The prominent families mentioned above are also represented in the Madagascar coat of arms by a red bull. This red bull was the symbol of King Andriandahifotsi, the founder of both families.

The recent children’s movie “Madagascar” may interest young people in learning more about the actual country of the same name. There are many educational resources online that are geared towards children, including Madagascar flag coloring pages and sources for Madagascar flag stickers, which are both good places to start your child’s education about Madagascar.