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Flag Dates: Former Countries

Adoption Dates

See also:

Czechoslovakia

Flag adopted 30 March 1920
Flag in disuse 1939-1948
Flag reauthorized and in use until dissolution in 1993; currently Czech Republic flag

East Germany

Basic flag pattern established 19 March 1949
Flag reaffirmed 26 September 1955
Arms added to Flag 1 October 1959; abolished 1990
1973 - State flag also used as Civil Ensign

Pacific Island Trust Territory

First hoisted 24 October 1962
Adopted by Congress of Micronesia July 1965
Flag becomes official 19 August 1965; in disuse since dissolution of the Trust Territory in 1980

Serbia and Montenegro

(as Yugoslavia) - adopted 27 April 1992, from older Serbian flag

South Vietnam

Flag ordinance adopting Vietnamese flag

South Yemen

Flag adopted 30 November 1967; in disuse since merger with North Yemen 22 May 1990

Soviet Union

Flag adopted 1923, Country dissolved 26 December 1991

Yugoslavia

Flag adopted 27 April 1992 based upon royal flags of Yugoslavia

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