The following is a list of flags of Belarus.

State flag

FlagDateUseDescription
June 7, 1995[1]–present (ornament pattern modified in 2012)[2]State flag and civil ensignProportions: 1:2
Vertical flag

Presidential flag

FlagDateUseDescription
December 11, 1997–2012Presidential flag
2012–presentPresidential flagProportions: 5:6

Presidential institutions

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus
Flag of National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Flag of State Forensic Examination Committee of the Republic of Belarus

Military flags

FlagDateUseDescription
2007–presentFlag of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus
2000–2012Flag of the Armed Forces
2012–presentFlag of the Armed ForcesOrnament pattern modified in 2012
?–present Flag of the Presidential Security Service of Belarus The obverse of the flag bears the coat of arms of Belaurs and the inscription "Служба бяспекі прэзідэнта" (Presidential Security Service).
Small  vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Reverse flag The reverse of the flag bears the emblem of the Presidential Secret Service of Belarus and the inscription "Абавязак. Гонар. Айчына." (Duty. Honor. Fatherland.).
March 8, 2005–presentFlag of the Land ForcesRed, with emblem of the Land Forces in full colors in the center
Flag VVS i PVO RB2005–presentFlag of the Air ForcesAir force emblem corresponding to 2/5 of the total flag-width, placed on a blue field with yellow beams
2003–presentFlag of DOSAAFEmblem of the Voluntary Society of Assistance to the Army, the Air Force and the Navy of the Republic of Belarus, centered on a sky-blue background
Flag of the Special Forces of Belarus

Governmental flags

FlagDateUseDescription
2018–presentMinistry of Foreign Affairs
2018–presentMinistry of Labour and Social Protection
2018–presentMinistry of Economy
2018–presentMinistry of Agriculture and Food
December 9, 1991–presentMinistry for Emergency Situations
2000–2009Border GuardGreen with a red saltire
2000–2009Chairman of State Committee of the Border GuardGreen with a red saltire with the State coat of arms in the center.
2000–2009Chief of Staff of Border GuardGreen with a red saltire with the Border Guard emblem in the center.
March 5, 2001–presentState Committee of AviationBlue with a triangle, in the center of which the symbol of the SCA is placed.
March 5, 2001–presentCustomsGreen flag with the emblem of the Belarusian customs in the center.
March 5, 2001–presentVitebsk Customs

Subdivision flags

FlagAdministrative divisionAdoptedDescription
Minsk City2001Blue with the Minsk Coat of Arms of 1591 in the center.
Brest Region2004Blue with a yellow zoubre (Bison bonasus) on a red stylized tower (coat of arms of the Region of Brest).
Gomel Region2005Green with the coat of arms of the Region of Homyel (Gomel) (only in the centre of an obverse side of the flag). Ratio: 1:2.
Grodno Region2007Red with the coat of arms of the Region of Hrodna (only in the centre of an obverse side of the flag). Ratio 1:2
Mogilev Region2005Red with the coat of arms of the Region of Mogilyov (only in the centre of an obverse side of the flag). Ratio: 1:2.
Minsk Region2007Red with the coat of arms of the Region of Minsk (only in the centre of an obverse side of the flag). Ratio 1:2
Vitebsk Region2009Green with the coat of arms of the Region of Vitsebsk (only in the centre of an obverse side of the flag). Ratio 1:2

Political flags

FlagDatePartyDescription
Current
2018–presentCombat Organization of Anarcho-Communists
2007–presentBelaya Rus
2005–presentBelarusian Social Democratic Party
2004–presentRight Alliance and Belarusian Freedom Party
1999–presentConservative Christian Party – BPF
1996–presentCommunist Party of BelarusFlag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (1951–1991)

1994–presentLiberal Democratic Party of Belarus
1994–presentRepublican Party
1992–presentBelarusian Agrarian Party
 ?–presentNational Bolshevik Party of Belarus
Former
1995–1999Belarusian Peasant Party

1919–1930sBelarusian Peasant Party "Green Oak"be
Other
2020A variant of the 1991–1995 flag of Belarus, used by pro-democracy protestors.A white-red-white flag with the Pahonia coat of arms in the centre.
2017–presentFlag of Veyshnoria, used as an element of satire.
2000sPro-Union State flag
Flag used by some Belarusian anarchists[3]
1989–presentProposed flag of Polesia

Minority flags

FlagDateUseDescription

Flags of Lipka TatarsTop: A white-red-white flag with a crescent moon and a five-pointed star.
Bottom: Flag is based on the flag of the Golden Horde.

Historical flags

FlagDateUseDescription
17th centuryRoyal Banner of Poland–Lithuania
1858–1896State flag of the Russian Empire
1896–1917National flag of the Russian Empire
1918Flag of the German Empire
since 1918 (in exile after 1919)White-red-white flag
Belarusian Democratic Republic
Proportions: 1:2
1919–1925Belarusian Democratic Republic (in exile)White with a red horizontal band of red, the central red stripe being bordered by a thin black stripes. In use besides the regular white-red-white flag. Black stripes are believed to symbolize mourning.
1918–1919Lithuanian–Byelorussian SSRPlain red flag
1919Flag of The Second Polish Republic
1919–1937Flag of the Soviet Socialist Republic of BelarusPlain red flag
1920–1922Flag of The Republic of Central Lithuania
1937–1940Flag of the Byelorussian SSR
1942–1944Belarusian Central Council
1943–1945Union of Belarusian Youth
1944–1951Flag of the Byelorussian SSR
1951–1991Flag of the Byelorussian SSR
Small  vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Reverse flagAll flags of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union did not bear the hammer and sickle on their reverse side.
1991–1995State flag and civil ensign; today the white-red-white flag is used in opposition to the current governmentProportions: 1:2
1995–2012

Former national flag proposals

FlagDateUseDescription
Proposed in 1991Proposed flag for Belarus.
Proposed in 1992Proposed flag for Belarus.A red Scandinavian Cross on a white field with the Pahonia in the centre of the cross.
Proposed in 1995Alexander Lukashenko's proposed flag for Belarus.A red field with small green bars at the top and bottom.
Around 2016Different version of the 1992 proposal.

See also

References

  1. "Указ Президента Республики Беларусь Об утверждении Положения о Государственном флаге Республики Беларусь | Геральдика.ру". Geraldika.ru. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  2. "STB 911–2008: National Flag of the Republic of Belarus. Technical Specifications" (in Russian). State Committee for Standardization of the Republic of Belarus. 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  3. ""Прыйшоў час галіць вусы": "Пошуг" зрабіў новае графіці ў Менску. Фотафакт" (in Belarusian).

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