Flag of South Yemen
The Flag of South Yemen consisted of a tricolour consisting of the three equal horizontal red, white, and black bands of the Arab Liberation flag with the sky-blue chevron and a red star on the left side of the hoist.
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| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | November 30, 1967 |
| Relinquished | May 22, 1990 (Yemeni unification) |
| Design | A horizontal tricolour of red, white and black with a sky-blue chevron with a red star (the emblem of the Yemeni Socialist Party) next to the hoist. |
The flag was adopted on 30 November 1967 when South Yemen declared independence from the United Kingdom until the Yemeni unification in 1990. It was used again for a few months in 1994 during the existence of the Democratic Republic of Yemen. Today, the South Yemeni flag is used by the separatist supporters from the Southern Movement and the Southern Transitional Council.
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Presidential standard of South Yemen
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