Pan-African Flag - Alternative Names

Alternative Names

The flag goes by several other names with varying degrees of popularity:

  • the UNIA flag, after its originators;
  • the Marcus Garvey flag;
  • the Universal African flag;
  • the International African flag;
  • the Black Liberation flag;
  • the Pan-African flag;
  • the Black Nationalist, African Nationalist, or the New Afrikan Liberation flag.

Although other designs are also considered to be International African flags or Pan-African flags, the horizontal stripes of red, black, and green, originated by the UNIA in 1920, is the design most often referenced.

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