Laos is a country located in Southeast Asia and is officially named as Lao People's Democratic Republic. The history of the Laos flag can be traced back to 1953 when the royal government and the Pathet Lao struggled for political power and the Pathet Lao succeeded by being an alliance of the royal government before taking over the rule.
A strong nationalist movement developed during World War II, but France reestablished control in 1946 and made the king of Luang Prabang constitutional monarch of all Laos. France granted semi-autonomy in 1949 and then, spurred by the Viet Minh rebellion in Vietnam, full independence within the French Union in 1950.
The flag of Laos is made up of three horizontal stripes with the middle on twice the size of the bottom and top stripes. The middle part is colored blue and the top and bottom stripes are both red. In the middle of the flag is a white circle. It became the national flag in 1975, the same time that the republic government was established.
There was a previous design of the national flag which is red with a centerpiece of a triple-headed elephant standing on a pedestal with a parasol at the top of its heads. This design reflected the ancient name of the country as the "Land of a Million Elephants. This flag was used by the royal government before its collapse in 1975.
The flag of Laos consists of three horizontal stripes with a white circle in the middle. The top and bottom stripes are equal width and are red; while the middle stripe is blue and equal to the width of the two red stripes.
However among Lao scholars, there is controversy over whether the three-headed elephant meant to represent the unity of the three kingdoms or just the Kingdom of LuangPrabang. The umbrella also has certain meanings. In Sri Lanka and India, Buddhist temples were in the shape of huge domes and on top of the dome there would be a small umbrella (or parasol) surrounded by square railings. The highest point of the dome or pillar, the umbrella, represents the Buddhist cosmological myth of Mt. Meru being the center of the universe.The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Laos Flag for the future.
A strong nationalist movement developed during World War II, but France reestablished control in 1946 and made the king of Luang Prabang constitutional monarch of all Laos. France granted semi-autonomy in 1949 and then, spurred by the Viet Minh rebellion in Vietnam, full independence within the French Union in 1950.
The flag of Laos is made up of three horizontal stripes with the middle on twice the size of the bottom and top stripes. The middle part is colored blue and the top and bottom stripes are both red. In the middle of the flag is a white circle. It became the national flag in 1975, the same time that the republic government was established.
There was a previous design of the national flag which is red with a centerpiece of a triple-headed elephant standing on a pedestal with a parasol at the top of its heads. This design reflected the ancient name of the country as the "Land of a Million Elephants. This flag was used by the royal government before its collapse in 1975.
The flag of Laos consists of three horizontal stripes with a white circle in the middle. The top and bottom stripes are equal width and are red; while the middle stripe is blue and equal to the width of the two red stripes.
However among Lao scholars, there is controversy over whether the three-headed elephant meant to represent the unity of the three kingdoms or just the Kingdom of LuangPrabang. The umbrella also has certain meanings. In Sri Lanka and India, Buddhist temples were in the shape of huge domes and on top of the dome there would be a small umbrella (or parasol) surrounded by square railings. The highest point of the dome or pillar, the umbrella, represents the Buddhist cosmological myth of Mt. Meru being the center of the universe.The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Laos Flag for the future.
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