The recorded history of the area now called Mali begins with the empire of Ghana, which is said to date from the 4th century AD . At its height in the 10th century, it occupied eastern Senegal, southwest Mali, and southern Mauritania and carried on a steady trade across the Sahara with Arab states. The Ghana Empire disintegrated by the 13th century and was succeeded by the Mali Empire, from which the independent republic takes its name.
In the French constitutional referendum of 1958, French Sudan voted to join the French Community as the autonomous Sudanese Republic. In 1959, the republic joined Senegal to form the Mali Federation, but political differences shattered the union in 1960. That same year, the Sudanese Republic, renamed the Republic of Mali, obtained full independence from France and severed ties with the French Community. Seeking to promote African unity, Mali joined in a largely symbolic union with Guinea and Ghana, and in 1963, it joined the newborn Organization of African Unity.
Like other formerly French-controlled territories in West Africa, Mali chose for its national flag the popular colors green, yellow, and red, which later came to be known as the “pan-African colors.†The African Democratic Rally, a coalition of African delegates founded after World War II, had utilized those as its party colors. They were also characteristic of the national flags of Ethiopia, Ghana, and Guinea, which (together with Liberia) were the oldest of the independent non-Arab African states.
In 1959, Mali linked its fortunes with Senegal in the Mali Federation. Its constitution, adopted in January 1959, stated that the flag of the federation and its member states was to have equal vertical stripes of green-yellow-red with a black stylized human figure in the center, his arms raised toward heaven.
The flag of Mali consists of three equal-sized vertical stripes - the left stripe is green; the middle is yellow and the right stripe is red. The green stripe symbolizes hope, nature and fertility of the land. The yellow represents purity and mineral wealth and red stands for strength and the blood shed for independence.
The first flag of Mali under the Mali Federation was a replication of the Ghana flag, except that the colors followed the designs of the French Tricolor. The colors were originally thought as the everlasting symbols of the harmony of African nations. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Mali Flag for the future.
In the French constitutional referendum of 1958, French Sudan voted to join the French Community as the autonomous Sudanese Republic. In 1959, the republic joined Senegal to form the Mali Federation, but political differences shattered the union in 1960. That same year, the Sudanese Republic, renamed the Republic of Mali, obtained full independence from France and severed ties with the French Community. Seeking to promote African unity, Mali joined in a largely symbolic union with Guinea and Ghana, and in 1963, it joined the newborn Organization of African Unity.
Like other formerly French-controlled territories in West Africa, Mali chose for its national flag the popular colors green, yellow, and red, which later came to be known as the “pan-African colors.†The African Democratic Rally, a coalition of African delegates founded after World War II, had utilized those as its party colors. They were also characteristic of the national flags of Ethiopia, Ghana, and Guinea, which (together with Liberia) were the oldest of the independent non-Arab African states.
In 1959, Mali linked its fortunes with Senegal in the Mali Federation. Its constitution, adopted in January 1959, stated that the flag of the federation and its member states was to have equal vertical stripes of green-yellow-red with a black stylized human figure in the center, his arms raised toward heaven.
The flag of Mali consists of three equal-sized vertical stripes - the left stripe is green; the middle is yellow and the right stripe is red. The green stripe symbolizes hope, nature and fertility of the land. The yellow represents purity and mineral wealth and red stands for strength and the blood shed for independence.
The first flag of Mali under the Mali Federation was a replication of the Ghana flag, except that the colors followed the designs of the French Tricolor. The colors were originally thought as the everlasting symbols of the harmony of African nations. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Mali Flag for the future.
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