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Benin Flag was originally adopted in the year 1959, on the 16th of November. However the Benin Flag was later changed after the Marxists rose to power in the west African land of Benin. The Marxist regime assented the seat of power in the land of Benin in the year 1975 and abandoned the original Benin Flag . Later when the Marxist regime got removed from the seat of power, the old design of the Benin Flag was reintroduced on the 1st of August, in the year 1990. The cost of arms also adopted the flag of Benin in the year 1990, on the 1st of August.
The colors which are present in the official flag of Benin are those of green, yellow and red. These are the basic pan African colors. The pan-African colors refer to the Ethiopian colors, namely, red, green and gold or yellow. While the color of red represents the blood that the Africans, who are of African origin, must sacrifice for the liberty and the redemption of their race and community; the green color symbolizes the lush green vegetation of Africa.
The green color of the Benin Flag depicts revival and hope; the red color refers to the courage of their ancestors while the yellow colors points towards the on-going preservation of the wealth of the country.
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