ANNEX I. THE NATIONAL FLAG
The National Flag shall display two colours in horizontal bands. The upper band shall be bright red and the lower one black and they shall represent:
- Bright red – The blood shed by Angolans during the period of colonial oppression and the national liberation struggle and in defence of the country;
- Black – The African continent.
In the centre there shall be a design composed of a segment of a cog wheel, symbolising the workers and industrial production, a machete, symbolizing the peasants, agricultural production and the armed struggle, and a star, symbolizing international solidarity and progress.
The cog wheel, the machete and the star shall be yellow, symbolizing the country’s wealth.
