Flag of Georgia (country)
The flag of Georgia is one of the national symbols of Georgia. Originally a banner of the medieval Kingdom of Georgia, it was repopularized in the late 20th and early 21st centuries during the Georgian national revival. The current flag was used by the Georgian patriotic movement following the country’s independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. The flag was adopted by Parliament on 14 January 2004.
About Flag of Georgia (country) in brief
The flag of Georgia is one of the national symbols of Georgia. Originally a banner of the medieval Kingdom of Georgia, it was repopularized in the late 20th and early 21st centuries during the Georgian national revival. The current flag was used by the Georgian patriotic movement following the country’s independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. It was adopted in the early 2000s by the main opposition party, the United National Movement led by Mikheil Saakashvili, as a symbol of popular resistance to Shevardnadze’s rule. The flag was adopted by Parliament on 14 January 2004.
The Georgian national flag is a white rectangle, with a large red cross in its central portion touching all four sides of the flag. In the four corners there are four bolnur-katskhuri crosses of the same color as the large cross. The wine-red colorizes the good times of the past as well as the future, while the black represents cooperation with Russia, and the white represents hope for peace. The previous flag was revived on 8 December 1991 by the Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia from 1918 to 1921.
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