Back Vlag van Angola Afrikaans علم أنغولا Arabic علم انجولا ARZ Bandera d'Angola AST Anqola bayrağı Azerbaijani Kobér Angola BAN Сцяг Анголы Byelorussian Сьцяг Анголы BE-X-OLD Национално знаме на Ангола Bulgarian অ্যাঙ্গোলার জাতীয় পতাকা Bengali/Bangla
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| Use | National flag and ensign    |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 11 November 1975 |
| Design | Horizontal bicolour of red and black, charged in the center with a yellow emblem consisting of a machete crossed by a half-cogwheel and crowned with a five-pointed star |
| Designed by | Henrique de Carvalho Santos |
The national flag of Angola is a horizontal bicolour of red and black, charged in the center with a yellow emblem consisting of a machete crossed by a half-cogwheel and crowned with a five-pointed star. It was adopted on 11 November 1975, when Angola became independent from Portugal following the thirteen-year Angolan War of Independence. The original meanings of the flag's colours and symbols accordingly referenced the war and colonial period, but they have since been reinterpreted to represent the Angolan people and society more broadly.
The flag's design is outlined in the Constitution of Angola, and regulations regarding its use are outlined in section 2.1 of the Angolan government's manual of graphic and protocol standards for national symbols. Henrique de Carvalho Santos is credited with designing the national flag, which is based on the flag of the MPLA (People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola), the country's ruling party since independence.