The flag of South Africa from 1928 to 1994 was the flag of the Union of South Africa from 1928 to 1961 and later the flag of the Republic of South Africa until 1994. It was also the flag for South Wes
The flag at the Castle of Good Hope in 2006
An example of the pre-1994 flag of South Africa being used for historical purposes. This is a stained-glass window in Lockerbie Town Hall in Scotland, commemorating the Pan Am Flight 103 disaster of 1988, in which one South African died. The pre-1994 flag (without the lesser flags) can be seen at the top centre and bottom right
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The national flag of South Africa was designed in March 1994 and adopted on 27 April 1994, during South Africa's 1994 general election, to replace the previous flag used from 1928–1994.
Flag of South Africa (1928–1994)
…happened. As a result, it was the national flag during apartheid (1948–1994), and it is also known as the "Apartheid flag". It was replaced by the current flag of South Africa in 1994 with the commencement of the country's transitional constitution and the end of apartheid. Following its retirement in 1994, the flag has been…
South African Ambassador to the U.S. Harry Schwarz presenting the new flag to the U.S. president Bill Clinton and vice president Al Gore in May 1994.
The flag flying at the Sydney Cricket Ground.