THE FLAG LOCKER

The flag of Réunion was adopted as the unofficial flag of the island on 1 March, 2003 by a jury presided in Reunion by Michel Lupant. [FOTW]

On 28 Semptember, 2013, then General Councillor of Saint-Louis asked the President of the Regional Council, the General Council and all Mayors of Réunion to use the flag alongside the flag of France, the European Union, and institution flags in an official capacity. To date, the flag remains an unofficial symbol of the region.

The cross design is based on the stone monument commemorating the memory of local nobility, Erling Skjalgson (d. 1028).

Prior to the Belgian invasion of the Ruanda-Urundi territory in the African great Lakes region in April 1916, the territory was part of German East Africa. Following the First World War, Belgium maintained a military occupation of the territory until 20 July, 1922 when it became a Class-B Mandate under the League of Nations. In 1945 following the dissolution of the League of Nations, Ruanda-Urundi became a Trust Territory of the United Nations. The territory remained under Belgian control unti... Read More