In Asia, and China in particular, red is associated with loyalty, honor, success, and happiness. As such it's a nice flag for the Communist Party to use. I don't think there's a definitive logical answer to the question. The answer is probably some combination of the above.

Dec 22, 2023 · Mongolia was the second communist country in the world and their flag (except from 1940 to 1945 apparently) contained a reference to their version of the Dalai Lama. They did however try to obscure the meaning and origin of that symbol when instructing children about their flag, at least in later years.

Jul 29, 2019 · Because Cuba wasn't communist at the time. The flag was designed in 1849 and adopted in 1902. The original design purposely copied French and United States elements. The Cuban Revolution that brought the Castros to power didn't happen until 1958. This would have been the time to change the flag, if it were going to get changed.

I cannot say definitively, but there is strong circumstantial evidence supporting the notion that the symbols pointed out on the flag in question could indeed be the result of Afghan - Soviet ties, regardless of the reasons publicly stated for the use of some of the symbols, for example: The new seal shows the sun rising over two snow-capped mountains, representing a new …

Flag to 1971 | Mobutu's flag 1971 to 1997 | post-Mobutu 1997 flag. In 1997, Laurent Kabila's AFDL overthrew President Mobuto of Zaire and Kabila was named president. The name of the country was swiftly changed back from Zaire to Congo and the flag also reverted from Mobutu's authenticity policy flag to a version of the old blue and yellow one.

Jun 2, 2013 · The article Flag of the Soviet union has a gallery of other communist flags. The star seems by far to be the most common symbol (and is the symbol used on the most popolous nominally Socialist country today, China) The Red flag appears to be the oldest, dating back to at least to the Revolutions of 1848.

Apr 17, 2015 · A similar effect may be observed in formerly communist states, who tended to use the "communist red" in their flags (e.g. China, Vietnam). Yet another case is the Red Ensign that "pollinated" a lot of ulterior national flags thanks to the ubiquitousness of the British Empire in the late 1800s. For instance, Canada's flag red part is a ...

Not only did the revolution turn Russia into a Communist nation under Marxist ideology, but the "Russian Empire" was dismantled at that point. Now, under Stalin and his predecessors there was some "empire building" but under the Communist flag/ideology not necessarily Russia (though they did want to be at the head of this new Communist Empire.)

Jul 13, 2019 · The red flag, which is prevalent on 20th century communist countries, has a long history of being linked to defiance. It was used by the Jacobins during the French Revolution, was adopted by Socialists during the Revolutions of 1848, and became a recognizable symbol of communism during the Paris Commune in 1871.

Jun 7, 2020 · Under Spain, viceroyalties had their own flags, and in this case the flag of New Spain was the relevant one. After independence, Mexican state flags and coats of arms were slow in developing. To compare to two more populous provinces, Jalisco only created its flag in 1972, and Durango still does not have one (it does have arms).