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![[Flag of Chechenia]](../images/r/ru-ce.gif)
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Disputed Status: Legally, a constituent republic of the Russian
Federation. A self-proclaimed independent state was independent for three
years until invaded and largely over-run by Russian forces in 1994-5.
Stuart Notholt, 1995
After two days Moscow government recognizes the old
Chechnya puppet government. The flag
of the old government is adopted for Chechnya within the
Russia federation?
Jaume Ollé, 02 Oct 1999
No official flag change. And as far as I can see in the
TV reports everybody uses the white-red-white flag. The
yellow/blue embblem with wolf and stars alos occurs, but
usually not in flags. I didn't saw any red-white-red flag
nor any chechen flag (neither arrangement) with crescent
and star.
António Martins, 03 Oct 1999
Chechnya
declared autonomous on 27 November
1990, had adopted the National flag on
23 November 1990 with stripes of
red-white-red. Proclamation of
Republic was on 27 October 1991, and
on 1 November 1991 the new national
flag with corrected stripes (white-red-white)
was adopted; flag and arms were
officially introduced on 9 November 1991.
The stripes are equal in
width. The flag is
not dark green, but green, several
shades are (were) in use. The
badge is only on
the avers. A version without badge is
also used (civic flag?).
The stars get
smaller from the center outwards, the
top point of each star points to the
center of the badge, the stars are silver.
The proportions were never
1:2 but different from that. If 3:5,
5:8 or 7:11 cannot be said certainly,
but it is around that.
As far as we know the
proportions have not been fixed, and
so we published a pic in Flaggenforum
(No.5, January 1992)
[flf]
based on large
pictures we have on video recordings.
The resulting proportions were ca.
48:80. In that publication we
misinterpreted the moon (assuming it
was a sun, but in fact it is a moon).
Our informations about the first flag came
directly from Alexander Bassov in
Kiew, a vexillologist generally quite reliable.
Ralf Stelter, Jun 1999
Though on Nov 23 1990 Chechen adopted their national flag with red,
white, red stripes, I don't think this is the same flag as the flag of
Government of national renovation of Chechenya with red, white, red in
1994.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 24 Jan 2000
The exact proportions of the Chechen flag, according Sayyed Hasan Musa Khadjiev (Symbols of the Chechen State) is 8:1:1:1:1.
The flag of the Chechen Republic is a rectangle that consists of the following horizontal strips: Upper is green takes up 2/3 of the flag. The next 1/3 equal strips of white, red, white and green, Three colors of the Chechen Flag: Green, White and Red have combined all the previous national pallet of colors which confirms peoples devotion to its historic traditions, which is a clear proof of continuity through generations.Jaume Ollé, 15 Apr 2000
By virtue of the recent conflict, the Chechen flag, which is dark
green in proportions 1:2 with three stripes of white-red-white at the base,
is relatively well known. It remains to be seen whether this will continue
to be used by any future Russian-sponsored Chechen government.
Stuart Notholt, 1995
The Flag Bulletin (Sep-Oct 1992, no. 148)
[tfb]
reported this flag as «state flag».
David Lewellen
About the white Khadjiev (speaking of the flag adopted 23 November 1990)
say: Second color, following in significance, is white. It means peace and
quiet which was so lacking in the North Caucasus, which became the arena for
conflict of interests of different colonial countries because of its
advantaged military strategic location. This color, as was stated earlier,
occupied a dominant position on the flags during the Caucasus war. White
color in the highlander costume reflected deep religious devotion and search
for purity in thoughts and actions.
Jaume Ollé, 26 Jan 2000
![[Flag of Chechenia]](../images/r/ru-ce_ru.gif)
First reports in vex Bulletins for Chechen flag with alternate bars
(red-white-red instead white-red-white) they are dated from 1991. The
adoption of the current Chechen national flag in its current pattern its
from 23-11-1990 I believe that the design with alternate bars was a
proposal rejected in the Chechen National Congress (1990) sponsorized
by the pro-communist forces, and adopted by the opposition later.
Certainly in the demonstrations of September 1991 many flags with alternate
bars were see, but they are no national flags but party flags. This can
produce the Basov mistake (several Butlletins reported the reverse striped
flag as national flag). The national flag never was changed.
Jaume Ollé, 26 Jan 2000
In fact the flags with red-white-red was proposed
by the opposition forces, but nationalistic forces
imposed their proposal (same but white-red-white).
The proposed flag remain as party flag and was later
adopted by the pouppet government 1994-96.
Jaume Ollé, 26 Jan 2000
This flag has dark-green background. At bottom part of flag - 3 thin
stripes (like a flag of Ichkeria, but in mirror order): red/white/red.
At upper left corner — white crescent and star.
It’s the flag of Governement of National Renovation of Chechnya
(not Chechen Republic Ichkeria!) created
on December 26, 1994, headed by prof. Salambek Hadzhiev (now —
bussinesman, oil, Moscow), later by Doku Zavgayev (now — Ambassador of
Russia in Tanzania). After Declaration of peace between Moscow
and Grozny this governement was disbanded.
Curiosly, federal soldiers during Chechen war saw never difference
between flags of separatists and pro-russians chechens. I have hear they
used both of them as foot-carpet in their barracks.
Andrey Jashlavwskij, 19 Jan 1999
![[readopted chechen flag?]](../images/r/ru-ce_00.gif)
This saturday I saw the interesting flag of Chechenia. It flew (along with other republican flags) near building of Soviet of Federation (upper chamber of russian parliament) in Moscow. The ratio ~2:3; stripes: