EAST TIMOR

The flag of Timor-Leste (East Timor) was adopted in 2002 after it obtained independence from Indonesia. On May 20, 2002, the United Nations Flag was lowered and the flag of an independent East Timor was raised. The yellow triangle represents "the traces of colonialism in East Timor's history". The black triangle represents "the obscurantism that needs to be overcome"; the red base of the flag represents "the struggle for national liberation"; the star is white to represent peace.