Weekly Flag Challenge: Discussion & Entries

Martinus Paduei

Damn! I just realized my entry doesn't qualify, since the transition wasn't peaceful. :eek::( Oh well. I have another in mind, and this one definitely would be peaceful. Gandhi wouldn't have it any other way. :)
 

Martinus Paduei

Here is an entry that actually qualifies for the latest challenge. :eek::eek::eek: Also from my Danke Schön, Freiherr von der Goltz timeline. The first flag is the old South African flag both ITTL and OTL. ITTL, Gandhi does not leave South Africa. Instead, he remains, continues organizing, and becomes part of a more broadly based African National Congress, which is much more successful in pressing for civil rights. After years of negotiation, and a moderate amount of civil unrest, a slow transition to majority rule is agreed to by all parties. For the first five years of the transitional period, a "four quarters" flag, ITTL including the flag of the ANC (similar flags in OTL, of course not including an ANC component, were seriously considered for adoption by the legislature in South Africa), becomes an interim national flag. In this case the clunkiness and design-by-committee look of the flag is not a big problem, because of its known interim status. The present national flag, adopted in 1938 by the first parliament in which a majority of the members were non-white, was the winner of a national design contest.

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The Professor

The Professor

Martinus Paduei said:
Damn! I just realized my entry doesn't qualify, since the transition wasn't peaceful. :eek::( Oh well. I have another in mind, and this one definitely would be peaceful. Gandhi wouldn't have it any other way. :)
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Yeah, those are hard.
The one I have in mind - assuming I can nab access to the right programs tomorrow - is technically peaceful if only to avoid civil war and/or annihilation :D
 

titulus regius

LIECHTENSTEIN INTERIM GOVERNMENT

1719: Creation of Principality of Liechtenstein within the Holy Roman Empire
1806: Effectively under Napoleonic control, its area was expanded and it became a member of the Confederation of the Rhine
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1813: Opposed to Austrian influence the Principality declined to join the German Confederation
1842: Kingdom of Greater Liechtenstein declared
1895: The Tripartite Coalition (UK, Prussia and Italy) declared Liechtenstein (and Switzerland) ‘under its protection’ as tensions between the Coalition and the Vienna Pact nations (Austro-Bavarian Empire, France and Russia) escalated
1908-1910: Liechtenstein’s neutrality in the European War was generally observed
1943: Vaduz, capital of Liechtenstein, chosen for the permanent headquarters of the Global Society of Nations
1970: Football World Cup hosted jointly by Liechtenstein and Switzerland (Winners = Benelux Union)
1980: Liechtenstein wins Eurovision Song Contest with “Speichern Sie Ihre Küsse Für Mich“ performed by the group Bruderschaft des Mannes
2002: The Vaduz Scandal – involvement in the financial scandal by the royal family leads to calls for a republic
2004: After further damaging revelations about the royals, King Wilhelm-Georg II abdicates and flees the country
2004- 2006: Interim government formed by Karl Wenzel, a former Olympic ski champion. Flag of the monarchy replaced by a transitional flag of green olive branches surrounding a torch of liberty (in the traditional national colours of blue and red) and set on a gold background
2006: Elections sweep into power the Green Social Union party
2007: Proclamation of the Liechtenstein Green Republic and first official unfurling of a new national flag


Kingdom of Greater Liechtenstein flag (to 2004)
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Flag of the interim government (2004-06)
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Flag of the Liechtenstein Green Republic (2007-)
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titulus regius

Why do I have visions of Gene Wilder playing the exiled son of the disgraced ex-King of Liechtenstein repeatedly saying, "LiechtenSTEEN, it's LiechtenSTEEN!"?
 

xt828

Well, I guess that wasn't a particularly good challenge. Entries close this time (ish) tomorrow, so if there are any outstanding entries, get them in.
 
The Professor

The Professor

xt828 said:
Well, I guess that wasn't a particularly good challenge. Entries close this time (ish) tomorrow, so if there are any outstanding entries, get them in.
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It's ok just the peaceful bit makes us think a bit longer.
I'm also currently limited to paint so can't show the full history.
Should have it up tonight - good thing you're in another time zone :D
 

xt828

The Professor said:
It's ok just the peaceful bit makes us think a bit longer.
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I figured that everyone and his mate has done violent overthrows, and with them there's not necessarily a desire to link to the past.

Should have it up tonight - good thing you're in another time zone :D
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Yeah. When I fly to America, I spend 17 hours in a plane and land before I've taken off.
 

Which Tyler

CABALLERIA

Caballeria (geographically, think Paraguay, Uruguay and a little bit of northern Argentina) had for 49 years been under the control of the Sarmiento family, 3 of whom served as President with dictatorial powers. During the last 5 year of this regime, corruption and inflation were reaching new levels and eventually the army ousted the Sarmientos in a near-bloodless revolution. The interim President was General Antonio Joaquin de Güemes, who surprised much of the world by keeping the army’s promise to hold a vote on a new constitution within 20 months and free elections within a further 6 months.

Respect for the flag introduced during the Sarmiento regime was near zero, so the interim Junta commissioned a transitional flag, a divided horizontal bars arrangement in colours traditional to the nation separated by a white bar which centrally bore a picture of a dove of peace.

Although the ensuing elections were accepted as being free and fair, the victor was an extremist party (Partido Patriótico Social) who not only introduced a flag bearing its own party symbol but, within months of attaining power, scrapped the new constitution in favour of their own, authoritarian version.


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INTERIM FLAG
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Subsequent flag
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The Professor

The Professor

Here's mine
It's a tad brief as Paint means I can't put the full fancy list.
Anyways in brief...
Kingdom of England & Ireland under goes a Regency (think "Empty Throne") in 1631 becoming the Regency of England, Ireland, Wales, and the Isles.
This undergoes a Religious Revolution c1681 becoming reduced to the Commonwealth of England, Ireland, and Wales.
By 1912 the Zirconist Party* takes power and expands the state as the Commonwealth of Britain
By 1958 under threat of civil war/nuclear annihalation by the League of Europe the more reasonable 2nd generation party leaders agree to reexpanding the electorate, allowing multiparty elections etc.
In 1963 the Commonwealth of Britain becomes the Federal Commonwealth of Britain and adopts a new flag.

*think Authoritarian State Socialists with fetish for "Hybrid Vigour" Eugenics

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Which Tyler

viperhawkz said:
Am I mistaken or is that a Spanish version of the name Equestria? :p
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Well, my name for the nation was inspired by Simon Bolivar and Bolivia. Paraguay had a 'liberator' by the name of Pedro Juan Caballero - I dropped the 'o' and added 'ia'.

Caballero is of course a common name in Spanish speaking countries, it appears on the doors of almost half the public toilets.
 
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