Haiti
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Adopted in 1986, the flag has two horizontal bands of blue and red, said to have been created by tearing the white stripe from the French tricolor. The coat of arms in the center features a palm tree topped with a liberty cap and flanked by cannons and flags.
Legend says the flag was created by revolutionary leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines who ripped the white stripe from the French flag to symbolize removing white colonial rule.
Adopted: 1986
