Flag
Description
red with a black isosceles triangle (based on the hoist
side) superimposed on a slightly longer yellow arrowhead
that extends to the center of the flag; a white star - pointing
to the upper hoist-side corner of the flag - is in the center
of the black triangle; yellow denotes the colonialism in
Timor-Leste's past, black represents the obscurantism that
needs to be overcome, red stands for the national liberation
struggle; the white star symbolizes peace and serves as
a guiding light |