List of flags of North Macedonia

This is a list of flags which have been used in the 20th century or are still used on the territory of North Macedonia, or by ethnic Macedonians, in 21st century.

North Macedonia

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1995–present	Flag of North Macedonia (civil, state, and war flag)	A golden-yellow sun with eight rays extending to the edges of the red field.
	1995–present	Flag of North Macedonia (vertical)

Military flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1944	Flag of the 41st Macedonia Division (WW2)	A horizontal triband of blue, white, and red with a gold-bordered red star in the center.
	1944	Flag of the First Macedonian Brigade (WW2)	Red flag and the lower half of the flag the unit's name is written in yellow capital Cyrillic letters.

Historical flags

Date	Use	Description
1992–1995	Flag of the Republic of Macedonia	A red flag with the yellow Vergina Sun in the middle.
1947–1991	Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	Three equal horizontal fields, blue on the top, white in the middle and red on the bottom, five-pointed red star in the center.
1946–1991	Flag of the People's Republic of Macedonia (1946–1963) and Socialist Republic of Macedonia (1963–1991)	A red flag with a gold-edged red star in the top-left corner.^[1]
1944–1946	Flag of Democratic Federal Macedonia	A red flag with a gold-edged red star in the middle of the flag.
1941–1945	Flag of Yugoslav partisan movement	Three equal horizontal fields, blue on the top, white in the middle and red on the bottom, red star in the white field.
1920s–present^[2]^[3]	Historical flag of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) used by political parties in Bulgaria and North Macedonia.^[4]^[5]	Horizontal bicolar of red and black
1914–1917	Flag of the Macedonian Colony (Macedonian Scientific and Literary Society) in Petrograd, Russian Empire	A horse in a white square on a red background and a sun in the lower left corner above which there is an inscription "ONE INDEPENDENT MACEDONIA"
3 August – 13 August 1903	Flag of the 3rd cheta of Pitu Guli,^[6] proclaimed years later as flag of the Republic of Kruševo. In fact, the insurgents in Kruševo flew Bulgarian flags on many places.^[7]	A red banner with a symbol representing unity, with text writing Svoboda ili smart.

Local flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Flag of the Mijaks
		Flag of a Mijak family in Galičnik	A red rectangle and inside with a circle, a horsemen ,a horsmen with a crown, the crescent and another figure(possibly a flower)
		Mijaks wedding flag
		Flag of Albania, used by Albanians in North Macedonia and publicly displayed in local areas with a majority Albanian population.^[1]^[8]^[9]^[10]	A silhouetted black double-headed eagle in the center of a red background.

Municipal flags

Note: This list is incomplete.

Date	Use	Description
2012–present	Aerodrom Municipality
? – Present	Aračinovo Municipality	A red flag with the coat of arms in the middle and two thin horizontal stripes.
? – Present	Berovo Municipality	A light (sky) blue flag with red insignia in the middle.
2006–present	Bitola Municipality	A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle.
? – Present	Bogdanci Municipality	A blue and red flag (two blue & two red cantons), with the Municipality coat-of-arms in the middle.
1996–present	Bogovinje Municipality	A red background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle.
1996–present	Bosilovo Municipality
	Brvenica Municipality
2010–present	Čair Municipality	A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle.
	Čaška Municipality
?–2014	Municipality of Češinovo-Obleševo
	Centar Župa Municipality
	Municipality of Čučer-Sandevo	A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle.
	Debar Municipality
	Debarca Municipality
	Municipality of Delčevo
?–2015	Demir Hisar Municipality
	Demir Kapija Municipality	A yellow background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle.
	Dojran Municipality
	Dolneni Municipality
?-Present	Gevgelija Municipality	A flag with a blue bar over a white bar & the coat-of-arms of the Municipality near the mast of the flag.
	Gostivar Municipality
1996–present	Ilinden Municipality	A red vertical flag with a 12-pointed sun and the letter "I" in Cyrillic (И).
	Jegunovce Municipality
	Karbinci Municipality	A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle.
	Kavadarci Municipality
?–2015	Kisela Voda Municipality
2010–present	Municipality of Kočani
	Konče Municipality	A red background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle.
2006–present	Kratovo Municipality
2009–present	Kriva Palanka Municipality
2005–present	Karpoš Municipality	A yellow background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle.
	Municipality of Krivogaštani	A red background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle.
	Municipality of Kruševo
2002–Present	Kumanovo Municipality	A red background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle.
	Lipkovo Municipality
	Lozovo Municipality
?-Present	Makedonska Kamenica Municipality
	Makedonski Brod Municipality
	Municipality of Mavrovo and Rostuša
	Mogila Municipality
	Negotino Municipality
	Novaci Municipality
	Novo Selo Municipality
	Municipality of Pehčevo
	Petrovec Municipality
	Plasnica Municipality
? – Present	Prilep Municipality	A dark blue background with the municipal coat of arms, outlined in white, in the middle.
2015–present	Municipality of Probištip
2007–present	Rankovce Municipality
	Resen (municipality)	A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle.
	Rosoman Municipality
	Skopje Municipality
	Municipality of Sopište
	Municipality of Staro Nagoričane
	Municipality of Štip	A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle.
?-Present	Struga Municipality	A blue vertical flag with the coat of arms in the middle.
?-Present	Strumica Municipality	A white vertical flag with the coat of arms and a blue-yellow border.
	Municipality of Studeničani
?-Present	Radoviš Municipality
2007–present	Tearce Municipality
?-Present	Tetovo Municipality	A red, black and yellow tricolor flag, the yellow one being the thickest.
	Valandovo Municipality
	Vasilevo Municipality
?-Present	Veles Municipality
?-Present	Vevchani Municipality
2007–present	Vinica Municipality	A red and blue bicolor flag with outline of Vinica Fortress and an icon.
	Municipality of Vrapčište
	Zelenikovo Municipality
1996–present	Municipality of Želino
	Zrnovci Municipality
	Šuto Orizari Municipality	A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle.

Former flags of municipalities

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Aračinovo Municipality
	?–2015	Kisela Voda Municipality
		Šuto Orizari Municipality

Political parties flags

Flag	Date	Use
	2019–present	SDSM
	?–2019	SDSM
	1997–present	Liberal Democratic Party
	2020–present	Green Humane City
Link to file	2002–present	Democratic Union of the Vlachs of Macedonia
	1997–present	Albanian Democratic Party
	1992–present	Democratic Party of Turks
		Dostoinstvo
	1944-1990	League of Communists of Macedonia

Organizations flags

Date	Use	Description
	Flag of Macedonian Herald Society	red flag with the COA of the society
	The Official flag of the Radko Association in North Macedonia and Bulgaria
1962-1985	Flag of the Movement for the Liberation and Unification of Macedonia

References

^ ^a ^b Pål Kolstø (2016). Strategies of Symbolic Nation-building in South Eastern Europe. Taylor & Francis. pp. 173, 179–182. ISBN 9781317049364.
^ In an article from the Macedonian journalist Spase Shuplinovski in the Macedonian mainstream daily newspaper Utrinski vesnik - issue 1166, October 16, 2006 is described, that the flag of the Macedonian party VMRO - DPMNE was adopted from IMRO, which was established in 1920 and was banned in 1934. Archived May 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ In official speech in Macedonian Parliament in June 2008 on the occasion of the enacting a Law about the usage of the flags in Republic of Macedonia, the deputy Yani Macraduli has maintained, the red - black flag of IMRO dates (was created) during the leadership of Todor Alexandrov, i.e. - 1920s.
^ The IMRO flag is considered to be Bulgarian in Bulgaria, see: "100 years IMARO" (in Bulgarian) ISBN 954-8187-10-8, Publisher: Macedonian Scientific Institute, Authors: Professor D. Michev, Ph.D. D. Gotsev, Sofia - 1994, p. 7. Archived January 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ However, according to Academician Ivan Katardjev, Director of the Historical Sciences section in the Department of Social Sciences in the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts the policy of IMRO leader in the beginning of the 1920s, Todor Alexandrov served the Bulgarian interests, see: "Утрински весник", Issue 1806, 16.10.2006 Александров изедначен со Гоце Делчев [Aleksandrov tied with Gotse Delchev]. Southeast European Times (in Macedonian). October 16, 2006. Archived from the original on May 30, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2008. and the policy of IMRO leader in the second half of 1920s until its ban in 1934, Ivan Mihailov, for establishment of an independent Macedonian state, meant a Macedonian state of the Bulgarians in Macedonia, see: "Утрински весник", Issue 1806, 16.10.2006.Интервју: Д-р Иван Катарџиев, Историчар [Interview: Dr. Ivan Katarjiev, Historian] (in Macedonian). Вест. March 24, 2001. Archived from the original on October 16, 2005. Retrieved August 29, 2008.
^ Иванов, Иван, Български бойни знамена и флагове, изд. Св. „Георги Победоносец“, София, 1998 г., „Знамената на освободителното движение и въстанията в Македония и Тракия“, стр. 45.
^ The Kruševo manifesto was declared, assuring the population that the uprising was against the Sultan and not against Muslims in general, and that all peoples would be included. As the population of Kruševo was two - thirds hellenised Vlachs and Patriarchist Slavs, this was a wise move. Despite these promises the insurgents flew Bulgarian flags everywhere and in many places the uprising did entail attacks on Muslim Turks and Albanians who themselves organised for self-defence. For more see: Hugh Poulton (2000) Who Are the Macedonians? Indiana University press, ISBN 9780253213594; p. 47.
^ "Albanian Flag Day Causes Jitters in Macedonia". Balkan Insight. November 21, 2012.
^ "Përdorimi i cunguar i flamurit shqiptar në Maqedoni". Radio Free Europe (in Albanian). November 28, 2018.
^ "Знамето - спорен симбол во Македонија". Deutsche Welle (in Macedonian). May 3, 2011.

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[:1-1] Pål Kolstø (2016). Strategies of Symbolic Nation-building in South Eastern Europe. Taylor & Francis. pp. 173, 179–182. ISBN 9781317049364.

[2] In an article from the Macedonian journalist Spase Shuplinovski in the Macedonian mainstream daily newspaper Utrinski vesnik - issue 1166, October 16, 2006 is described, that the flag of the Macedonian party VMRO - DPMNE was adopted from IMRO, which was established in 1920 and was banned in 1934. Archived May 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[3] In official speech in Macedonian Parliament in June 2008 on the occasion of the enacting a Law about the usage of the flags in Republic of Macedonia, the deputy Yani Macraduli has maintained, the red - black flag of IMRO dates (was created) during the leadership of Todor Alexandrov, i.e. - 1920s.

[4] The IMRO flag is considered to be Bulgarian in Bulgaria, see: "100 years IMARO" (in Bulgarian) ISBN 954-8187-10-8, Publisher: Macedonian Scientific Institute, Authors: Professor D. Michev, Ph.D. D. Gotsev, Sofia - 1994, p. 7. Archived January 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[5] However, according to Academician Ivan Katardjev, Director of the Historical Sciences section in the Department of Social Sciences in the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts the policy of IMRO leader in the beginning of the 1920s, Todor Alexandrov served the Bulgarian interests, see: "Утрински весник", Issue 1806, 16.10.2006 Александров изедначен со Гоце Делчев [Aleksandrov tied with Gotse Delchev]. Southeast European Times (in Macedonian). October 16, 2006. Archived from the original on May 30, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2008. and the policy of IMRO leader in the second half of 1920s until its ban in 1934, Ivan Mihailov, for establishment of an independent Macedonian state, meant a Macedonian state of the Bulgarians in Macedonia, see: "Утрински весник", Issue 1806, 16.10.2006.Интервју: Д-р Иван Катарџиев, Историчар [Interview: Dr. Ivan Katarjiev, Historian] (in Macedonian). Вест. March 24, 2001. Archived from the original on October 16, 2005. Retrieved August 29, 2008.

[6] Иванов, Иван, Български бойни знамена и флагове, изд. Св. „Георги Победоносец“, София, 1998 г., „Знамената на освободителното движение и въстанията в Македония и Тракия“, стр. 45.

[7] The Kruševo manifesto was declared, assuring the population that the uprising was against the Sultan and not against Muslims in general, and that all peoples would be included. As the population of Kruševo was two - thirds hellenised Vlachs and Patriarchist Slavs, this was a wise move. Despite these promises the insurgents flew Bulgarian flags everywhere and in many places the uprising did entail attacks on Muslim Turks and Albanians who themselves organised for self-defence. For more see: Hugh Poulton (2000) Who Are the Macedonians? Indiana University press, ISBN 9780253213594; p. 47.

[8] "Albanian Flag Day Causes Jitters in Macedonia". Balkan Insight. November 21, 2012.

[9] "Përdorimi i cunguar i flamurit shqiptar në Maqedoni". Radio Free Europe (in Albanian). November 28, 2018.

[10] "Знамето - спорен симбол во Македонија". Deutsche Welle (in Macedonian). May 3, 2011.

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