Green symbolizes agriculture and forests, Yellow the friendship and nobility of the people, Red is unexplained but has been associated with the struggle for independence."
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The flag of the Republic of Congo features a diagonal yellow stripe dividing a green triangle from a red triangle. The green symbolizes the country's agriculture and forests, the yellow represents the mineral resources, and the red signifies the struggle for freedom.
California became an independent republic called the "Bear Flag Republic" in 1846 after a group of American settlers declared independence from Mexico. The republic was short-lived, lasting only 25 days before California was annexed by the United States.
The African colony that had been the personal property of Leopold II was the Congo Free State, which later became the Belgian Congo. Leopold II exploited the colony for its natural resources, leading to brutal treatment of the local population.
Some important events in the Congo include gaining independence from Belgium in 1960, the overthrow of Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba in 1961, the assassination of President Laurent-Désiré Kabila in 2001, and the signing of a peace agreement in 2003 that formally ended the Second Congo War.
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution protects the act of burning the US flag as a form of free speech. In 1989, the Supreme Court ruled in Texas v. Johnson that burning the US flag is a symbolic expression protected under the First Amendment.
The rebel flag, also known as the Confederate flag, features a blue diagonal cross with 13 white stars on a red background. It is a controversial symbol associated with the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.