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According to "Nations Without States", in November 1993 nationalists
unilaterally declared the re-establishment of the traditional kingdom of Ankole, or Ankole-Kigezi, in southern Uganda. The flag described for the
kingdom was a green field with a crouching white lion surmounted by two
white drumheads crossed by horizontal black stripes and backed by crossed
white spears.
Ned Smith, 15 Feb 2001
State flag as of 08 Sep 1967.
Source: Michel Lupant and The Flag Institute.
John D McMeekin, 15 Dec 2002
This is the royal standard and car flag as at 08 September 1967.
Source: Michel Lupant & The Flag Institute.
John Duncan McMeekin, 15 Dec 2002
I found an article in the Uganda Argus newspaper dated 16 March 1964 dealing with the Royal Standard of the Ankole:
ROYAL STANDARD of H.H. THE
OMUGABE
"A Royal Standard was designed for The Omugabe - "set on a yellow cloth with his
Coat of Arms, drums in white and a lion in brown against a black background."
Image
by John Duncan McMeekin,
24 Oct 2012
This is different to the flag we know which is green with the drums in
white/black/white - which have been described as "feet" - this green flag must
be the Personal Standard of the King!
Reported in "I.S.S. Occasional Papers - Regalia Galore: The Decline of
Ankole Kingship" by Martin Doornbos (Institute of Social Studies, The Hague)
Issue No.14, November. 1971 (Page 46).
John Duncan McMeekin, 24 Oct 2011
The Royal Coat of Arms is taken from
Sir Charles Gasyonga II's cap emblem, which is the same as the one worn by
Omugabe Ntare VI.
John Duncan McMeekin, 25 Oct 2011
Image sent by John Duncan McMeekin, 24 Oct 2012
Above is a scan of the late Crown Prince John Patrick Barigye Rutashijuka,
a.k.a. Nyakusinga Rubambansi Omugabe Ntare VI whowas born on 14 January 1940 and
died on 14 October 2011, with his Personal Arms. He will be succeeded
by his second son, Crown Prince Charles Rwebishenge Arjaiya Ntomi ya
Rugazinda (born in 1991).
John Duncan McMeekin,
24 Oct 2012
Arms of Obugabe bwa Ankole (Kingdom of Ankole).
Source: "Beautiful Uganda", 1965.
John D McMeekin, 15 Dec 2002