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== Historical flags == === Flag used in 1815β1959 === After the establishment of the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]] in 1815, the [[Flag of the Netherlands|Dutch tricolor]] was used in the Dutch colony of Suriname. There was talk of a design for a colony flag with the Dutch tricolor with the [[coat of arms of Suriname]] in the white area, but in practice this was not used.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/sr-nl.html|title=Colonial Flags of Surinam|access-date=13 November 2020|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108010545/https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/sr-nl.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The governor's flag before 1959 was the flag of the Netherlands with white circles in the top left corner.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Flaggenbuch|year=2014|publisher=Melchior Historischer Verlag|isbn=978-3-944289-66-3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hubert-herald.nl/Suriname.htm|title=Hubert Herald|access-date=14 November 2020|archive-date=10 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210003250/http://www.hubert-herald.nl/Suriname.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The same governor's flag was also used by the governors of the [[Netherlands Antilles]] and [[Netherlands New Guinea]] respectively.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Vlaggen, standaarden en wapens|first=Preben|last=Kannik|language=nl|publisher=HJW Becht Amsterdam}}</ref> === First flag, 1959β1975 === After the signing of the [[Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands]] on 15 December 1954, the need arose for Suriname's own official flag, coat of arms and anthem. The pre-independence flag was designed by [[Noni Lichtveld]] and was adopted in 1959. It consisted of five coloured stars connected by a black ellipse with a plain white background. The coloured stars represented the major ethnic groups that comprise the Surinamese population, being black (Africans), brown (Asian Indians), yellow (Javanese and Chinese), red (Amerindians), and white (Europeans). The ellipse represented the harmonious relationship among the groups.<ref name="flagspot">{{cite web|url=https://flagspot.net/flags/sr-nl.html|title=Suriname β Colonial Flags|website=flagspot.net|access-date=23 December 2013|archive-date=3 July 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020703054304/https://flagspot.net/flags/sr-nl.html|url-status=live}}</ref> This flag was also used as the governor's flag. However, the flag was criticized by the wider public for putting too much emphasis on the ethnic differences and therefore symbolizing less of the national unity of the Surinamese people.<ref name="meel" /> It was changed to the current flag in late 1975 after a nationwide contest. <gallery> File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|Flag used until 1959 File:Flag of Dutch colony of Suriname.svg|Proposed flag of the Dutch colony of Suriname File:Onderscheidingsvlag Gouverneur overzees gebiedsdeel (1954-1966).svg|Governor's standard from 1920 to 1966 File:Flag of the Governor of Dutch Guyana (1966-1975).svg|Standard of the governor, 1966β1975 File:Flag of Dutch Guyana.svg|Flag of Suriname Until 1975 File:Flag of Suriname.svg|The Flag of Suriname File:Standard of Prime Minister of Suriname.svg|Standard of the prime minister, 1975β1988 File:Flag of the President of Suriname.svg|Presidential standard </gallery>
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