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Flag of Argentina
The national
flag
of
Argentina
is a
triband
, composed of three equally wide horizontal bands coloured
light blue
, and
white
. There are multiple interpretations on the reasons for those colors. The flag was created by
Manuel Belgrano
, in line with the recent creation of the
Cockade of Argentina
, and was first raised at the city of
Rosario
on February 27, 1812, during the
Argentine War of Independence
. The
National Flag Memorial
was later built on the site. The
First Triumvirate
did not approve the use of the flag, but the
Asamblea del Año XIII
allowed the use of the flag as a
war flag
. It was the
Congress of Tucumán
which finally designated it as the
national flag
, in 1816. A yellow
Sun of May
was added to the center in 1818.
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