Template:Did you know nominations/Flag of the Republic of the Congo

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The result was: promoted by PumpkinSky talk 13:58, 9 June 2013 (UTC)

Flag of the Republic of the Congo

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... that the symbolism behind the red in the Flag of the Republic of the Congo (pictured) was left unexplained?

ALT1:... that the Flag of the Republic of the Congo (pictured) is the only Pan-Africanist flag that uses a diagonal pattern?
ALT2:... that the Flag of the Republic of the Congo (pictured), first chosen in 1959, was reinstated in 1991 following the collapse of the People's Republic of the Congo?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Arlington Memorial Amphitheater
Comment: Article was expanded on June 1, not May 30. The earlier edit removed copyright violation, which is permissible under rule A4.

5x expanded by Bloom6132 (talk). Self nominated at 20:11, 1 June 2013 (UTC).

I will review this. Chris857 (talk) 22:14, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

Expanded from 516 chars to 3081 chars (about 6x), over a day
Cited inline, refs look reliable
QPQ satisfied
Image is free
Hook options are all brief enough and verified (I like the first option since so many things are normally over-symbolized)
No copyvio evident (AGF on offline books. Closest paraphrasing is from the public domain World Factbook.

Suggestions/Issues:

Any interest in adding File:Photo Flag Rep Congo.JPG?

The pic doesn't serve much use IMHO, since it's basically the same as the main pic, just less sharp and focus (and thus, lower quality). —Bloom6132 (talk) 00:41, 9 June 2013 (UTC)

Mention that the flag is defined in Article 5 of the 2002 constitution? [1]

Added. —Bloom6132 (talk) 00:41, 9 June 2013 (UTC)

Chris857 (talk) 23:02, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

Looks good, good to go AGF on offline sources. Chris857 (talk) 00:55, 9 June 2013 (UTC)