# List of flags of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

This is a list of flags used by the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its antecedents.

## National

| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| | 2006–present | Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sky blue flag, adorned with a yellow star in the upper left canton and cut diagonally by a red stripe with a thin yellow frame. |

## Standards

| Date | Use | Description |
| 2006-present | Flag of the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | National flag with the addition of the inscription "Le President" |
| 1971–1997 | Presidential standard of Zaire | |
| 1936–1960 | Standard of the governor-general of the Belgian Congo | Flag of the Belgian Congo superimposed on the top left of the flag of Belgium |

## Sub-national

| Date | Use |
| 1960–1967 | Flag of Léopoldville |
| 1967–2011 | Flag of Kinshasa |
| 2011–present | Flag of Kinshasa |

## Political flags

| Flag | Date | Party | Description |
| | 2009–Present | Future of Congo | |

## Rebel groups

| Date | Use | Description |
| 1967–1996 | Flag of Party of the People's Revolution |
| 2006–present | Flag of National Congress for the Defence of the People | The design of this flag resembles the flag of Zaire. |
| 1996–present | Flag of Allied Democratic Forces | |
| 2014–present | Flag of Nduma Defense of Congo-Renovated | |
| 2000–present | Flag of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda | |
| 2010s–present | Separatist flag of Kivu | |
| 1987–present | Flag of the Lord's Resistance Army | |

## Ethnic groups flags

| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| | ?–present | Flag of Batwa (originally it was only represented by Batwa in Rwanda) | |
| | ?–present | Flag of the Bakongo in DMK | |

## Historical
### National

| Date | Associated state | Design | Notes |
| 1876–1879 | International African Association | Blue background emblazoned with a central yellow five-pointed star | The blue background symbolises the Congo River and the yellow star (which is still used) symbolises both unity, and a bright future. It was the only flag used during the entire period of colonial Belgian administration. |
| 1879–1885 | International Association of the Congo | Blue background emblazoned with a central yellow five-pointed star | The blue background symbolises the Congo River and the yellow star (which is still used) symbolises both unity, and a bright future. It was the only flag used during the entire period of colonial Belgian administration. |
| 1885–1908 | Congo Free State | Blue background emblazoned with a central yellow five-pointed star | The blue background symbolises the Congo River and the yellow star (which is still used) symbolises both unity, and a bright future. It was the only flag used during the entire period of colonial Belgian administration. |
| 1908–1960 | Belgian Congo | Blue background emblazoned with a central yellow five-pointed star | The blue background symbolises the Congo River and the yellow star (which is still used) symbolises both unity, and a bright future. It was the only flag used during the entire period of colonial Belgian administration. |
| 1960–1963 | First Congolese Republic | An additional six yellow five-pointed stars are added to the hoist | The added stars represent the six state provinces existing at the time of independence from Belgium. |
| 1963–1964 | First Congolese Republic | A yellow five-pointed star sitting alongside a red and gold bend sinister on a blue background | The red bend represents the blood of martyrs, and the gold frame represents the riches of the land. |
| 1964–1966 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | A yellow five-pointed star sitting alongside a red and gold bend sinister on a blue background | The red bend represents the blood of martyrs, and the gold frame represents the riches of the land. |
| 1966–1971 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | The red and gold bend sinister was changed to a reduced bend sinister | |
| 1971–1997 | Republic of Zaire | Light green emblazoned with a yellow circle containing an arm holding a red torch | Filled with Pan-African colours, the flag has a central emblem which is that of the Popular Movement. The torch symbolises the spirit of revolution and the lives of dead revolutionaries. |
| 1997–2003 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | | |
| 2003–2006 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | | |

### Other

| Date | Use | Description |
| 1895–1908 | Flag of the Batetela Rebels | |
| 1960–1962 | Flag of the South Kasai | |
| 1960–1963 | Flag of the State of Katanga | |
| 1971–1997 | Flag of the Armed Forces of Zaire | Similar to the Presidential Standard of Zaire |

## Flag Proposal

| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| | May 1960 | Anti-Lumumbist proposal for the flag of Congo-Léopoldville | |