# List of Malian flags

The Following is a list of flags used in Mali.

## National flag

| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| | 1961–present | Flag of Mali | A vertical tricolour of green, gold and red. |

## Azawad flags
### Separatist flags

| Date | Use | Description |
| 2011 | Proposed Flag for Azawad | Two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and white with a 43e isosceles triangle based on the hoist side. |
| 2011 | Proposed Flag for Azawad | A white Field with a blue Star and crescent in the center. |
| 2012–present | Flag of The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad | A horizontal tricolor of green, red and black with a yellow triangle based on the hoist side. Used as the national flag of the unrecognized State of Azawad from 2012 to 2013. |

### Flags of armed groups and political organizations

| Date | Use | Description |
| 2012–present | Flag of The Arab Movement of Azawad | A horizontal tricolor of green, white and black with a red star and crescent in the center. |
| 2014–present | Flag(s) of The Coordination of Azawad Movements | A red field charged with white text reading "CMA". |
| 2014–present | Flag(s) of The Coordination of Azawad Movements | A horizontal tricolor of green, white and red with a yellow star in the center. |
| 2014–present | Flag of The Imghad Tuareg Self-Defense Group and Allies | A Blue field with a red Tifinagh symbol in the center. |
| 2014–present | Flag of The Popular Movement for the Salvation of Azawad | A horizontal tricolour of red, white and black; with a green triangle based at the hoist and four five-pointed green stars in the white stripe. |
| 2016–present | Flag of The Congress for Justice in Azawad [fr] | A white field with a blue band crossing the flag from the top-left corner to the bottom-right. |
| 2016–present | Flag of The Movement for the Salvation of Azawad | Two equal horizontal bands of green (top) and yellow with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side. |
| 2018–present | Flag of The Alliance for Salvation in the Sahel | A horizontal tricolor of white, red and black. |
| c.2020 | Flag used by the Ganda Iso | A vertical tricolor of red, green and white. |

## Historical flags
### Mali Empire

| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| | c.1324 | Imperial Flag of Musa I (possible) | A reconstruction of the banner used by Musa I on the hajj, a possible historical flag of the Mali Empire, consisting of a yellow rectangle centered on a red field. |

### Local kingdoms

| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| | 1818–1862 | Flag of The Massina Empire (possible) | A yellow field with a green crescent moon and 3 5-pointed stars in the center. |
| | 1878–1898 | Flag of The Wassoulou Empire | A horizontal tricolor of blue, cyan and white with a red triangle based on the hoist side and a 7-pointed star inside of the triangle with a little red diamond inside the star. |

### Under French rule

| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| | 1890–1960 | Flag of The French Third Republic, The Provisional Government of the French Republic and The French Fourth Republic | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2). |
| | 1940–1942 | Flag of Vichy France | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the axe and 7 golden stars. |
| | 1942–1944 | Flag of Free France | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with The Cross of Lorraine. |
| Colonial flags ||||
| | 1958–1959 | Flag of The French Sudan | The French tricolor with a black Kanaga centered on the white band. |
| | 1959–1960 | Flag of The Mali Federation | a vertical tricolor of green, gold, and red with a black Kanaga centered on the gold band. |

### Independence

| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| | 1960–1961 | Flag of Mali | a vertical tricolor of green, gold, and red with a black Kanaga centered on the gold band. |