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President's flag, Guinea Bissau

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President's flag image by Zoltan Horvath, 29 May 2024

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I came across some interesting images taken in Guinea Bissau. They feature the president of Guinea Bissau in his presidential palace. There are four flags next to him, from left to right, flag of African Union, then a red flag with coat of arms, third one is the national flag, and the last one is a white flag with coat of arms:
https://www.rfi.fr/pt/%C3%A1frica/20240119-presidente-da-guin%C3%A9-bissau-aponta-elei%C3%A7%C3%B5es-para-outubro-novembro

The same flags are displayed in this video, too: https://rtpafrica.rtp.pt/noticias/guine-bissau-major-general-inta-a-nomeado-chefe-do-estado/

The red flag with coat of arms is used as a car flag shown in this picture: https://www.dnoticias.pt/2023/12/8/385966-guineenses-em-portugal-apelam-a-marcelo-para-ajudar-a-travar-sissoco/

My assumption is that there are two flags used by the president. He is also Commander-in-Chief of Armed forces, a four-star general, so he uses the red flag in this authority. And the white flag could be the “civilian” presidential flag.
Zoltan Horvath, 29 May 2024


President as Commander-in-Chief of Armed forces

Gabu former flag image by Zoltan Horvath, 29 May 2024

Several other former Portuguese colonies have presidential flags that are plain red with the national coat of arms on them: São Tomé, Angola, and Mozambique.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 29 may 2024