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image by Ivan
Sache
Source: [asp] as Western Region (Yorubas, 1960)
I believe that the Yoruba national Flag is blue with a white circle near
the hoist and within, a golden emblem
Jaume Olle
The Yorubas are the dominant ethnic group in the West of Nigeria (20-25% of
total population of the country), with Ibadan as capital. After independence,
Nigeria was divided into three regions (North, East and West). The Action
Group, dominant in the Western region, had asked for internal autonomy in
1956, but was in opposition at the time of independence (1960) following the
general elections of 1959. After agitation in the West, the region was divided
and the Midwest was created in 1964. So this flag might have been used by
Action Group.
Ivan Sache citing Encyclopaedia Universalis, 12 September 1999
image by
Thanh-Tâm Lê
Source: "Olokun" image from the yorubanation
site
I found a totally different Yoruba flag at the Egbe Omo Yoruba site ("National
Association of Yoruba Descendents in North America")
Thanh-Tâm Lê, 27 February 1999