An Americanism dating back to 1775–85
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Their campaign also goes by the name the “Blue Revolution” - a reference to the blue flag created in 1952 when British-administered Eritrea became an autonomous region of Ethiopia before it was later annexed.
From BBC • May 23, 2024
At the protests, Millaray would rap or stroll among protesters with her hand-painted blue flag bearing the “Wünelfe,” an eight-point star sacred in Mapuche iconography.
From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2023
Secor entered the Capitol while carrying a blue flag with the white letters “AF” and wearing a hat bearing the same “AF” emblem.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2022
The acting president of Ukraine’s track and field federation logged into the Zoom meeting from his olive-green tent near the front lines, the country’s yellow and blue flag in the background.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2022
The taxi stopped in front of the embassy and the driver pointed to the green, white, and blue flag to make sure that I was at the right place.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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