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James Patrick reported a flag from this
site. The flag has the following characteristics: 11 red and white
horizontal stripes with the party symbol centered. The symbol consists
of a ring of 18 blue stars and a wide scroll above an eagle. The scroll
is white and bears the name of the party in blue "REPUBLICANO | DE | ANGOLA"
and the eagle is white with part of the the head and neck in black, open
wings, a group of arrows (I believe 7) in the right claw and something
looking like a flower in the left claw, all in gold, and an escutcheon
over the chest. The escutcheon has a red chef and 8 white and blue stripes
below.
Jorge Candeias, 24 Jun 1999
If I remember correctly, the original flag in website has the a motto
"Pela paz e la prosperidade nacional" that is not shown on your
image.
Jaume Ollé, 30 Jun 1999
The flag I saw had no motto. It was a real flag, hanging on the wall
behind the president of the party. The flag was fully visible, except the one and a half top stripes and the area hidden by the gentleman's
head (a bit more than the "fly" half of the emblem, below the top of the
escutcheon). I don't think there's enough space in the first area to write
a motto and a motto on the second area would probably ruin the symmetry.
Where was the motto supposed to be?
Jorge Candeias, 03 Jul 1999
Eighteen stars represent the 18 provinces of the Republic of
Angola.
Six red horizontal lines: 5 red horizontal lines of the top represents
5 centuries of past-domination by colonial power and the blood of the Angolan
people dispersed during the past slavery time. The 6th red horizontal line
represents the period of national revolution that narrow the victory of
the Angolan people and the implementation of independence of the
Republic of Angola. Five white horizontal lines represents 5 centuries
of reflection by conquered peace and liberty of the Angolan people. The
eagle represents liberty and faith in God. The shield represents national
defense. Five arrows represent salvation and the initiation of the Angola
Revolution. The compass represents science and technology. The hammer represents
work.
Carlos Gouveia, 19 Oct 1999
We had this flag reported by Jorge Candeias with a different image
which was
based on an actual photograph of the Party's President.
The new flag image differs from Jorge's and from the referred flag
photo in the following points:
- the stars lie directly on the stripes, not on a white ring
- the ring of stars touches only the 7 central stripes
- the eagle's shield has a red chief and 8 white and blue H stripes
- the eagle is white with black "hood"
- above the eagle, a large white scroll with "REPUBLICANO DE ANGOLA"
- there's no writing below (but this is hidden in the photo)
Antonio Martins, 21 Oct 1999
Both 'Political
Recourses on the Net' and 'Elections
Around The World' have it listed as a bona fide political party
Gary Selikow, 02 Dec 2001
The PREA - Partido Republicano de Angola, name attributed by it's first members, began its activity at March 14 1988 in the city of Zürich, Switzerland. Assembling in its bosom a group of young exiles with a Christian Republican political ideal, led by the young political exile and university student in the Zürich University, Carlos Alberto Contreiras Gouveia.
In 1990, the Massachusetts Republican Party, together with the National Republican Party, recognizes the "de facto" existence of this party with the designation of Partido Republicano Angolano. From then on, its activity spread through Europe - Netherlands, Portugal, Canada, Mexico, Ivory Coast, South Africa, Brazil, Russia, France, Italy, Sweden, Japan, Belgium and Spain and mostly in the United States.
On August 28 1994, in Massachusetts in the United States, the P.RE.A. was founded under the leadership of Dr. Carlos Alberto Gouveia. Dr Gouveia was its first and current President. Under the Law 15/91, of 11th May the operations of the Party outside the country where closed to fulfil the requirements of both the Constitutional Law and the Law 15/91 of 11th May, Law of the Political Parties.
In March 19th, 1997, the TS - Supreme Court of Angola, in the terms of article 14 of the Law 15/91 of 11th May, with the wording introduced by the article 4 of the Law 4/92 of 27th March, which changed the Law of the Political Parties, declared the P.RE.A. to be legalized from that date onwards.
On 5th June 1998, through an unanimous Resolution of the III Extraordinary
Congress of the P.RE.A., the Political pentagon of the P.RE.A. withdrew
its Executive from Luanda, transferring it to the United States of America,
exercising its political party activities in the service of the Angolan
party facing the conditions imposed by the current regime against the Political
Parties of Civic Opposition in Angola, with the purpose of safeguarding
the party interests, preserving the spirit of peace, unity and national
reconciliation.
Translated from this
webpage.
Jorge Candeias, 02 Dec 2001