Editing Bolivia

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{{Infobox_flag
|image = Flag of Bolivia.svg
|designer = Presidente Manuel Isidoro Belzu
|adoption = October 31, 1851
|image2 = Banner of the Qulla Suyu.svg
|caption2 = Wiphala, banner of the Qulla Suyu
|adoption2 = February 7, 2009
|Wikipedia = Flag of Bolivia
|FotW = bo}}
The current '''flag of Bolivia''' was promulgated by the decree of President Manuel Belzu in [https://fotw.info/flags/bo_law.html#1851 late 1851]. The decree of [https://fotw.info/flags/bo_law.html#1888 14 July 1888] described the [https://fotw.info/flags/bo).html Coat of Arms], and the flags for civil, [https://fotw.info/flags/bo.html#state state] and [https://fotw.info/flags/bo%5E.html military use]. The [https://fotw.info/flags/bo_law.html#2004 2004 decree] described the same symbols as the 1888 document, but offered very detailed descriptions. According to one source, the red stands for Bolivia's brave soldiers, while the green symbolizes fertility and yellow the nation's mineral deposits.

The Bolivian flag is a vertical tricolor (''tierced in fess'') of red over yellow over green, as defined by [https://fotw.info/flags/bo_law.html#1888-v Article V] of the 1888 decree and Article 1 of the 2004 decree.

==Symbolism==
Art. 1 of the 2004 flag law mentions the symbolism of the colors, as patriotic bloodshed, nature’s bounty, and verdure and hope.

In {{w|Whitney Smith}}’s ''Flags through he Ages and Across the World''  the red is said to stand for the bravery of the Bolivian soldier, green is the fertility of the land and yellow represents the country’s mineral resources.

In ''Webster’s Concise Encyclopedia of Flags'', 1985:
The three horizontal stripes of the Bolivian flag — red, yellow and green — respectively symbolize the gallantry of Bolivian soldiers, the country’s mineral wealth, and the fertility of the land.The meaning of colors on flags is usually given after a flag is adopted; this was probably the case here, as they were derived from [https://fotw.info/flags/bo_1826.html earlier flags] of Colombia and her liberator, Simon Bolívar.

According to ''Webster’s Concise Encyclopedia of Flags'', 1985, the flag with its present order of stripes was introduced in [https://fotw.info/flags/bo_hist.html 1851] but a number of variations had been used since Bolivia gained independence in [https://fotw.info/flags/bo_1825.html 1825].

==Variants==
<gallery>
1024px-Flag of Bolivia (state).png|State flag and state ensign. Frequently used by the civil people too.
1024px-Flag of Bolivia (military).png|War flag
750px-Naval Ensign of Bolivia.png|Naval ensign
</gallery>

==Wiphala==
[[File:700px-Banner_of_the_Qulla_Suyu.png|thumb|right]]
The '''{{w|Wiphala}}''' is a square emblem, commonly used as a flag, representing some {{w|Indigenous peoples of the Americas|native peoples}} of the Andes that include today's Bolivia, [[Peru]], [[Ecuador]] and parts of [[Argentina]], [[Chile]] and [[Colombia]].

The ''suyu'' wiphalas are composed of a 7 × 7 square {{w|patchwork}} in seven colors, arranged diagonally. The precise configuration depends on the particular ''suyu'' represented by the emblem. The color of the longest diagonal line (seven squares) determines which of the four ''suyu''s (regions) the flag represents: white for {{w|Qullasuyu}}, yellow for {{w|Kuntisuyu}}, red for {{w|Chinchaysuyu}}, and green for {{w|Antisuyu}} There is also an alternate pattern for the Wiphala for Antinsuyu. Additionally a Wiphala also exists for {{w|Tupac Katari}} and the {{w|Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army}}.

Article 6, section II of the 2009 {{w|Bolivian constitution}} establishes the Wiphala as the dual flag of Bolivia, along with the red-yellow-green tricolor.

==Flag proposals for a new Bolivian flag==
<gallery>
Bolivia redesign by Moraissdethiago.png|Redesign by [[User:SimplisticFlags|SimplisticFlags]]. ([[User:SimplisticFlags/Flag Proposals/National#Bolivia|details]])
Alternate flag of Bolivia.png|This flag combines both the current flag and the Wiphala, since both are established as the official flags of the country. The Wiphala is shown on the canton of the civil flag of Bolivia. Design by CeasingMango426.
</gallery>

==Subdivisions==
*{{flag|Beni|image=Flag of beni Department.jpg}}
*{{flag|Chuquisaca|image=Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg}}
*{{flag|Cochabamba|image=Flag of Cochabamba.svg}}
*{{flag|La Paz|image=Flag of La paz.jpg}}
*{{flag|Oruro|image=Flag of Oruro.png}}
*{{flag|Pando|image=Flag of Pando.svg}}
*{{flag|Potosí|image=Flag of Potosí.svg}}
*{{flag|Santa Cruz (Bolivia)|image=Flag of Santa Cruz.svg}}
*{{flag|Tarija|image= Flag of Tarija.svg}}

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