Flag of the patujú flower facts for kids
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| Use | Civil flag and ensign normal |
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| Proportion | 8:11 |
| Adopted | 2013 (Santa Cruz Department) 2014 (Beni Department) 2018 (La Paz Department) 2019 (officially adopted by national government) |
| Design | Patujú Flower in 45° degrees |
| Designed by | Adolfo Chávez Beyuma Antonio Soto Guatara |
Variant flag of the Patujú flower
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| Use | popular version in Santa Cruz |
The flag of the patujú flower (Spanish: Bandera de la flor de patujú) is a flag used in official acts of the Bolivia government, which shows Bolivia's national flower. The latter represents the indigenous peoples of Eastern Bolivia and has been used as a symbol of protest by the opponents of Evo Morales in that area of the country.
History
With the demonstrations against the construction of a road in Indigenous Land and Isiboro-Secure National Park (TIPNIS) in 2011 and 2012 came the idea of representing eastern Bolivia with the flower of patujú, and the flag was present in these demonstrations. However, it did not have official representation in public events at national level, not even an exclusive design. However, in 2013, it started to be used in the Santa Cruz Department, in 2014 in the Beni Department and in 2018 in the La Paz Department.
During the government of Jeanine Áñez the flag was used next to the two flags of state institutions in Palacio Quemado and those in official acts with a new and exclusive design.
See also
In Spanish: Bandera de la flor de patujú para niños
