Flag of Vietnam with Bảo Đại as emperor. The "Quẻ Ly" Flag, also a red trigram on a yellow background, was adopted in June. Among other things, "Quẻ Ly" symbolizes the direction south. Bảo Đại abdicated in August when Japan surrendered. The French returned in October 1945, but were challenged by the Vietminh, especially in the North. The French proclaimed Cochinchina a republic in June 1946. This puppet state adopted a "Quẻ Càn" flag with blue stripes on a yellow background. In May 1948, the name of the Cochinchina government was changed to "Provisional Central Government of Vietnam" in preparation for a merger
Flag of Los Ríos Region Flag of Los Ríos Region The Flag of Los Ríos Region is one of the regional symbols of the Chilean Los Ríos Region. This emblem was officially adopted by the Regional Government on December 22, 2008, and was officially launched on August 7, 2009. It is one of three regional flags officially adopted in Chile (the other flags are from the Atacama and Magallanes regions). The flag consists of a white background, above which are three wavy stripes yellow, green and blue, in top to bottom. These stripes are interrupted in the middle by a circle of twelve yellow stars.