Flag of Vietnam control of Vietnam in the late 19th century, flew the national flag of France. As the colony of Cochinchina (1864–1945), the South was under exclusive French authority. In contrast, North and Central Vietnam were protectorates with parallel systems of Vietnamese and French administration. Several flags were flown in these regions: the French flag, the Vietnamese imperial flag, and a "protectorate flag." From 1920 to 1945, the Vietnamese imperial flag had a yellow background with a single, broad red stripe. Japan occupied Vietnam in 1941-1945. In March 1945, the Japanese deposed the French colonial authorities and proclaimed an Empire of Vietnam
Flag of Inner Mongolia Flag of Inner Mongolia Currently the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region does not have an official flag. The flag of Mongolian People's Party is used by mongolians who support the Inner Mongolian independence. The Mongolian People's Party uses a blue flag with a red fire, a yellow circle and a white crescent. The blue background symbolizes the Eternal Blue Heaven which Mongolians believe in. The red fire simply symbolizes fire. The yellow circle symbolises sun and the white crescent symbolizes moon. The Mongolian Liberal Union Party uses a triband of blue and white with a blue compass cross similar to one