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 Stellaland its politics, and some uncertainty exists. During the period from January to August 1883, i.e. before the proclamation of the republic, the flag is reported to have been a red star on a blue background. As a republic, Stellaland had two flags : There is also a third historical flag – green and red, displaying a white star – which various writers since 1952 have attributed to the republic, but its provenance is unclear and it may very well date from after 1885. This appears to have been the official flag. An official document issued in 1884 depicts the Stellaland