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
National symbols of the Republic of Macedonia Yugoslavia. Later the song was officially adopted to be the anthem of the independent Macedonia. National symbols of the Republic of Macedonia After the independence of the Republic of Macedonia from Yugoslavia, the country made some changes in the national symbols. The flag was changed two times and today's flag includes an eight ray sun on a red background, while the coat of arms from the SR Macedonia stayed the same except the red star was removed. The flag of the Republic of Macedonia depicts a stylised yellow sun on a red field, with eight broadening rays extending from the