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The estreleira is the flag used by Galician nationalists{{Cite web , url=http://www.xabierpita.es/2008/06/chumbo_para_resucitar_aos_fusi.php , title=''Chumbo para resucitar aos fusilados''. , access-date=2017-02-09 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304231521/http://www.xabierpita.es/2008/06/chumbo_para_resucitar_aos_fusi.php , archive-date=2016-03-04 , url-status=dead of left-of-centre to far-left ideological allegiance.
This flag merges the Galician national flag (a blue band on a white background) with a red star (a symbol of communism created in the Soviet Union in the early 20th century). The ''estreleira'' flag was created by communist activists of the UPG (Unión do Povo Galego) in the 1960s, correlating the red star to the stars in the flags of many Socialist countries, in particular Yugoslavia.
All the nationalist left-wing political parties of Galicia ( BNG, AGE, FPG,
The estreleira is the flag used by Galician nationalists{{Cite web , url=http://www.xabierpita.es/2008/06/chumbo_para_resucitar_aos_fusi.php , title=''Chumbo para resucitar aos fusilados''. , access-date=2017-02-09 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304231521/http://www.xabierpita.es/2008/06/chumbo_para_resucitar_aos_fusi.php , archive-date=2016-03-04 , url-status=dead of left-of-centre to far-left ideological allegiance.
This flag merges the Galician national flag (a blue band on a white background) with a red star (a symbol of communism created in the Soviet Union in the early 20th century). The ''estreleira'' flag was created by communist activists of the UPG (Unión do Povo Galego) in the 1960s, correlating the red star to the stars in the flags of many Socialist countries, in particular Yugoslavia.
All the nationalist left-wing political parties of Galicia ( BNG, AGE, FPG, CERNA
Cerna may refer to:
Populated places
* Cerna, Croatia, Vukovar-Syrmia County, Croatia
* Černá (Žďár nad Sázavou District), Czech Republic
* Černá, Semily District, Czech Republic
* Cerna, Tulcea, Romania
* A village in Vaideeni Commune ...
, Nós-Unidade Popular, Causa Galiza, ...) use the Estreleira flag as a party symbol. It's also used by the left-wing nationalist trade unions (such as CIG or CUT
Cut may refer to:
Common uses
* The act of cutting, the separation of an object into two through acutely-directed force
** A type of wound
** Cut (archaeology), a hole dug in the past
** Cut (clothing), the style or shape of a garment
** Cut (ea ...
).
It doesn't have exact size, and the red star in the middle sometimes goes aligned with the blue band. Other examples of Socialist-inspired flags within nationalist movements are the Catalan (estelada
The Estelada (; pl. ''Estelades''; full name '' Senyera estelada'', , from ''estel'', "star") is an unofficial flag typically flown by Catalan independence supporters to express their support for either an independent Catalonia or independent ...
) and the Occitan flaSee also
*Flag of Galicia
The flag of Galicia appeared for first time in the 19th century, probably based on the colours of the ancient medieval flags of the Kingdom of Galicia. Originally, the flag was probably a blue Saltire, St Andrew's Cross over a white field – S ...
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