French satiric dramatist. His grossly farcical Ubu Roi (1896) foreshadowed the Theatre of the Absurd and the French Surrealist movement in its freedom of staging and subversive humour.
Black, red, and green are known as the ‘black liberation’ colours, recalling Jamaican black activist Marcus Garvey. Taken from the arms of Nyasaland, the sun indicates the dawning of a new era. Effective date: 6 July 1964.