German poet. His religious epic Der Messias/The Messiah (174873) and Oden/Odes (1771) anticipated Romanticism. Written in hexameters, Der Messias is a very uneven poem, some parts of it being imbued with deep feeling and fervour, while others are flat and trivial.
Green, yellow, and red are the pan-African colours. The flag is modelled on the French tricolour. The design was identical to the Rwandan tricolour, obliging that country to modify its flag. Effective date: 1 March 1961.