Monrovia, Liberia – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has by Proclamation declared Sunday, August 24, 2025, as “National Flag Day”, and is to be observed throughout the Republic on Monday, August 25, 2025, as a Public Holiday.
The day will be commemorated with a parade by thirty (30) schools from the Barclay Training Center, through the United Nations (UN) Drive to the Centennial Memorial Pavilion follow by an indoor program.
The Presidential Proclamation further stated that this year’s celebration will be executed by the Ministry of Education in collaboration with a Flag Day Planning Committee comprising key line ministries and agencies under the theme: “The Flag We Raise, The Values We Uphold” with Cllr. Jallah Barbu serving as the Keynote Speaker at the indoor program.
The Proclamation calls on citizens and foreign residents within the Liberian borders to give prominence to the observance of the Day throughout the Republic by displaying the National Flag from each dwelling and public building.
According to a Foreign Ministry release issued on Friday, August 22, 2025, the Proclamation is in consonance with an Act approved on October 25, 1915 by the Legislature of the Republic of Liberia, declaring the 24th Day of August of each year as “National Flag Day”, to be observed as a “Public Holiday”.
The Day is commemorated annually by all citizens of the Republic in testimony of their allegiance and loyalty to the Nation which is an embodiment of the nation’s existence as a sovereign entity and to encourage national pride and patriotism.
The National Flag was designed and produced by a committee of ladies led by Mrs. Susannah Lewis who was a talented and visionary citizen of the Republic at the time.
According to the Proclamation, the making of the National Flag of the Republic was a historic event of great significance for Liberia as Africa’s Pacesetter in the struggle for self-determination and inspiration to future African States.
