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All about the Italian flag
The Italian flag is known as "il Tricolore" in Italian, referring to the three colours on the flag: green, white and red, which are arranged in three equally sized vertical pales. History The three colours of the Italian flag were chosen by the Cisalpine Republic in 1797 - a Republic created by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1796 following the Battle o…