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Flag of Mozambique

... that the flag of Mozambique (pictured), which depicts an AK-47 equipped with a bayonet, is the only national flag to feature a modern firearm?

Source: Marshall, Tim (4 July 2017). A Flag Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of National Symbols. Simon and Schuster. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-5011-6835-2.

ALT1: ... that the flag of Mozambique (pictured) depicts an AK-47 equipped with a bayonet? Source: Chivers, C. J. (6 September 2011). The Gun. Simon and Schuster. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-7432-7173-8.
ALT2: ... that, in response to criticisms of the star on the flag of Mozambique (pictured) as a communist symbol, Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano retorted that the U.S. flag would make the U.S. a leftist nation? Source: Wines, Michael (7 October 2005). "Symbols Are Important. So What Does a Gun Symbolize?". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015.
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Pilar García Mouton
Comment: ALT2 honours a suggestion by the second GA reviewer.

Improved to Good Article status by Yue (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 28 past nominations.

Yue🌙 04:38, 24 December 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Everything looks good. The article was made a GA the same day of the DYK nomination. I think the original hook and ALT1 are the best, but ALT2 is interesting too and could work with some slight revision to make it a little less clunky, perhaps. Good work on both the GA and the DYK! Phibeatrice (talk) 05:06, 24 December 2024 (UTC)