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image by Eugene Ipavec, 28 December 2005



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Overview

This is the composition of the flag of the Senado de la República de Colombia (Senate of the Republicof Colombia), which is the official name for the Higher Chamber in the Colombian Congress. On the obverse there's the Coat of Arms on the tricolour, bearing the name Republica de Colombia in capital letters and on the bottom the word Senado.
Source: Senado (official website).
E. R., 28 December 2005


Legislative Branch

The Colombian Legislative Branch of Government is at the national level represented by the Cámara de Representantes (House of Representatives) and the Senado de la República (Senate of the Republic).
Each member of either chamber is called in general Congresista (Congressmen) or Parlamentario (Parliamentarian), as well as the members of the Cámara de Representantes are called Representantes (Representatives) and the members of the Senado de la República are called Senadores. No specific Congressman personal flag has ever been reported.
On the Regional level, each one of the 32 Department has its own Asamblea Departamental (Department Assembly). The members of the Asamblea Departamental are called Asambleístas (Assembly men) or Diputados (Deputies). No Assembly has a particular flag. And no specific Deputy personal flag has ever been reported.
However there is the Federación Nacional de Departamentos (National Federation of Departments) (web site at <www.federacionnacionaldedepartamentos.org.co>) which represents Deputies nationwide This Federation was established in 1994 in Popayán.
On the Local level, each Municipality has its own Consejo Municipal (Municipal Council). The members of the Consejo Municipal are called Concejales (Councilmen, or Elders). No Council has a particular flag. And no specific Councilmen personal flag has ever been reported.
However there is the FENACON (Federación Nacional de Consejos, web site at <www.fenacon.org>) which represents Councilmen nationwide. Currently it has 632 Councils out of the total number of Municipalities that exist in Colombia. FENACON was established in October 1993, in Medellin.
Source: wikipedia.
E. R., 17 August 2008