Following the overwhelming victory of FRETILIN in the parliamentary elections, the 1975 flag was readopted and raised on 20 May 2002 at the independence celebrations. The flag's proportions are now 1:2 and the official symbolism of the colours are: golden-yellow for ''the traces of colonialism'', black represents ''the obscurantism that needs to be overcome'', red is for ''the struggle for national liberation'' and white symbolizes ''peace''.