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".