A rival flag of vertical black and red panels was used at various times , most recently in the period from May NUMBER@1 NUMBER@2 to February NUMBER@1 NUMBER@3 , during the family dictatorship of François and PERSON@1 .

From May NUMBER@1 NUMBER@2 to February NUMBER@1 NUMBER@3 , during the dictatorship of Francois and PERSON@1 , the country had a different flag , in red and black , and divided vertically , not horizontally .
