The current flag was made official in 1925. The concept was made by the first President Manuel Amador Guerrero and developed by the First Lady Maria de la Ossa de Amador when Columbia gained independence in 1903. The red and blue colors represent the Liberals and Conservatives - the two parties that existed at the time of independence. White represents harmony between the two in establishing the nation. The blue star represents sincerity, and the red star, authority and law.