| Colony of Greenland | |||||||||||
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| Colony of Denmark | |||||||||||
| 1950–1953 | |||||||||||
 the Colony of Greenland and Denmark in 1952, highlighted in green and light green respectively | |||||||||||
| Capital | Godthaab (Nuuk) | ||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||
| • Type |
Monarchy Colony | ||||||||||
| King | |||||||||||
• 1950–1953 | Frederik IX | ||||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||||
• 1950–1953 | Poul Hugo Lundsteen | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Post-war | ||||||||||
• Unification of
North Greenland and
South Greenland | 1950 | ||||||||||
| 5 June 1953 | |||||||||||
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The colony of Greenland was a Danish colony created in 1950 with the union of North Greenland and South Greenland, and was ruled by one governor. [1] In 1953, the colony of Greenland was made an equal part of Denmark as an amt.
References
- ^ "Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)". World Statesmen. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
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- States and territories established in 1950
- States and territories disestablished in 1953
- 1950 establishments in North America
- 1953 disestablishments in North America
- Former Danish colonies
- 1950s establishments in Greenland
- 20th-century establishments in Greenland
- History of Greenland
- Countries and territories where Danish is an official language
- Danish history stubs
- Greenland stubs
| Colony of Greenland | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colony of Denmark | |||||||||||
| 1950–1953 | |||||||||||
|
the Colony of Greenland and Denmark in 1952, highlighted in green and light green respectively | |||||||||||
| Capital | Godthaab (Nuuk) | ||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||
| • Type |
Monarchy Colony | ||||||||||
| King | |||||||||||
• 1950–1953 | Frederik IX | ||||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||||
• 1950–1953 | Poul Hugo Lundsteen | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Post-war | ||||||||||
• Unification of
North Greenland and
South Greenland | 1950 | ||||||||||
| 5 June 1953 | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
The colony of Greenland was a Danish colony created in 1950 with the union of North Greenland and South Greenland, and was ruled by one governor. [1] In 1953, the colony of Greenland was made an equal part of Denmark as an amt.
References
- ^ "Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)". World Statesmen. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
|
| This Danish history article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
|
| This Greenland-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- States and territories established in 1950
- States and territories disestablished in 1953
- 1950 establishments in North America
- 1953 disestablishments in North America
- Former Danish colonies
- 1950s establishments in Greenland
- 20th-century establishments in Greenland
- History of Greenland
- Countries and territories where Danish is an official language
- Danish history stubs
- Greenland stubs