Colony of Greenland
| Colony of Greenland Kalaallit Nunaat Grønland | |||||||||||
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| Colony of Denmark | |||||||||||
| 1950–1953 | |||||||||||
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| Capital | Godthaab | ||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||
| • Type | Monarchy Colony | ||||||||||
| King | |||||||||||
• 1950–1953 | Frederick IX | ||||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||||
• 1950–1953 | Poul Hugo Lundsteen | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||||
• Unification of North Greenland and South Greenland. | 1950 | ||||||||||
| 5 June 1953 | |||||||||||
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From 1950 to 1953, When North Greenland and South Greenland were united, Greenland was a Colony of Denmark with one governor.[1] In 1953 Greenland was made an equal part of Denmark as a Amt (country subdivision).
References
- ^ "Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)". World Statesmen. Retrieved 30 June 2016.