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. In 1953, the colony of Greenland was made an equal part of Denmark as an amt.