Colony of Greenland

Colony of Greenland
*Kalaallit Nunaat* (Greenlandic)
*Grønlands koloni* (Danish)
Colony of Greenland Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenlandic); Grønlands koloni (Danish)
Colony of Denmark
1950–1953
	Flag of Denmark Coat of arms
	; the Colony of Greenland and Denmark in 1952, highlighted in green and light green respectively
Capital	Godthaab (Nuuk)
History
Government
• Type	Monarchy ; Colony
King
• 1950–1953	Frederick IX
Governor
• 1950–1953	Poul Hugo Lundsteen
Historical era	Post-war
• Unification of North Greenland and South Greenland	1950
• Greenland established as a County of Denmark	5 June 1953
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	North Greenland
	South Greenland
County of Greenland, Denmark

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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[1] "Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)". World Statesmen. Retrieved 30 June 2016.