Colony of Greenland - Wikipedia
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| Colony of Greenland Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenlandic) | ||||||||||
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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.
- ^ "Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)". World Statesmen. Retrieved 30 June 2016.