County of Greenland
Danish county (1953–1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The County of Greenland (Danish: Grønlands Amt) was an amt (county) of Denmark, comprising Greenland and its associated islands, before home rule was granted to Greenland.
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County of Greenland | |||||||||
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County of Denmark | |||||||||
1953–1979 | |||||||||
Mainland Denmark (lime green) and Greenland (dark green) in 1953 | |||||||||
Capital | Godthåb | ||||||||
Government | |||||||||
Monarch | |||||||||
• 1953-1972 | Frederik IX | ||||||||
• 1972-1979 | Margrethe II | ||||||||
Governor | |||||||||
• 1950–1960 | Poul Hugo Lundsteen | ||||||||
• 1960–1963 | Finn C. Nielsen | ||||||||
• 1963–1973 | Niels Otto Christensen | ||||||||
• 1973–1979 | Hans Lassen | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | 5 June 1953 | ||||||||
• home rule | 1 May 1979 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Kingdom of Denmark |
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