Colony of Greenland

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.

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)
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
• Greenland established as a County of Denmark	5 June 1953
Preceded by Succeeded by North Greenland South Greenland County of Greenland, Denmark