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Hans Egede (1686–1758), Lutheran missionary, credited with revitalising Denmark's relationship with Greenland. Being part of the Kingdom of Denmark, the foreign relations of Greenland are handled in cooperation between the government of Denmark and the government of Greenland. Unlike Denmark proper, Greenland is not part of the European Union ...
When Denmark and Norway separated in 1814, Greenland was kept by Denmark under the Treaty of Kiel. [70] [71] Denmark began trying to colonize all of Greenland in the 1880s, [72] and declared sovereignty over the whole island in 1921. [73] The United States could have challenged Denmark's claim to Greenland.
Greenland, the world's biggest island, has been part of Denmark for 600 years although its 57,000 people now govern their own domestic affairs. The island's government led by Prime Minister Mute ...
Hans Egede (1686–1758), Lutheran missionary, credited with revitalising Denmark's relationship with Greenland. In 1500, King Manuel I of Portugal sent Gaspar Corte-Real to Greenland in search of a Northwest Passage to Asia which, according to the Treaty of Tordesillas, was part of Portugal's sphere of influence.
Denmark is reportedly open to the idea of meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to discuss the future of Greenland. According to two sources who spoke to Axios, Danish officials have sent ...
The Greenland question is a delicate one for Denmark, whose prime minister officially apologised only recently for spearheading a 1950s social experiment which saw Inuit children removed from ...
Unresolved boundary disputed between Canada and Denmark (The state of Denmark is responsible for Greenland's foreign relations). This dispute flared up again in July 2005 following the visit of a Canadian minister to the disputed island. [ 16 ]
Denmark’s not rolling over. The Nordic nation announced Tuesday that it will bolster Greenland’s defenses with a $1.5 billion in new resources, including two elite sled dog teams, days after ...