Greenland Self Governance
Greenland Self Governance
on June 21st, 2009, Greenland moved from a status of 'home rule' to 'self-governance, following a referendum in 2008. Greenland, rather than Denmark, will control the police and courts while the official language will become Greenlandic. The handover ceremony was attended by Queen Margarethe II of Denmark and other members of the Danish Royal Family, as well as the president of Iceland and other Nordic politicians.
Date :
20 June 2009 - 11:00pm
Category :
Politics
Tags:
self governance, national day, Queen Margarethe of Denmark, nuuk, new government, queen, returning power, self governance, royalty, independence, home rule, colour image, colony, Denmark, greenland, handing back power, 2009, royalty, Politics, language, international, indigenous
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joaopaglione commented on 23/06/2009
I read about this in the New York Times, but didn“t see any photos.. Now I finally see the images which match the words.. great photography!













BTW, one of the reasons it took me so long to post is that the internet connections here are very poor...