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Modern Denmark
1945 to present
After World War II, Denmark joined NATO, the UN, and the EU. The period covers the welfare state's growth, women's equality, and globalization.
Key Events
1945
Denmark becomes a member of the United Nations
1949
Denmark becomes a member of NATO
1953
New Constitution: Female succession, the Landsting abolished
1972
Margrethe II becomes Queen
1973
Denmark joins the EEC (now EU)
1979
Greenland gains home rule
1992
Denmark votes no to the Maastricht Treaty
2000
Denmark votes no to the euro
2007
Structural Reform: 98 municipalities and 5 regions
2020
COVID-19 lockdown of Denmark
2022
The defense opt-out is abolished by referendum
2024
Frederik X becomes King after Margrethe's abdication
Key Figures
Margrethe II
Queen 1972-2024, 52 years on the throne
Frederik X
King from 2024
Anker Jorgensen
Prime Minister in the 1970s and 80s
Mette Frederiksen
Prime Minister from 2019
Study Tips
- 11973 - Denmark joins the EEC (EU) - important year
- 21953 - Constitutional amendment introduced female succession
- 32024 - Frederik X became King, Margrethe abdicated
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