Thue Christiansen

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Thue Christiansen
Flag of Greenland.svg
The flag of Greenland, designed by Christiansen
BornFebruary 25, 1940
Maamorilik, Greenland
DiedJune 26, 2022(2022-06-26) (aged 82)
Hals, Denmark
OccupationsPolitician, teacher, visual artist

Thue Christiansen (25 February 1940 – 26 June 2022) was a Greenlandic politician, teacher, and visual artist. He is best known as the designer of the flag of Greenland, which was adopted on 21 June 1985. [1] A trained teacher, Christiansen was elected to the Inatsisartut for Siumut in 1979, when Greenland was granted home rule. [2] He was the Greenlandic Minister of Culture and Education from 1979 until 1983. [3] [2]

Christiansen died on 26 June 2022, at his home in Hals, Denmark. [2] He was 82.

References

  1. ↑ "Greenland's flag". Nordic Council . Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Veirum, Thomas Munk (26 June 2022). "Skaberen af Erfalasorput er sovet ind". Sermitsiaq . Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  3. ↑ Dennis, Yvonne Wakim; Hirschfelder, Arlene; Flynn, Shannon Rothenberger (18 April 2016). Native American Almanac: More Than 50,000 Years of the Cultures and Histories of Indigenous Peoples. Visible Ink Press. ISBN   978-1-57859-607-2.


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