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1949
 * April
 * Denmark joins NATO.

1953
 * June
 * The new constitution becomes effective, establishing a unicameral parliament of 179 seats, including 2 representatives each from the Faeroe Islands and Greenland. The Act of Succession comes into operation at the same time, permitting a female, Princess Margrethe, to become successor to the throne.
 * October
 * The first national election for the unicameral parliament results in the formation of a Social Democratic minority government.

1956
 * November
 * Denmark sends its first peacekeeping contingent to United Nations Emergency Force in the Middle East.

1959
 * February
 * Dissension in Communist Party of Denmark results in the formation of the leftist Socialist People's Party under the leadership of Aksel Larsen.

1960
 * March
 * The Folketing ratifies Denmark's accession to the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).

1961
 * August
 * The Folketing authorizes negotiations with the EEC, looking to full membership in the Common Market.

1962
 * September
 * Social Democratic leader Jens Otto Krag becomes Prime Minister.

1966
 * November
 * A special parliamentary election results in a setback for the governing Social Democrats. Nevertheless, the Social Democrats continue their minority government under Krag.

1967
 * May
 * Denmark requests resumption of negotiations on accession to the EEC.
 * June
 * Princess Margrethe, heiress apparent to the throne, weds French Count Henri de Monpezat, who becomes Prince Henrik of Denmark.
 * December
 * Social Democrats' shaky quasi-coalition broken, when six Socialist People's Party members vote against the government's important anti-inflationary wage restraint bill, thereby bringing down the Krag regime.

1968
 * January
 * Non-Socialists win first election since 1953.
 * February
 * Coalition composed of Radical Liberal, Moderate Liberal, and Conservative parties headed by Prime Minister Hilmar Baunsgaard, a Radical Liberal, assumes office.

1971
 * September
 * Social Democrats, under Prime Minister Jens Otto Krag, return to power with slender, one-vote, majority.

1972
 * January
 * King Fredrik IX dies and is succeeded by his eldest daughter Margrethe II.
 * October
 * Referendum approves full EC membership for Denmark.
 * Krag resigns as Prime Minister for personal reasons and is replaced by Anker Jorgensen.

1973
 * February
 * NATO defense commitment extended until 1977 at near current levels.
 * November
 * Social Democratic government under Prime Minister Jorgensen falls after its defeat on a proposal to raise income tax rate on accumulated wealth and increase the tax-free base.
 * December
 * Elections on 4 December bring losses to five incumbent political parties as protest against spiraling tax rates. Four new parties of the right - Center Democrats, Christian People's, Justice, and Progress - and the Communists win seats to the new parliament.

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