On November 25, 2008, citizens of Greenland voted 76% in favor of a referendum that would allow the country greater autonomy. The vote paves the way for Greenland to eventually become independent from Denmark.International Herald Tribune: Greenland Vote Favors Independence (November 26, 2008)
Greenland will be able to manage its own criminal justice system as well as its own financing. The referendum also makes the native language of Inuit the official language of Greenland.TIME Magazine: Greenland Wants to Rule Itself (November 26, 2008) The greater autonomy will go into effect on June 21, 2009.International Herald Tribune: Greenland Vote Favors Independence (November 26, 2008)
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Autonomy goes into effect on June 21, 2009
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Denmark will still control Greenland's foreign relations, justice system and half the income of natural resourcesTIME Magazine: Greenland Wants to Rule Itself (November 26, 2008)
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Greenland was granted semi-autonomy from Copenhagen in 1979
