| People's Republic of Denmark Folkerepublikken Danmark | ||||||
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| Motto Proletarer i dette land, foren jer! | ||||||
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| Capital | Copenhagen | |||||
| Government | Unitary Marxist-Leninist one-party socialist state | |||||
| Head of state | ||||||
| - | 1923–1932 | Thøger Thøgersen | ||||
| - | 1932–1972 | Aksel Larsen | ||||
| - | 1972–1980 | Knud Jespersen | ||||
| Prime Minister | ||||||
| - | 1923–1929 (first) | Ernst Christiansen | ||||
| - | 1969–1980 (last) | Jørgen Jensen | ||||
| History | ||||||
| - | Formation | 5 October 1923 | ||||
| - | Dissolved | 13 June 1980 | ||||
The People's Republic of Denmark (Danish: Folkerepublikken Danmark) was a totalitarian Marxist-Leninist state that existed in northern Europe from 1923, with the Communist Party's victory in the Danish Civil War, until the revolution in 1980.
In 1923, Denmark's King Leopold was faced with numerous communist insurgencies. Supported by the Soviet Union, Denmark broke out into civil war. Without allies, the Royal Army was defeated at numerous places. With no other choice, King Leopold, his family, and many loyalists fled to the Faroe Islands. The Danish communist state was declared on 5 October, with Thøger Thøgersen as leader. The Danish royal government-in-exile was formed in the Faroe Islands. In 1932, Thøgersen was assassinated, resulting in Aksel Larsen taking power and gaining a cult of personality. Denmark was involved in the Polish-German War after Germany and Sweden invaded the country, although it was liberated by Britain.
Throughout the Cold War, Denmark became a major ally of the Soviet Union. In 1979, Larsen died, and Knud Jespersen took over leadership. Under Jespersen's leadership, the economy started collapsing, causing major internal problems. A fierce anti-communist movement emerged, and ultimately concluded in the 1980 revolution which overthrew the communist regime and established a republic, which ultimately restored the monarchy a year later after a referendum.
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