Incumbents

• Monarch - HM Queen Magrethe II
  Margrethe II of Denmark
  Margrethe II is the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of Denmark. In 1972 she became the first female monarch of Denmark since Margaret I, ruler of the Scandinavian countries in 1375-1412 during the Kalmar Union.-Early life:...
  
  
• Prime minister - Anders Fogh Rasmussen
  Anders Fogh Rasmussen
  Anders Fogh Rasmussen is a Danish politician, and the 12th and current Secretary General of NATO. Rasmussen served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 27 November 2001 to 5 April 2009....
  
  

Events

January: The Muhammad Drawings which were published in Jyllands-Posten

Jyllands-Posten

Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten , commonly shortened to Jyllands-Posten or JP, is a Danish daily broadsheet newspaper. It is based in Viby, a suburb of Århus, and with a weekday circulation of approximately 120,000 copies, it is among the largest-selling newspaper in Denmark...

 on 30 September 2005

2004 in Denmark

-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Queen Magrethe II* Prime minister - Anders Fogh Rasmussen-Events:* 14 May - Crown Prince Frederik marries Australian Mary Elizabeth Donaldson in Copenhagen Cathedral, in Copenhagen....

, partially a protest against the trend to not publish drawings of Muhammad to not provoke mulims, draw attention abroard. On January 20 people in Saudi Arabia call for a boycott of Danish products, which spreads to other countries. The drawers, and in some cases Danes in general, receive death threats. Islamic Jihad

Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine

The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine known in the West as simply Palestinian Islamic Jihad , is a small Palestinian militant organization. The group has been labelled as a terrorist group by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, Australia and Israel...

 gives Danes, Norwegians and Swedes 48 hours to leave the Gaza Strip

Gaza Strip

thumb|Gaza city skylineThe Gaza Strip lies on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The Strip borders Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the south, east and north. It is about long, and between 6 and 12 kilometres wide, with a total area of...

, and on 30 January gunmen from Fatah

Fatah

Fataḥ is a major Palestinian political party and the largest faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization , a multi-party confederation. In Palestinian politics it is on the left-wing of the spectrum; it is mainly nationalist, although not predominantly socialist. Its official goals are found...

 briefly take over an E.U. office.

• 26 January: Saudi Arabia decides to call back their ambassador due to the controversial Muhammad Drawings
• 21 January - The son of Crown Prince Frederik is baptised as Christian Valdemar Henri John
  Prince Christian of Denmark
  Prince Christian Valdemar Henri John of Denmark, Count of Monpezat , is a member of the Danish Royal Family. He is the elder son of Crown Prince Frederik and his wife, the Australian born Crown Princess Mary. He is a grandson of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and her husband Prince Henrik...
  
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• 2 November- MTV Europe Music Awards 2006
  MTV Europe Music Awards 2006
  The MTV Europe Music Awards hit Copenhagen at the Bella Center/Rådhuspladsen in 2006. The venue was made to feel like a VIP club with exclusive, intimate performances...
  
   are presented in Bella Center
  Bella Center
  Bella Center is Scandinavia's largest exhibition and conference center, located in Copenhagen, Denmark. Located in Ørestad between the city centre and Copenhagen Airport, it offers an indoor area of 121.800 m² and has a capacity of 20,000 peopleAmong the larger annual events are the Copenhagen...
  
  , Copenhagen. Kanye West
  Kanye West
  Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
  
   causes an incident, interrupting the show.
• 13 December - Lars Barfoed
  Lars Barfoed
  Lars Barfoed is a Danish politician representing the Conservative People's Party. He was Justice Minister of Denmark from February 2010 to October 2011, and Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark from January to October 2011...
  
   resigns as Minister of Family and Consumption because of issues with his ministry's food inspections. Carina Christensen
  Carina Christensen
  Carina Christensen is a Danish politician representing the Conservative People's Party. She was the Minister of Family and Consumer Affairs in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II from 15 December 2006 to 23 November 2007. She replaced Lars Barfoed after he had been criticized for poor official...
  
  is named as his successor the 15 December.