Sukaq was a short-lived nationalist political party in Greenland. Sukaq was the first political party in Greenland which was founded in 1969 by

Knud Hertling Knud Ludvig Johannes Hertling (7 January 1925 in Paamiut (Frederikshåb) – 26 October 2010) was a Greenlandic-Danish politician from the Social Democrats (Denmark), Social Democrats. He served as Minister for Greenland from 1971 to 1973 under pr ...

. The party was dissolved in 1970s.Månedens portræt: Interview med Knud Hertling, september 2005
/ref> The party's goal was to fight to increase Greenland's independence and its own home rule. True, Hertling and the party fought primarily for independence within the unity of the Realm, which the Faroe Islands had, but when Hertling became Greenlandic minister in 1971, the party remained the only party in Greenland and when he later found it difficult to cooperate with only one party, he chose to dissolve the party. When the Social Democratic party Siumut was established, many from Sukaq joined this party. The word ''sukaq'' refers to the tentpole or mainstay of the traditional Greenlandic market houses.

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Defunct political parties in Greenland Greenlandic nationalism Political parties established in 1969 1969 establishments in Greenland Pro-independence parties Separatism in Denmark {{Greenland-party-stub