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Iceland in 1956

Historical records for Iceland in 1956, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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3Named people
1Places
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Historical records

July

24 July 1956End of Fourth Olafur Thors GovernmentOlafur Thors

Reykjavik · Government / Government of Iceland

The Fourth Olafur Thors Government ends, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Iceland.

24 July 1956Fifth Hermann Jonasson GovernmentHermann Jonasson

Reykjavik · Government / Government of Iceland

Begins the Fifth Hermann Jonasson Government and serves as Prime Minister of Iceland.

August

1 August 1956End of First Presidential TermAsgeir Asgeirsson

Reykjavik · Government / Government of Iceland

Completes the First Presidential Term as President of Iceland.

1 August 1956Second Presidential TermAsgeir Asgeirsson

Reykjavik · Government / Government of Iceland

Begins the Second Presidential Term as President of Iceland.

Names involved

Asgeir AsgeirssonHermann JonassonOlafur Thors

Places involved

Reykjavik

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.