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Iceland in 1979

Historical records for Iceland in 1979, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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3Named people
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Historical records

October

15 October 1979Benedikt Grondal GovernmentBenedikt Grondal

Reykjavik · Government / Government of Iceland

Begins the Benedikt Grondal Government and serves as Prime Minister of Iceland.

15 October 1979End of Second Olafur Johannesson GovernmentOlafur Johannesson

Reykjavik · Government / Government of Iceland

The Second Olafur Johannesson Government ends, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Iceland.

15 October 1979Prime Minister of IcelandBenedikt Gr”ndal

Government / Government of Iceland

Appointed Prime Minister of Iceland

Names involved

Benedikt GrondalBenedikt Gr”ndalOlafur Johannesson

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.