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Iceland in 2006

Historical records for Iceland in 2006, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

9Records
8Events
2Named people
1Places
2Categories

Historical records

June

15 June 2006End of Halldor Asgrimsson GovernmentHalldor Asgrimsson

Reykjavik · Government / Government of Iceland

The Halldor Asgrimsson Government ends, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Iceland.

15 June 2006First Geir Haarde GovernmentGeir Haarde

Reykjavik · Government / Government of Iceland

Begins the First Geir Haarde Government and serves as Prime Minister of Iceland.

June 2006Economy of IcelandHalldor Asgrimsson

Government / Government of Iceland

Prime Minister Halldor Asgrimsson resigns after his party's poor performance in local elections and amid concerns about the economy

June 2006ElectionHalldor Asgrimsson

Government / Government of Iceland

Prime Minister Halldor Asgrimsson resigns after his party's poor performance in local elections and amid concerns about the economy

June 2006Resignation of Halldor AsgrimssonHalldor Asgrimsson

Government / Government of Iceland

Prime Minister Halldor Asgrimsson resigns after his party's poor performance in local elections and amid concerns about the economy

September

30 September 2006last US military personnel leave the Keflavik base, ending a militaryGeir Haarde

Government / Government of Iceland

The last US military personnel leave the Keflavik base, ending a military presence dating back to 1951, the US says it will defend Iceland as a NATO ally

30 September 2006North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)Geir Haarde

Government / Government of Iceland

The last US military personnel leave the Keflavik base, ending a military presence dating back to 1951, the US says it will defend Iceland as a NATO ally

30 September 2006North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)Geir Haarde

Warfare / North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

The last US military personnel leave the Keflavik base, ending a military presence dating back to 1951, the US says it will defend Iceland as a NATO ally

Other Events

2006WhalingGeir Haarde

Government / Government of Iceland

Iceland breaks its 21-year moratorium on commercial whaling; the fisheries ministry authorises a catch of 30 minke and nine fin whales

Names involved

Geir HaardeHalldor Asgrimsson

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.