Iceland becomes a republic
1944 · Event
With occupied Denmark unable to object, Iceland ends five centuries of Danish rule and declares a republic at Þingvellir, where the Althing first met.
On these timelines: Scandinavia, the Nordic World & the Viking Age, Master
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- Gustav Vasa elected King of Sweden (1523)
- Finland and Sweden join NATO (2023)
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