Ruler · 1916 – 1982

Kristján Eldjárn

Lived 1916 – 1982; politician. President of Iceland (Iceland), 1968 – 1980.

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Lived: 1916 – 1982; 66 years
In office: 12 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Iceland
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

President of Iceland

Iceland · the 3rd of 7 dated reigns · 1944 – 2024

Sveinn Björnsson1944 – 1952

Ásgeir Ásgeirsson1952 – 1968

Kristján Eldjárn1968 – 1980

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir1980 – 1996

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson1996 – 2016

Guðni Th. Jóhannesson2016 – 2024

1 after

died in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recordthis entry

Reigned 1968 – 1980 · 12 years · came to it aged 52

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1980; they died in 1982

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