The following lists events that happened in 1996 in Iceland.
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Incumbents
edit- President – Vigdís Finnbogadóttir[1] (until 1 August), Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (starting 1 August)
- Prime Minister – Davíð Oddsson[2]
Births
edit- 13 January – Aníta Hinriksdóttir, middle-distance runner
References
edit- ^ Fillion, Stéphanie (14 November 2022). "The World's First Elected Female President Reflects On Breaking Barriers, Women's Rights". Forbes. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
She was the country's president for 16 years, between 1980 and 1996,...
- ^ "Davíð Oddsson". Althingi. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
David Oddsson - Parliamentary session - Member of Parliament for Reykjavík 1991–2003, Member of Parliament for Reykjavík electorate north 2003–2005 (Independence Party). - Prime Minister 1991–2004, Minister of Foreign Affairs 2004–2005.