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When was Iceland's union with Denmark terminated?

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In 1944 an overwhelming majority of Icelanders voted to terminate the union with Denmark; the kingdom of Iceland was proclaimed an independent republic on June 17, 1944. Sveinn Bj”rrnsson was the first president.

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