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[3] [4] The building was part of a redevelopment of the Austurhöfn area dubbed World Trade Center Reykjavík, which was temporarily abandoned when the 2008 Icelandic financial crisis took hold. The development included a 400-room hotel, luxury apartments, retail units, restaurants, a car park and the new headquarters of Icelandic bank Landsbanki .
Women mayors of places in Iceland (8 P) S. Spouses of prime ministers of Iceland (2 P) W. Women's List politicians (6 P) Pages in category "Icelandic women in politics"
After Iceland's union with Norway in 1262, the Althing lost its legislative power, [4] which was not restored until 1904 when Iceland gained home rule from Denmark. For 641 years, the Althing did not serve as the parliament of Iceland; ultimate power rested with the Norwegian, and subsequently the Danish throne. [4]
A women's movement organized in the Thorvaldsensfélagið in 1875 and Hið íslenska kvenfélag in 1894, the first women's magazine Framsókn is founded by Ingibjörg Skaptadóttir and Sigríður Þorsteinsdóttir in 1895, and a women's suffrage organisation, the Icelandic Women's Rights Association, was founded by Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir ...
Ninety percent of women took part, including women in rural communities. [3] Fish factories were closed since many of the factory workers were women. [4] During the Day Off, 25,000 out of a population of 220,000 people in Iceland gathered in the centre of Reykjavik, Iceland's capital, for a rally. At the rally, women listened to speakers, sang ...
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The politics of Iceland take place in the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the president is the head of state, while the prime minister of Iceland serves as the head of government in a multi-party system.
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