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On Wed. 24 may 1944 Iceland's four-day plebiscite ended; the result wo.....

1944-05-24

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Iceland's four-day plebiscite ended; the result would show that 97% of the population wished to terminate the personal union with the King of Denmark, and 95% of the population wished to establish a new republic.

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