Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
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Ásgeir Ásgeirsson was the second president of Iceland; he served from 1952 to 1968. He also served as the prime minister of Iceland from 3 June 1932 to 28 July 1934 for the Progressive Party. Ásgeir i
Asgeir Asgeirsson
Sveinn Björnsson
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Sveinn Björnsson was the first president of Iceland, serving from 1944 until his death in 1952.
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
…Glitnir). Ásgeir was elected the second President of Iceland in a closely contested election in 1952, which had been called early due to the death of Sveinn Björnsson, Iceland's first president. Ásgeir's main opponent, Bjarni Jónsson, minister in the Reykjavík Cathedral, had the endorsement of the governing parties…
Sveinn Björnsson
Björn Sveinsson Björnsson, Sveinn's eldest son, survived the war and died in 1998.