Icesave dispute
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The Icesave dispute was a diplomatic dispute among Iceland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. It began after the privately owned Icelandic bank Landsbanki was placed in receivership on 7 October
Geir Haarde and Gordon Brown in happier times. This meeting, at 10 Downing Street on 24 April 2008, was the only time the two men had met prior to the 2008–11 Icelandic financial crisis. Even in April, the problems of the Icelandic banking sector were one of the topics of discussion between the two Prime Ministers.
Alistair Darling, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer during the Icesave dispute
Over 80,000 people signed an online petition against Britain's use of "anti-terrorism legislation" against Landsbanki, under the theme "Icelanders are NOT terrorists". Many sent in satirical images such as this one as part of the protest.
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
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Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir is an Icelandic politician, who served as prime minister of Iceland from 2009 to 2013. She was Iceland's first female prime minister and the first openly LGBTQ head of governmen
Official portrait, c. 2007-2009
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (second from right) and Jónína Leósdóttir (left), on an official visit to Slovenia