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Björn Þórðarson

1879 - 1963

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Björn Þórðarson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpjœrtn̥ ˈθourðarsɔn̥]; 6 February 1879 – 25 October 1963) was prime minister of Iceland from 16 December 1942 to 21 October 1944, in the only government that did not rely on parliamentary support. He was prime minister when Iceland became a republic. His cabinet was named the Coca-Cola rule because two of its ministers started franchises of two big American companies during the US occupation during World War II. Vilhjálmur Þór, from the Progressive Party, took on Esso, and Björn Ólafsson, later a member of the Alþingi, founded Vífilfell, the company that sells Coca-Cola in Iceland. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Björn Þórðarson is the 16,566th most popular politician (up from 17,194th in 2019), the 90th most popular biography from Iceland (up from 106th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Icelander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Björn Þórðarson ranks 16,566 out of 19,576. Before him are Antonina Ryzhova, Dhana Nanda, John Edwards, Rebecca Latimer Felton, Dmitry Kozak, and Lars Klingbeil. After him are Delcy Rodríguez, Rand Paul, Djoomart Otorbaev, Ján Figeľ, Raimundo Andueza Palacio, and Jiří Rusnok.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Björn Þórðarson ranks 247. Before him are Ferenc Móra, Joseph Lyons, Frank Greer, Søren Marinus Jensen, Warner Oland, and Otto Nilsson. After him are Julius Falkenstein, Bob Crompton, Charles Thias, Ğäliäsğar Kamal, Benjamin Bradshaw, and Sid Grauman. Among people deceased in 1963, Björn Þórðarson ranks 199. Before him are Gjorgji Abadžiev, Nikolai Aseev, Clifford Odets, Hugh Gaitskell, Eric Carlberg, and Theodore Roethke. After him are Monte Blue, Artur Lemba, Sigvard Sivertsen, Vicente Ferreira da Silva, Bohumil Modrý, and Lloyd Fredendall.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Björn Þórðarson ranks 90 out of 190. Before him are Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969), Jón Þorláksson (1877), Snorri Hjartarson (1906), Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson (1963), Arnór Guðjohnsen (1961), and Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (1962). After him are Emil Jónsson (1902), Eiríkur Hauksson (1959), Bjarni Tryggvason (1945), Emilíana Torrini (1977), Gyrðir Elíasson (1961), and Guðmundur Guðmundsson (1960).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iceland

Among politicians born in Iceland, Björn Þórðarson ranks 34. Before him are Hermann Jónasson (1896), Steingrímur Steinþórsson (1893), Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (1894), Einar Arnórsson (1880), Jón Þorláksson (1877), and Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (1962). After him are Emil Jónsson (1902), Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson (1975), Birgitta Jónsdóttir (1967), and Steingrímur J. Sigfússon (1955).

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