2005 in Iceland
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The following lists events that happened in 2005 in Iceland .
Incumbents
[edit ]- President – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
- Prime Minister – Halldór Ásgrímsson
Events
[edit ]March
[edit ]- March 15 - Japanese immigration officials state that they are going to deport Bobby Fischer back to the United States, instead of allowing him to move to Iceland.
- March 21 - Iceland's parliament, Alþingi, votes to grant fugitive U.S. chess champion Bobby Fischer Icelandic citizenship.
- March 24 - Bobby Fischer leaves Japan for Iceland via Copenhagen after 8 months in detention.