Ólafur Thors led the Independence Party from 1934 to 1961. His fifth government with the Social Democrats sat under two other prime ministers from the Independence Party until 1971. [2 ]
Ólafur ( Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈouːˌlaːvʏr̥]) is a common name in Iceland, derived from the Old Norse Óláfr [ˈoːˌlɑːvz̠], meaning "ancestor's relic".
V březnu roku 1984 otřásla Islandem šokující událost. Po nečekané prudké bouři se několik kilometrů od pobřeží potopila rybářská loď i s celou posádkou. Jeden člen posádky však popřel vešker.
Ólafur Thors was a five-time Icelandic prime minister (1942, 1944–46, 1949–50, 1953–56, 1959–63). Educated at the University of Copenhagen, Thors ran a fishing trawler company with his brother after returning to Iceland in 1916.