1949 anti-NATO riot in Iceland

Fighting breaks out between anti- and pro-NATO supporters, and police. The windows of the House of the Althing have been smashed. 30 March 1949.

The anti-NATO riot in Iceland of 30 March 1949 was prompted by the decision of the Alþingi, the Icelandic parliament, to join the newly formed NATO, thereby involving Iceland directly in the Cold War, opposing the Soviet Union and re-militarizing the country.[1]

  1. ^ NATO. "Iceland and NATO - 1949". NATO. Retrieved 2020-06-18.

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