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- ↑ "Ráðuneyti Bjarna Benediktssonar" [Cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson]. Historical material (in Icelandic). Cabinet of Iceland . Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ↑ "Ráðuneyti Bjarna Benediktssonar" [Cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson]. Historical material (in Icelandic). Cabinet of Iceland . Retrieved 27 October 2012.
Bjarni Benediktsson fórst í húsbruna að Þingvöllum aðfararnótt 10. júlí 1970 ásamt konu sinni og dóttursyni.
- ↑ "Frumvarp til laga um Stjórnarráð Íslands" [Bill regarding the Cabinet of Iceland.](PDF). Legal Code (in Icelandic). Parliament of Iceland . Retrieved 13 November 2012.