2005 in Iceland

Incumbents

• President - Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
• Prime Minister - Halldór Ásgrímsson

  Events

March

• 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.