What is Kristján Eldjárn?
{{Icelandic name|Kristján Eldjárn}} [[File:Kristján Eldjárn (1982).jpg|thumb|Kristján Eldjárn in 1982.]] '''Kristján Eldjárn''' ([[December 6]], [[1916]] – [[September 14]], [[1982]]) was the 3rd president of [[Iceland]]. He was president from [[1968]] to [[1980]]. He won as the underdog in the 1968 presidential election, winning 65.6% of the vote on a 92.2% voter turnout running against [[Gunnar Thoroddsen]]. His son is [[Þórarinn Eldjárn]] who is a popular author in Iceland and his daughter Sigrún Eldjárn is also an author. {{start box}} {{succession box | before=[[Ásgeir Ásgeirsson]] | title=[[President of Iceland]] | years=1968–1980 | after=[[Vigdís Finnbogadóttir]]}} {{end box}} {{bio-stub}} <!--Icelandic name--> {{DEFAULTSORT:Kristjan Eldjarn}} [[Category:1916 births]] [[Category:1982 deaths]] [[Category:Presidents of Iceland]]