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Description: Week 16 2009-01-16. Protesters at Austurvöllur. The Kitchenware-Revolution in Iceland was organize by Hördur Torfason and "Raddir Fólksins". It started in the wake of the collapse of the banking system followed be the decimation of Icelandic economy in the beginning of October 2008. It resulted in the resignation of Geir H. Haarde and his cabinet on January 26. 2009. The protest meetings were held every Saturday at the Austurvöllur square in front of Alþingishús - the Icelandic parliament house. The first meeting (week 1) was dated Saturday 11. October 2008. The 16th meeting dated January 24. 2009
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