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1984 Faroese general election

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionFeb 2, 2025
Entity authorityQ5436108 ↗
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Parliamentary elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 8 November 1984. They were won by the Social Democratic Party, whose leader Atli Dam became Prime Minister.

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