Occupation of the Falkland Islands
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The occupation of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Spanish: Gobernación Militar de las Islas Malvinas, Georgias del Sur y Sandwich del Sur "Military Administration of the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands") was the short-lived Argentine occupation of a group of British islands in the South Atlantic whose sovereignty has long been disputed by Argentina. Until their invasion on 2 April 1982 by the Argentine military junta, they had been governed by the United Kingdom since it re-established control over them in 1833.
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Military Administration of the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands[lower-alpha 1] Gobernación Militar de las Islas Malvinas, Georgias del Sur y Sandwich del Sur | |||||||||
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April – June 1982 | |||||||||
Anthem: Himno Nacional Argentino | |||||||||
Status | Military occupation by Argentina | ||||||||
Capital | Puerto Argentino (Stanley) | ||||||||
Common languages | Spanish (official) English (de facto) | ||||||||
President of Argentina | |||||||||
• 1982 | Leopoldo Galtieri | ||||||||
Military Commander | |||||||||
• 2 April 1982 | Oswaldo Jorge Garcia | ||||||||
• 3 April – 14 June 1982 | Mario Menéndez | ||||||||
Historical era | Falklands War | ||||||||
2 April 1982 | |||||||||
14 June 1982 | |||||||||
• Official dissolution | 15 May 1985 | ||||||||
Currency | Peso (ARL ) | ||||||||
ISO 3166 code | FK | ||||||||
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Today part of | Falkland Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
The invasion and subsequent occupation signalled the start of the Falklands War, which resulted in the islands' returning to British control on 14 June 1982.