Falkland Islands
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The Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas) are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about 300 miles east of Argentina's southern Patagonian coast, at a latitude of about 52°S.
Falklands War
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Falklands War
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In 1982, they were invaded by Argentina, but recaptured after brief fighting by the UK after the Falklands War.
Event
| Event | Description |
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| Falklands War | A politically very convenient military conflict championed by Margaret Thatcher. |
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| Document:Falklands and Chagos - A Tale of Two Islands | essay | 21 March 2012 | Peter | The UK official narrative of the Falklands War is that its primary objective was to free a plucky island people from subjugation by Argentina. This article compares their treatment with that of a similar sized settled, British-protected population, on a similarly remote island archepelago, a decade earlier. |
| Document:Las Malvinas Son Argentinas: Return to the Falklands? | article | 4 April 2016 | John Wright |
