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Falkland Islands
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1690 |
An Englishman made the 1st landing on the Falkland Islands. Links: Britain, Falkland Islands 
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1764 |
The French established the 1st settlement on the Falkland Islands. Links: France, Falkland Islands
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1766 |
France handed its settlement on the Falkland Islands over to Spain. Links: Spain, France, Falkland Islands
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1833 Jan 3 |
Britain ousted a small group of Argentine settlers and seized control of the Malvina Islands (Falkland Islands) in the South Atlantic. In 1982 Argentina seized the islands, but Britain took them back after a 74-day war. Links: Argentina, Britain, Falkland Islands
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1914 Dec 8 |
The German cruisers Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Nurnberg, and Leipzig were sunk by a British force under Adm. Sturdee in the Battle of the Falkland Islands. 1,800 German sailors were killed including Adm. Von Spee and his 2 sons. Over 2,500 lives were lost in a single day. Links: Britain, Germany, Falkland Islands, Ship
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1971 Jul 1 |
Great Britain and Argentina signed an accord on sea and air links to the Falkland Islands, which later caused a war (1982). Links: Argentina, Britain, Aviation, Falkland Islands
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1976 Jan 13 |
Argentina ousted a British envoy in dispute over the Falkland Islands War. Links: Argentina, Britain, Falkland Islands
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1982 Apr 2 |
Several thousand troops from Argentina seized the disputed Falkland Islands, located in the south Atlantic, from Britain but Lady Thatcher had Britain take them back the following June. Britain fought with Argentina in the Falkland Islands War, also known as the Falklands War, the Malvinas War and the South Atlantic War. The short, undeclared war between the two nations was fought over claims to the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) and neighboring islands. Argentina had laid claims to the territories since the 19th century, but spurred by a related dispute on South Georgia island and political expediency, the military government of Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands. A British naval task force was assembled and headed towards the war zone by late April. British forces established a beachhead on the Falklands in late May. With the surrender of the Argentine garrison at Stanley on June 14, the conflict was essentially over. Links: Argentina, Britain, Falkland Islands
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1982 Apr 3 |
Britain dispatched a naval task force to the south Atlantic to reclaim the disputed Falkland Islands from Argentina. The UN Security Council demanded Argentina withdraw from Falkland Islands. Links: Argentina, Britain, Falkland Islands
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1982 May 2 |
In the Falklands War the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano was sunk by the British submarine Conqueror, killing 323 men. Lord Terence Thornton Lewin (d.1999 at 78), British military commander, was regarded as the one who persuaded Margaret Thatcher to order the sinking. Links: Argentina, Britain, Falkland Islands, Ship, Submarine
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1982 May 4 |
The British destroyer HMS Sheffield was hit by Exocet rocket off the Falkland Islands. 20 men died and a further 24 were injured in the sinking of the Sheffield, the first British warship to be lost in 37 years. Links: Britain, Falkland Islands, Ship
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1982 May 21 |
During the Falklands War, British amphibious forces landed on the beach at San Carlos Bay. Links: Britain, Falkland Islands
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1982 Jun 14 |
Argentine forces surrendered to British troops on the disputed Falkland Islands. 970 people were killed including 255 British soldiers. Argentine dictator Leopaldo Galtieri led the initial attack in the 72-day war. The dead in the ten-week war included 712 Argentines, 255 Britons and 3 islanders. In 2003 it was revealed that some British ships carried nuclear depth charges. In 2005 Lawrence Freedman authored “The Official History of the Falklands Campaign, Volumes I and II. Links: Argentina, Britain, Falkland Islands
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1982 Jun 17 |
Pres. Galtieri resigned after leading Argentina to defeat in Falkland Islands War. Links: Argentina, Falkland Islands
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1982 Jul 1 |
Retired Gen. Reynaldo Bignone (1928-2018) was sworn in as president of Argentina following the Falklands War. Links: Argentina, Falkland Islands
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1982 |
Sir Oliver Franks, former British diplomat, led a public inquiry into the Falklands war. Links: Britain, Falkland Islands
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1982 |
Falkland Islands Gov. Sir Rex Hunt (d.2012) returned to the islands after British forces defeated Argentine invaders. He had been captured by Argentine forces and expelled to Uruguay. Links: Falkland Islands
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1989 |
Argentina and the Falkland Islands restored diplomatic relations, broken since Argentina’s invasion in 1982. Links: Argentina, Falkland Islands
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2003 Jan 12 |
In Argentina former military dictator Leopoldo F. Galtieri (76), who in 1982 led Argentina into the Falkland Islands war against Britain, died. Links: Argentina, Falkland Islands
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2006 Apr 5 |
Britain reiterated its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and rejected Argentina's claims in a letter to Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Links: Argentina, Britain, UN, Falkland Islands
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2006 Jun 10 |
Argentina reaffirmed its claim of sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, known here as the Malvinas, and said it was ready for talks with Britain over the issue. Argentina and Britain have disputed the sovereignty of the remote south Atlantic islands since 1833. Links: Argentina, Britain, Falkland Islands
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2006 Jul 15 |
GDP for the Falkland Islands was estimated at $25,000 per head. Fishing licenses around the Falkland Islands generated some $40 million a year. Seismic studies indicated a possible 500,000 barrels of oil in the surrounding waters. Britain insisted that it would not discuss sovereignty of the islands unless its 3,000 citizens there requested it. Links: Britain, Falkland Islands
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2008 Nov 5 |
Queen Elizabeth II approved a new constitution for the Falkland Islands. It formalizes the system of self-government on the South Atlantic archipelago, while giving Britain the final say on foreign policy, policing and the administration of justice. Links: Britain, Falkland Islands
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2010 Feb 22 |
Latin American and Caribbean nations backed Argentina's claim of sovereignty to the Falkland Islands in a growing dispute with Britain over plans to drill for oil off the islands in the Atlantic. British exploration company Desire Petroleum PLC said it started drilling for oil about 62 miles north of the disputed islands. Links: Argentina, Britain, Oil, Falkland Islands
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2010 May 18 |
Britain rebuffed a new appeal by Argentina to resume talks with London over the long-disputed Falklands Islands in the south Atlantic. Links: Argentina, Britain, Falkland Islands
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2012 Feb 7 |
Argentina's Pres. Cristina Fernandez accused Britain of "militarizing the South Atlantic" and said she would complain to the UN, as tension rises ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Falklands war. Links: Argentina, Britain, Falkland Islands
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2012 Feb 10 |
Argentina accused Britain of sending nuclear weapons to the disputed Falkland islands, while UN leader Ban Ki-moon appealed to both sides to avoid an "escalation" of their sovereignty battle. Links: Argentina, Britain, Falkland Islands
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2012 Feb 29 |
Britain accused Argentina of pursuing a "policy of confrontation" over the disputed Falkland Islands after the country's industry minister called for a block on British imports. Links: Argentina, Britain, Falkland Islands
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2012 Apr |
In the Falkland Islands a survey found just 2,563 residents, a term that excludes civilian contractors and British military personnel. That's basically the same population as six years ago. Links: Falkland Islands
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2013 Jan 3 |
Argentine Pres. Cristina Fernandez called on Britain to relinquish control of the Falkland Islands. Links: Argentina, Britain, Falkland Islands
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2013 Mar 10 |
Falkland Islanders began voting in a 2-day referendum on their political status as the government mobilized a major effort to get as many of its 1,650 registered voters as possible. Links: Falkland Islands
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2013 Mar 11 |
Residents of the Falkland Islands voted almost unanimously to stay under British rule in a referendum. The official count showed 99.8 percent of islanders voted in favor of remaining a British Overseas Territory in the two-day poll. Links: Falkland Islands
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2013 Mar 18 |
Argentina’s Pres. Cristina Fernandez asked Pope Francis to intervene in the dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands. Links: Argentina, Britain, Vatican, Falkland Islands
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2013 Aug 5 |
British Adm. John "Sandy" Woodward (81) died. He led the Royal Navy task force during the 1982 Falklands War. Woodward later published a book about the conflict, "One Hundred Days." Links: Britain, Falkland Islands, Books
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2014 Nov 19 |
Argentina’s lower house of Congress approved a measure ruling that all public transportation must display a sign saying “Las Malvina son Argentinas” (The Falklands are Argentine), after getting approval from the Senate. Links: Argentina, Falkland Islands
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2015 Apr 9 |
Argentina and Britain’s longstanding dispute over the Falklands escalated as Buenos Aires took legal action against companies exploring for oil off the islands and the countries summoned each other's ambassadors for a dressing-down. Links: Argentina, Britain, Falkland Islands
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2015 Jun 27 |
Argentina said Lilian Herraez, a federal judge in Tierra del Fuego, has ordered the seizure of assets of oil drilling companies operating in the Falklands Islands, including property held by US firm Noble Energy. Links: Argentina, Falkland Islands
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