Conflict episode

Falklands War, 1982

Argentina and the UK fought a war following an Argentine military landing on the islands.

What happened

Argentina and the UK fought the Falklands War in 1982 after an Argentine military landing.[1]

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    Claim: The Falkland Islands (Las Malvinas to Argentina) have been continuously, peacefully and effectively administered by Britain since 1833; Argentina disputes British sovereignty, and the two countries fought the 1982 Falklands War after Argentina's military government landed troops on the islands.

    • Falklands / Malvinas Dispute (GlobalSecurity.org) link, Historical administration and 1982 war section. Source record

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