Occupation of the Falkland Islands
Military Administration of the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands 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 | ||||||||
| History of the Falkland Islands |
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| Colonial time |
| Continuous settlement |
| Other |
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.
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.