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Falklands War: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.

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Falklands War

1982 undeclared Argentina–United Kingdom war

The Falklands War was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial dependency, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The conflict began on…
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1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands

Argentine invasion of the Falklands

Argentine forces invaded the Falkland Islands on 2 April 1982 in a military operation code-named Operation Rosario. The invasion served as a catalyst for the subsequent Falklands War. The Argentines mounted amphibious landings and the invasion ended with the surrender of…
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