![]() When news of a proposed transfer broke in 1968, elements sympathetic with the plight of the islanders were able to organise an effective parliamentary lobby to frustrate the FCO plans. Therefore, while confident of British sovereignty, the FCO was prepared to cede the islands to Argentina. The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) regarded the islands as a nuisance and barrier to UK trade in South America. In 1965, the United Nations called upon Argentina and the United Kingdom to reach a settlement of the sovereignty dispute. Main article: Events leading to the Falklands War Failed diplomacy However, the islands continue to operate as a self-governing British Overseas Territory. In 1994, Argentina adopted a new constitution, which declared the Falkland Islands as part of one of its provinces by law. ![]() No change in either country's position regarding the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands was made explicit. ĭiplomatic relations between the United Kingdom and Argentina were restored in 1989 following a meeting in Madrid, at which the two governments issued a joint statement. ![]() The cultural and political effect of the conflict has been less in the UK than in Argentina, where it has remained a common topic for discussion. In the United Kingdom, the Conservative government, bolstered by the successful outcome, was re-elected with an increased majority the following year. Patriotic sentiment ran high in Argentina, but the unfavourable outcome prompted large protests against the ruling military government, hastening its downfall and the democratisation of the country. The conflict had a strong effect in both countries and has been the subject of various books, articles, films, and songs. Neither state officially declared war, although both governments declared the islands a war zone. Falkland Islanders, who have inhabited the islands since the early 19th century, are predominantly descendants of British settlers, and strongly favour British sovereignty. The British government regarded the action as an invasion of a territory that had been a Crown colony since 1841. Argentina asserted (and maintains) that the islands are Argentine territory, and the Argentine government thus characterised its military action as the reclamation of its own territory. The conflict was a major episode in the protracted dispute over the territories' sovereignty. In total, 649 Argentine military personnel, 255 British military personnel, and three Falkland Islanders were killed during the hostilities. The conflict lasted 74 days and ended with an Argentine surrender on 14 June, returning the islands to British control. On 5 April, the British government dispatched a naval task force to engage the Argentine Navy and Air Force before making an amphibious assault on the islands. The conflict began on 2 April, when Argentina invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands, followed by the invasion of South Georgia the next day. The Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas) 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.
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