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Why does Argentina believe the Falklands are theirs? ›

In 1774, the British settlement was withdrawn, but British sovereignty was not abandoned. In 1816, Argentina declared its independence from Spain and asserted its authority over the Falklands as the successor state to Spain. In 1820, Colonel Jewett took formal possession of the islands on behalf of Buenos Aires.

From 1976 to 1983, Argentina was governed by a military dictatorship that committed horrendous human rights crimes, including torture, extrajudicial executions, and the imprisonment of thousands without trial. The hallmark of political repression in Argentina, however, was the practice of enforced disappearance.

Argentina. The Argentine government argues that it has maintained a claim over the Falkland Islands since 1833. It considers the archipelago part of the Tierra del Fuego Province, along with South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

The United Kingdom does not accept that Argentina has any legitimate claim to sovereignty over the Falkland Islands. The historical facts and legal position are quite clear. The United Kingdom has administered the Falkland Islands peacefully and effectively for more than 180 years.

The Dirty War in Argentina refers to an eight-year period, between 1976 and 1983, in which a right-wing government purged Argentina of left-wing “subversives”. The Dirty War is defined by violent tactics, repression, and cover-up.

When was Argentina a dictatorship? A military junta ruled over Argentina from 1976 to 1983. Since then, the country has been a democracy, albeit not a completely stable one.

Forty years ago, on 24 March 1976, a military junta led by General Jorge Rafael Videla staged a putsch and formally took power in Argentina.

One poll last year found that 81 per cent of Argentines wanted Buenos Aires to continue its efforts to recover the Falklands from the United Kingdom. Equally, Argentines today overwhelmingly agree that the campaign should be pursued exclusively through peaceful, diplomatic channels.

The Argentinean military junta had not foreseen the British military response, and therefore did not plan for the defense of the Malvinas after the invasion. They believed that their action would only result in economic measures by the international community.

The Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de 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.

Why did NATO not defend the Falklands? ›

The Falklands War between the United Kingdom and Argentina did not result in NATO involvement because Article 6 of the North Atlantic Treaty specifies that collective self-defense is applicable only to attacks on member state territories north of the Tropic of Cancer.