Falkland Islands

The Argentina Military Junta in 1982 was very unpopular and needed a cause to bolster its position and popularity, distracting the restless population from their econmic woes and dissatisfaction at te government. Ownership of the islands has always been disputed and the British decision to declare the future withdraw of the patrol ship HMS Endurance was misinterpreted as a sign that the UK was losing interest and wouldn't fight to regain the islands if invaded.

There are a number of different points of view on the political and military series of events - a browse of wikipedia will provide more detail

MALVINAS. A Spanish derivative after the French Îles Malouines, named when the archepelago was a French colony, it is Breton for: in the manner of the mariners and fishermen of St Malo, who occupied the colony.

The Falkland Islands are a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic and were originally part of the British Empire. The Falklands are occupied mostly by people of British descent and have been for about 200 years. In a referendum, 97% of the islanders voted to remain a British Overseas Territory. However, Argentina has long claimed sovereignty of the islands and in fact invaded the islands in 1982. Britain sent a military task force to retake the islands with considerable loss of life on both sides of the conflict. Argentina is still pressing for sovereignty of the islands and the islanders are still overwhelmingly adamant that they want to remain affiliated to Britain. It is unlikely that Argentina will try to retake the islands again, particularly as Britain now has a much bigger military presence on the islands than they did in 1982.

The Falkland Islands (Malvinas) are a British colony.

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The Falkland Islands are an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom and the majority of the people are of British descent. However, Argentina has been claiming sovereignty for many years.

A Falkland Islands 1986 silver 25 Pound coin (QE II)(Prince Andrew's Wedding)(Proof), uncirculated and in absolute mint condition and original packaging, could fetch up to £80 GBP.

A reputable coin dealer will be able to give a more accurate valuation.

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The Falkland Islands is owned by the United Kingdom (Britain).

The British call it the Falkland Islands because of the Falklands war, they claimed sovereignty at that time, but the Spanish claim that it should be called the Malvina Islands due to it being located in Argentina. The dispute has been going on for several years, but after the death of Margaret Thatcher the islands have agreed to stay British.

Yes however the two dont get along and Argentina despite faving a inferior military try to provoke the UK with petty squabbles. Germany has a better right to the Falkland islands than Argentina but despiste this Argentina persists.

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The Falkland Islands at much further south than the West Indies.

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It is a debatable question: I wasn't there. H Jones battalion atack on Darwin/Goose Green was ultimately successful despite being both against all odds in terms of what a single battalion should have been able to accomplish given the defenses they were opposed by (at least in terms of numbers) & the fact that this was an attack which was ordered by commanders not on site but was politically driven by political desires in London. The fact remains the BBC world service announced to anyone that was listening at the time that they were on their way might well have induced any commander to stop right where they were at the time ! That Colonel Jones was killed does not in itself make him open to criticism: What he did was undoubtedly brave and showed his desire to achieve what, at the time, his battalion was unable to do in overcoming enemy fire from a defensive position. One might argue that was not his role. However I do not know of many people, to put it at its mildest, who would be in any way critical of the award of a VC. They don't get awarded without due circumspection. The fact that the attack achieved what it did, in the way that it did against the defensive forces that it did must reflect well upon Colonel Jones leadership prior to the event. Oh, & while we are on the subject, I want to know if this is the only war or conflict in modern history which has no civillian casualties whatsoever ? I do think an answer from someone far nearer the fron than I was at the time (British Army, snug in my UK billet at the time) might be more relevant than my armchair opinion. I have just re read Max Hastings & Simon Jenkins excellent 'The Struggle for the Falklands'

The United Kingdom, I'm doing my homework right now and that's the answer I saw on Answers.com from someone else who asked the same question but got answered by someone who said "The United Kingdom :)" (or something like that)

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which country is more democratics nigeriaor south africa

The Falkland Islands are off the east coast of Argentina in South America.

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