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2 APR 1982 | Argentine invades Falkland Islands | Falkland Islands

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🇦🇷 ARGENTINA SEIZES FALKLAND ISLANDS

April 2, 1982 — Under cover of darkness and stormy Atlantic seas, Argentine military forces land on the beaches of Port Stanley. The invasion marks the beginning of a 74-day conflict that will captivate the world and reshape South American geopolitics. Distant hills of the settlement await the dawn of war.

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Liam O'Mara IV, PhD 1d ago

The #FalklandsWar began on #ThisDayInHistory in 1982 with occupation of #SouthGeorgia. #Argentina's dictatorship, deeply unpopular, stoked #nationalism to stay in power. #Thatcher, also unpopular (16% approval in '81) did the same. 649 Argentine & 258 British lives were the cost.

PugJesus Mar 25

The Brits should probably get that looked at

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1917529/the-brits-should-probably-get-that-looked-at

PugJesus Mar 25

The Brits should probably get that looked at

Liam O'Mara IV, PhD Mar 19

In an advance preview of the coming #FalklandsWar, on #ThisDayInHistory in 1982 #Argentina sent Marines, disguised as civilian scientists, to raise the Argentinian flag on #SouthGeorgiaIsland, a tiny British Antarctic dependency & research base. The war broke out two weeks later.