Argentine military administration of the Falkland Islands

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The Argentine military administration of the Falkland Islands was the short-lived regime imposed by Argentina to govern the islands during its 1982 occupation in the Falklands War.

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military administration ⓘ
occupation regime ⓘ
temporary government ⓘ
affectedPopulation Falkland Islanders ⓘ
linked to: Falkland Islands
alsoKnownAs Argentine occupation of the Falkland Islands (administration) ⓘ
appliesToTerritory Falkland Islands ⓘ
capital Stanley ⓘ
changedToponym Stanley renamed Puerto Argentino ⓘ
claimedBy Argentina ⓘ
conflict Falklands War ⓘ
contestedBy United Kingdom ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
dateOfInvasion 1982-04-02 ⓘ
duration about 10 weeks ⓘ
endedAsResultOf British recapture of the Falkland Islands ⓘ
endTime 1982-06-14 ⓘ
establishedAsResultOf Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands ⓘ
establishedBy Argentine Armed Forces ⓘ
event internment of some British officials and residents ⓘ
seizure of Government House in Stanley ⓘ
governingBody Argentine Army ⓘ
Argentine Navy ⓘ
historicalPeriod Cold War era ⓘ
linked to: Cold War
introducedCurrency Argentine peso ⓘ
languageUsed Spanish ⓘ
legacy continuing sovereignty dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom ⓘ
legalStatus not internationally recognized as sovereign government of the islands ⓘ
militaryGovernor Mario Benjamín Menéndez ⓘ
notableDocument Argentine decrees extending national law to the islands ⓘ
officialName Gobierno Militar de las Islas Malvinas, Georgias del Sur y Sandwich del Sur ⓘ
opposedBy United Kingdom ⓘ
partOf South Atlantic conflict of 1982 ⓘ
linked to: Falklands War
policy imposition of Argentine law ⓘ
military curfew and security controls ⓘ
replacement of English with Spanish in official use ⓘ
reasonForEstablishment to assert Argentine sovereignty over the Falkland Islands ⓘ
replaced British colonial administration of the Falkland Islands ⓘ
replacedBy British military administration of the Falkland Islands ⓘ
resultedIn strengthening of British control after 1982 ⓘ
startTime 1982-04-02 ⓘ
subordinateTo Argentine military junta ⓘ
successorAdministration British Forces Falkland Islands military government ⓘ
surrenderDate 1982-06-14 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Military Governor of the Falkland Islands → partOf → Argentine military administration of the Falkland Islands ⓘ
Military Governor of the Falkland Islands → associatedEvent → Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands ⓘ
linked to: Argentine military administration of the Falkland Islands
Argentine surrender at Port Stanley → endedOccupationOf → Falkland Islands by Argentina ⓘ
linked to: Argentine military administration of the Falkland Islands
Argentine 12th Infantry Regiment → involvedIn → Argentine occupation of the Falkland Islands in 1982 ⓘ
linked to: Argentine military administration of the Falkland Islands
Argentine 25th Infantry Regiment elements → partOfOperation → Argentine defense of Darwin–Goose Green ⓘ
linked to: Argentine military administration of the Falkland Islands
Argentine military administration of the Falkland Islands → officialName → Gobierno Militar de las Islas Malvinas, Georgias del Sur y Sandwich del Sur ⓘ
linked to: Argentine military administration of the Falkland Islands
Argentine military administration of the Falkland Islands → alsoKnownAs → Argentine occupation of the Falkland Islands (administration) ⓘ
linked to: Argentine military administration of the Falkland Islands
Argentine military administration of the Falkland Islands → establishedAsResultOf → Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands ⓘ
linked to: Argentine military administration of the Falkland Islands
British military administration of the Falkland Islands → follows → Argentine military occupation of the Falkland Islands ⓘ
linked to: Argentine military administration of the Falkland Islands