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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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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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