British military administration of the Falkland Islands

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The British military administration of the Falkland Islands was the temporary governing authority established by the United Kingdom after recapturing the islands in 1982, overseeing their transition back to civilian rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military administration
temporary government
appliesToConflict United Kingdom–Argentina dispute over the Falkland Islands
linked to: Falklands War
appliesToEvent Falklands War
appliesToGovernmentForm military government
appliesToGovernmentTransition restoration of the office of Governor of the Falkland Islands
appliesToHistoricalRegion South Atlantic
appliesToMilitaryBranch British Army
Royal Air Force
Royal Navy
appliesToPeriod post‑war transition after the Falklands War
appliesToPoliticalEntity Crown colony of the Falkland Islands
linked to: Crown colony
appliesToPopulation residents of the Falkland Islands
appliesToTerritory Falkland Islands
appliesToWar Falklands War
appliesToYear 1982
continent South America
country United Kingdom
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
currency Falkland Islands pound
endTime 1982
establishedBy United Kingdom Armed Forces
followedBy civilian government of the Falkland Islands
follows Argentine military occupation of the Falkland Islands
governingBody British military commander in the Falkland Islands
governs public order in the Falkland Islands
reconstruction and recovery after the Falklands War
hasCapital Stanley
hasJurisdiction Falkland Islands land territory
Falkland Islands territorial waters
hasLegalBasis British Crown authority
hasPoliticalAlignment pro‑British sovereignty
hasSovereign Elizabeth II
historicalPeriod late 20th century
legalStatus military rule
locatedInTimeZone FKT
natureOfStatement temporary
officialLanguage English
partOf British Overseas Territories governance
post‑conflict occupation administrations
purpose maintenance of security after the conflict
restoration of British civil administration
reasonForExistence recapture of the Falkland Islands by British forces in 1982
replaces Argentine military junta authority in the Falkland Islands
significantEvent transition to civilian rule in the Falkland Islands
startTime 1982

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Military Governor of the Falkland Islands replacedBy British military administration of the Falkland Islands
Jeremy Moore sideInConflict United Kingdom in the Falklands War
linked to: British military administration of the Falkland Islands
Argentine military administration of the Falkland Islands replaced British colonial administration of the Falkland Islands
linked to: British military administration of the Falkland Islands
Argentine military administration of the Falkland Islands replacedBy British military administration of the Falkland Islands
Argentine military administration of the Falkland Islands successorAdministration British Forces Falkland Islands military government
linked to: British military administration of the Falkland Islands