For the people of the Falklands, occupation was at best demeaning, at worst terrifying. Islanders were under the heel of a foreign dictatorship, which had so far generally behaved with moderation, but in whose armoury summary arrest, terror and even murder were known weapons.
As United Kingdom media coverage of the 20th anniversary of the Falklands War gathers momentum, the Guardian newspaper has published the latest supplement on various aspects of the conflict and how it has affected Argentina and the Falkland Islands since. Twenty pages of articles and pictures depict a somewhat unbalanced and unflattering scenario.
Twenty years ago next month, a group of Argentinean 'prospectors' landed on South Georgia, setting in motion the conflict that became the Falklands War. Now that the dust of history has settled, we asked 16 different participants in that war a simple question: was it worth it?
Twenty years ago, at the age of just 23, Argentine Rafael Wollmann became a rich man overnight.
Unbelievable, but true. Politicians running from the spotlight, avoiding television cameras and displaying a minimum profile is the current Argentine scenario where protesters don't dare to unleash all their anger and exasperation, sometimes violently, against elected members of Congress and leaders.
The Group of 7 richest countries in the world, following a meeting in Ottawa, Canada, outlined an optimistic forecast of global economic recovery, although warning there are still risks ahead.
Antarctic Patrol HMS Endurance visited Buenos Aires over the weekend before departing again for the Antarctic.
Chilean president Ricardo Lagos is currently in a trade and investment promotion European tour that includes Sweden, Finland and Italy.