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Mrs. Kirchner’s Malvinas Veteran Day message from London

Thursday, April 2nd 2009 - 10:27 UTC
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President Cristina Fernadez de Kirchner President Cristina Fernadez de Kirchner

On the 27th anniversary of the Argentine landing in Falklands/Malvinas, which triggered the South Atlantic conflict in 1982, the Argentine government will commemorate Thursday April 2 the Day of the Veteran and the Fallen in the Malvinas War.

President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner currently in London participating of the G-20 world leaders’ summit is scheduled to make an address on Argentine national television. She will also hold a symbolic commemoration at the Argentine embassy in London

In Buenos Aires Defence Minister Nilda Garré will lead the ceremony Thursday morning at the Sergeant Cabral Non Commissioned Officers Army School in the huge Campo de Mayo military compound.

According to the official Argentine release Mrs. Kirchner in her address will recall “Operation Rosario” when Argentine forces momentarily “recovered the Malvinas islands”. Argentine forces landed April 2 and capitulated June 14, 1982 to a British Task Force sent to recover the Islands.

When her address she will be accompanied by the Armed Forces Joint Chiefs of Staff, Brigadier General Jorge Chevalier; Rear Admiral Pablo Vignoles and Colonel Mayor Alejandro Brizuela, all of them Malvinas veterans. Three non commissioned officers from the three services will also be at the ceremony.

Previous to the message the Argentine president will lay a flower wreath at the monument of Argentina’s Liberator Jose de San Martín across from the embassy in Belgrave Square.

In Buenos Aires Minister Garré and the second in command of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Daniel Camponovo will talk about the significance of April 2. Later at 11 o’clock there will be another commemoration at the cenotaph to the Malvinas fallen in downtown Buenos Aires at the San Martin Square. The cenotaph has plaques with the names of all Argentine combatants who did not return from the war.

Officially 649 Argentines were killed in combat and 1.068 wounded.

It was also announced that Mrs. Kirchner will to return to Buenos Aires on Friday (instead of Saturday) to pay her respects to the family of former president Raúl Alfonsín who died this week. Mrs. Kirchner described Mr. Alfonsin as a man of “strong convictions” and although they did have differences “he always defended his positions with great dignity”.

The Argentine president was informed of Mr. Alfonsin death on arrival at London and immediately contacted the family plus declaring a three day national mourning and flags at half mast.

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  • juan

    Here in Ushuaia & rest of Argentina we celebrate the Malvinas Day. Our President Cristina Kirchner,will celebrate it in London to the World.
    The Malvinas Anthem says:
    “Tras su manto de neblinas
    no las hemos de olvidar
    ”Las Malvinas Argentinas“
    clama el viento y ruge el mar.
    Ni de aquellos horizontes
    nuestra enseña han de arrancar,
    pues su blanco está en los montes
    y en su azul se tiñe el mar.
    Por ausente, por vencido
    baja estraño pabellón
    ningún suelo más querido,
    de la Patria en la extensión.
    Rompa el manto de neblinas
    como un sol nuestro ideal,
    Las Malvinas Argentinas,
    en dominio ya inmortal.
    Y ante el sol de nuestro emblema
    pura, nítida y triunfal
    brille, ¡Oh Patria! en tu diadema
    la perdida perla austral.
    Para honor de nuestro emblema,
    para orgullo nacional,
    brille, ¡Oh Patria! en tu diadema
    la perdida perla austral.”

    Apr 02nd, 2009 - 11:04 am 0
  • Rick

    I m sorry for the comment of 1-Juan. The lack of education and respect are sad badges of the Argentinians. My condolences and respect for the dead men in so absurd war. I understand and sorry about the reason of that do not want to be Argentinians. I was in Port Stanley in 1981, you have a beautiful home. My respects.

    Apr 03rd, 2009 - 02:27 am 0
  • Luis Barone

    Im sorry for the comment of Rick. His lack of education and respect is a sad bagde for british. In this day we conmemorate the recovery of our land, in this day we honor those men who gave their lives to recover our islands in an absurd war. the malvinas anthem only says that we will never forget malvinas, is not disrespectful at all, British use its armed forces to sustain sovereignty, we just use a song and diplomacy.

    Apr 03rd, 2009 - 08:52 am 0
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