Tag: 35th Anniversary of the Falklands Liberation

• Thursday, July 27th 2017 - 15:53 UTC

  Falklands' issues Crown coin on 35th anniversary of Liberation Day

  

  The government and Treasury of the Falkland Islands have issued (11th July) a new crown coin which remembers the 35th anniversary of the day the Islands were officially and wholly liberated from invading Argentine military forces.

• Tuesday, June 20th 2017 - 21:24 UTC

  The Falklands: 35 Years of Progress opens today at the A&D Gallery

  

  “The Falklands: 35 Years of Progress” is the second photographic exhibition held by the Falkland Islands Government, and is an exhibition with a difference. The photographs were crowd-sourced by the Falkland Islands Government, which ran a competition to find the very best pictures from the Islands’ many skilled photographers.

• Thursday, June 15th 2017 - 11:15 UTC

  Liberation Day Reception, London Gratitude for the Past, Hope for the Future

  

  Falkland Islanders and their supporters met in London on the 13th of June for the annual Liberation Day Reception. This time it was special - it marked the 35th anniversary of the war. Guest of honour was Sir Alan Duncan, just re-appointed as Foreign Office Minister with responsibility for the Falklands; this was his first outside engagement.

• Wednesday, June 14th 2017 - 16:20 UTC

  Commemorations for 35th anniversary of Liberation Day held in Falklands

  

  Commemorations are being held in the Falkland Islands to mark the end of the Falklands War 35 years ago today. Liberation Day, as it is officially known in the Falklands, is commemorated every year on the 14th June to mark the end of 74 days of Argentine occupation in 1982.

• Tuesday, June 13th 2017 - 14:36 UTC

  35th Anniversary of the Falkland Islands Conflict

  

  June 14th 2017 marks the 35th anniversary of the surrender of Argentinean forces and the Liberation of the Falkland Islands. The date marks the end of the short but brutal conflict that lasted 74 days, following the Argentine invasion of April 2nd 1982.

• Thursday, June 8th 2017 - 07:54 UTC

  Poppy Coin Commemorates 35th Anniversary of Falklands War

  

  To commemorate the 35th Anniversary of the Falklands Liberation, Pobjoy Mint has produced a ‘Lest We Forget’ Poppy coin in honor of the soldiers that gave their lives for the sovereignty of their country.