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Montevideo, April 15th 2025 - 12:38 UTC

Tag: Falklands War

  • Monday, May 13th 2024 - 10:59 UTC

    Falklands war: “The secret pact between Chile and the United Kingdom”, ex-head of Argentine Army

    Thatcher visits General Pinochet on the Wentworth estate

    A former commander in chief of the Argentine Army, 2003 to 2011, and Malvinas Veteran, Martín Balza in a recent column in the Buenos Aires daily Perfil, wrote a column exposing what he described as 'a secret pact between Chile and UK', to help avoid the defeat of the British Task Force in 1982 during the Falkland Islands conflict with Argentina.

  • Saturday, April 27th 2024 - 10:45 UTC

    Repair ship RFA Diligence, involved in Falklands and Gulf wars, sold to Turkey

    RFA Diligence was previously chartered by the British government to support naval activities during the Falklands conflict in 1982.

    The Portsmouth media has reported that RFA Diligence, a Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship previously involved in the Falklands and Gulf conflicts, has arrived in Turkey after being sold for recycling by the UK Defense Equipment Sales Authority (DESA).

  • Wednesday, April 10th 2024 - 10:33 UTC

    Falkland Islands Government Office pays tribute to veterans on reunion weekend

    Photo: Falkland Islands Government Office

    A delegation from the Falkland Islands Government Office (FIGO) in London recently participated in the South Atlantic Medal Association (82) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Reunion Weekend held in Hull on April 6th and 7th.

  • Wednesday, April 3rd 2024 - 10:32 UTC

    Milei pledges to obtain a roadmap for the return of Malvinas during his mandate

    Milei and Villarruel deposit a flower wreath at the Cenotaph

    On the 42nd anniversary of the start of the Falklands/Malvinas war, President Javier Milei pledged that during his term in office “we will have a roadmap so that the Malvinas Islands return to Argentine hands,” underlining that the South Atlantic Islands sovereignty claim is an includible mandate for all Argentines, but for this we need “a country with a vigorous and prosperous economy” and that respects its armed forces.

  • Wednesday, April 3rd 2024 - 10:32 UTC

    Milei and Villarruel embrace next at the Cenotaph

    Milei and Villarruel embrace next at the Cenotaph

    Taking advantage of the commemoration to honor the Heroes of Malvinas, Milei stressed the importance of a strong and prosperous economy, based on the concept of freedom to produce and trade and thus respected internationally, as the basis for ensuring that claims over the Malvinas sovereignty will be taken seriously, and with prospects of advancing. He said that a leadership that for decades only produced more poor people and made Argentina a serial defaulter, had no chances of being listened or considered.

  • Tuesday, April 2nd 2024 - 23:58 UTC

    Argentina: Milei calls for reconciliation with Armed Forces at Malvinas tribute

    The President's remarks also touched upon economic and geopolitical considerations, emphasizing the need for a prosperous economy and a capable defense force to assert Argentina's sovereignty claims

    President Javier Milei, along with Vice President Victoria Villarruel, led a solemn tribute to the fallen of the Falklands/Malvinas War on the 42nd anniversary of the conflict. In an emotional move, Milei called for a new era of reconciliation with Argentina's armed forces, emphasizing their role in the nation's history and sovereignty, despite criticism from various civilian sectors about their role during the last military dictatorship (1976-1983).

  • Monday, April 1st 2024 - 23:01 UTC

    Ceremonies in Buenos Aires on the Day of the Malvinas Veteran and the Fallen in combat

    The cenotaph at Plaza San Martin which honors the 649 Argentines fallen in combat during the Falklands conflict.

    April 2nd is a very special day in the Argentine calendar, a national holiday, which recalls the Falklands conflict, (when the Argentine military landed and occupied the Islands that day in 1982) and is remembered as the “Day of the Malvinas Veteran and the Fallen in combat”.

  • Thursday, March 28th 2024 - 11:53 UTC

    “Democracy returned to Argentina thanks to Margaret Thatcher,” Argentine historian said

    Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

    ”You really want to know why democracy returned to Argentina, (1983), it's hard to say, and you need guts to say it, but all of us Argentines must know it, and accept it, democracy returned to Argentina thanks to Margaret Thatcher, and the Malvinas adventure defeat...”

  • Wednesday, March 27th 2024 - 11:10 UTC

    HMS Coventry recovered Cross of Nails commemorated on canvas

    Emerging from the depths a diver clasps the Cross – symbol of a city, a Royal Navy warship and hope over suffering

    Four decades after the Cross of Nails was recovered from HMS Coventry off the Falklands, one of the team involved in the delicate operation has had it commemorated on canvas. Emerging from the depths a diver clasps the Cross – symbol of a city, a Royal Navy warship and hope over suffering – in a tribute to the men lost when the warship went down, and the men who dived to the wreck on the secret recovery operation.

  • Wednesday, March 27th 2024 - 11:03 UTC

    Falklands: soon release of files on bombing of RFA Sir Galahad at Bluff Cove

    RFA Sir Galahad ablaze after the bombing raid by the Argentine air force, 8 June, only a week before the surrender of the occupying Argentine forces

    Two secret Falkland Islands War files related to the bombing of the navy support ship Sir Galahad could soon be released, Defense minister Andrew Murrison told the Commons. “Government was considering releasing the files related to the disaster, subject to legal checks,” he said and suggesting more details could be released in coming months rather that years.