Tag: Margaret Thatcher

Friday, January 10th 2025 - 15:29 UTC
Falkland Islands commemorate Margaret Thatcher Day

The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly marked Margaret Thatcher Day on January 10, paying tribute to the late British Prime Minister for her leadership during the 1982 Falklands War. The day is observed annually to honor her role in safeguarding the Islands’ right to self-determination.
Monday, May 13th 2024 - 10:59 UTC
Falklands war: “The secret pact between Chile and the United Kingdom”, ex-head of Argentine Army

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.
Wednesday, May 8th 2024 - 10:59 UTC
Falklands: “Our relation with Argentina is cyclical, one step forward and two back”

Argentine president Javier Milei has shocked his country's public opinion admitting that the Falkland Islands are still British, but he has not dropped the sovereignty claim and has vowed to recover them, by diplomatic means, in “a long-term process.”
Monday, May 6th 2024 - 23:28 UTC
Milei: Malvinas not a priority

Argentine President Javier Milei insisted on praising former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and acknowledged that the Falkland Islands were rightfully to remain under British rule.
Thursday, March 28th 2024 - 11:53 UTC
“Democracy returned to Argentina thanks to Margaret Thatcher,” Argentine historian said

”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, January 17th 2024 - 19:18 UTC
Argentina and UK explore economic ties and Falklands resolution in Davos meeting

Argentine President Javier Milei and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron met at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday, signalling a commitment to enhance bilateral trade relations and address the dispute over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands. Both nations engaged in a conflict over this territory in 1982, when Argentina invaded the South Atlantic islands. Since then, the South American country has maintained its claim to sovereignty.
Thursday, January 11th 2024 - 17:23 UTC
Falklands' Legislative Assembly honors Margaret Thatcher

The Chair of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly MLA John Birmingham attended the Margaret Thatcher Memorial in Stanley on Wednesday to pay respects to the former Prime Minister, laying a bouquet at the memorial.
Wednesday, January 10th 2024 - 11:34 UTC
Falklands Representative honors Margaret Thatcher on annual memorial day

In observance of Margaret Thatcher Day, Richard Hyslop, Falkland Islands Government Representative to the UK & Europe, paid respects to the late Baroness Thatcher. He laid a bouquet of flowers on her grave, representing the gratitude of the Falklands for her role in the liberation of the Islands during 1982 conflict in the South Atlantic.
Tuesday, November 28th 2023 - 11:05 UTC
Argentine president elect Milei is right about one thing: British sovereignty of the Falklands must end

By Simon Jenkins from The Guardian - The Conservatives’ stubborn stance on the Islands’ future is merely a refusal to let go of our last spark of military glory
Tuesday, November 14th 2023 - 10:12 UTC
Sergio Massa: “For me Thatcher is an enemy of the Argentine people”

In a heated debate that unfolded on Sunday, Libertarian Congressman Javier Milei found himself at odds with Economy Minister Sergio Massa. The confrontation reached a boiling point as Milei accused Massa of employing the “falacia ad populum” strategy, dismissing technical discussions as if they were only meant for a select few, rather than the millions of voters they both aimed to represent.