Occupation of the Falkland Islands

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Military Administration of the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands[a] Gobernación Militar de las Islas Malvinas, Georgias del Sur y Sandwich del Sur
April – June 1982[b]
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Himno Nacional Argentino
Status	Military occupation by Argentina
Capital	Puerto Argentino (Stanley)
Common languages	Spanish (official) English (de facto)
President of Argentina
• 1982	Leopoldo Galtieri
Military Commander
• 2 April 1982	Oswaldo Jorge Garcia
• 3 April – 14 June 1982	Mario Menéndez
Historical era	Falklands War
• Argentine invasion	2 April 1982
• Argentine surrender	14 June 1982
• Official dissolution	15 May 1985
Currency	Peso (ARL)
ISO 3166 code	FK
Preceded by Succeeded by Falkland Islands Dependencies Falkland Islands Dependencies
Today part of	Falkland Islands  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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The occupation of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Spanish: Gobernación Militar de las Islas Malvinas, Georgias del Sur y Sandwich del Sur "Military Administration of the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands") was the short-lived Argentine occupation of a group of British islands in the South Atlantic whose sovereignty has long been disputed by Argentina. Until their invasion on 2 April 1982 by the Argentine military junta, they had been governed by the United Kingdom since it re-established control over them in 1833.

The invasion and subsequent occupation signalled the start of the Falklands War, which resulted in the islands' returning to British control on 14 June 1982.

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