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Events relating to the falkland islands
John Strong, landing on some remote Atlantic islands, names them after Viscount Falkland, treasurer of the British navy
A French expedition from St Malo, founding a colony on East Falkland, name the islands Les Îsles Malouines
The Spanish, now in sole occupation of the Falkland Islands, call them Las Islas Malvinas
The newly independent republic of Argentina takes possession of Las Islas Malvinas (the Falklands)
Britain ejects the Argentinians from the Falklands and begins the process of settlement with British farmers
The Falkland Islands, by now occupied by some 2000 settlers, become a British colony
Maximilian von Spee's squadron of cruisers is sunk by the British off the Falkland Islands
The General Assembly of the UN asks Argentina and Britain to enter negotiations on their long-running dispute over the Falklands
5000 Argentinian troops land in the Falkland Islands, provoking war with Britain
British troops recapture Port Stanley, after which the Argentinian forces in the Falklands surrender
The leader of the Argentinian junta, Leopoldo Galtieri, resigns three days after the Falklands defeat
Britain and Argentina come to an agreement concerning the future exploitation of oil around the Falkland Islands
Fifteen years after the Falklands War there are 1700 British troops in the islands, guarding 2200 residents
Argentina submits a claim for large areas of the South Atlantic, including the Falkland Islands, under the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention