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Events on Friday 2 April 1982 2
1982Argentina invades the Falkland IslandsArgentine forces land on the British territoryArgentine troops invaded and occupied the British overseas territory in the South Atlantic, which Argentina claimed as Las Malvinas. The invasion triggered the Falklands War with the United Kingdom, which recaptured the islands ten weeks later.
1982The Falklands WarSouth Atlantic ConflictConflict between the UK and Argentina over the Falkland Islands.