Argentine military administration of the Falkland Islands

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The Argentine military administration of the Falkland Islands was the short-lived regime imposed by Argentina to govern the islands during its 1982 occupation in the Falklands War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military administration
occupation regime
temporary government
affectedPopulation Falkland Islanders NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Argentine occupation of the Falkland Islands (administration) NERFINISHED
appliesToTerritory Falkland Islands NERFINISHED
capital Stanley NERFINISHED
changedToponym Stanley renamed Puerto Argentino
claimedBy Argentina NERFINISHED
conflict Falklands War
contestedBy United Kingdom NERFINISHED
country Argentina
dateOfInvasion 1982-04-02
duration about 10 weeks
endedAsResultOf British recapture of the Falkland Islands NERFINISHED
endTime 1982-06-14
establishedAsResultOf Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands NERFINISHED
establishedBy Argentine Armed Forces NERFINISHED
event internment of some British officials and residents
seizure of Government House in Stanley
governingBody Argentine Army NERFINISHED
Argentine Navy NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Cold War era NERFINISHED
introducedCurrency Argentine peso NERFINISHED
languageUsed Spanish
legacy continuing sovereignty dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom
legalStatus not internationally recognized as sovereign government of the islands
militaryGovernor Mario Benjamín Menéndez NERFINISHED
notableDocument Argentine decrees extending national law to the islands
officialName Gobierno Militar de las Islas Malvinas, Georgias del Sur y Sandwich del Sur NERFINISHED
opposedBy United Kingdom NERFINISHED
partOf South Atlantic conflict of 1982 NERFINISHED
policy imposition of Argentine law
military curfew and security controls
replacement of English with Spanish in official use
reasonForEstablishment to assert Argentine sovereignty over the Falkland Islands
replaced British colonial administration of the Falkland Islands NERFINISHED
replacedBy British military administration of the Falkland Islands NERFINISHED
resultedIn strengthening of British control after 1982
startTime 1982-04-02
subordinateTo Argentine military junta NERFINISHED
successorAdministration British Forces Falkland Islands military government NERFINISHED
surrenderDate 1982-06-14

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Military Governor of the Falkland Islands partOf Argentine military administration of the Falkland Islands
Military Governor of the Falkland Islands associatedEvent Argentine military administration of the Falkland Islands
this entity surface form: Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands
Argentine surrender at Port Stanley endedOccupationOf Argentine military administration of the Falkland Islands
this entity surface form: Falkland Islands by Argentina
Argentine 12th Infantry Regiment involvedIn Argentine military administration of the Falkland Islands
this entity surface form: Argentine occupation of the Falkland Islands in 1982
Argentine 25th Infantry Regiment elements partOfOperation Argentine military administration of the Falkland Islands
this entity surface form: Argentine defense of Darwin–Goose Green