Congressional Digest

International Debates Archives May 2007 No. 5 Vol. 5
Falklands War Timeline

The Falklands/Malvinas Islands

25 Years After War, the Dispute Continues

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Falklands War Timeline

Events of 1982

January 9 — The British Ambassador to Argentina lodges a formal protest against theunauthorized landing on South Georgia onDecember 20, 1981, by Argentine scrap-metal merchant Constantino Davidoff.   January 12 — The Argentine Joint Armed Forces Committee beginsplanning a military invasion of the Islands,later revealed in articles in La Prensa newspaper.   February 25 — British Deputy Foreign Minister Richard Luce andhis Argentine counterpart Ernesto Ros begin sovereignty talks in New York.   March 1 — The two deputy foreign ministers issue a jointcommuniqué praising the “cordial and positive spirit of the discussions.   March 2 — The Argentine foreign…

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