Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute
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Sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas) is disputed by Argentina and the United Kingdom. The British claim to sovereignty dates from 1690, when they made the first recorded landing on the islands,[1] and the United Kingdom has exercised de facto sovereignty over the archipelago almost continuously since 1833. Argentina has long disputed this claim, having been in control of the islands for a few years prior to 1833. The dispute escalated in 1982, when Argentina invaded the islands, precipitating the Falklands War.
April 1764 – February 1767 | France |
January 1765 – July 1770 | Great Britain |
February 1767 – February 1811 | Spain |
September 1771 – May 1774 | Great Britain |
February 1811 – August 1829 | None |
August 1829 – December 1831 | United Provinces of the Río de la Plata |
December 1831 – January 1832 | United States |
January–December 1832 | None |
December 1832 – January 1833 | Argentine Confederation |
January–August 1833 | United Kingdom[Note 1] |
August 1833 – January 1834 | None |
January 1834 – April 1982 | United Kingdom |
April–June 1982 | Argentina |
June 1982 – present | United Kingdom |
Falkland Islanders overwhelmingly prefer to remain British. Following the British victory in the Falklands War, they were granted full British citizenship under the British Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act 1983.