Interstate war

Falklands War

2 Apr 1982 – 14 Jun 1982 · 51.70° S, 57.85° W

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When
2 Apr 1982 – 14 Jun 1982
Kind
Interstate war
Deaths
950
Coordinates
51.70° S, 57.85° W
Type
Interstate war
Region
South Atlantic
Cities
Port Stanley
Side a
Not delineated into two sides (see military_alliances_raw)
Side b
Not delineated into two sides (see military_alliances_raw)
Alliances
Not documented as a formal two-sided alliance structure

Placed approximately by the source.

Falklands War

1982 undeclared Argentina–United Kingdom war

The Falklands War was a ten-week war in the South Atlantic in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over possession of the Falkland Islands and its dependencies of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The conflict began on 2 April 1982 when Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, followed by the invasion of South Georgia the next day.

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