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1982
Carrizo-Salvadores, Carlos   Battle of Mount Longdon
12th June Mount Longdon   Commands the Argentinian forces
1981
Davidoff, Constantino   Invasion of South Georgia
20th Dec   An unauthorised landing on South Georgia by Argentine scrap-metal merchant Constantino Davidoff
19th Mar South   Davidoff sends 40 workmen on naval vessel Bahia Buen Suceso to dismantle Leith whaling station, the workmen fail to ask permission to land from the British Antarctic Survey base at Grytviken and hoist the Argentinian flag
1982
Galtieri, Leopoldo   Battle of Port Stanley
14th June Portanley   By daylight Argentine troops are fleeing in disarray, by mid-morning white flags are flying in Stanley, and by noon the British have marched to the outskirts of Stanley
14th June Portanley   General Mario Menendez surrenders to Major General Jeremy Moore at 9pm FI time
14th June Portanley   The battle of Port Stanley ends with the surrender of Argentinian forces
1982
Galtieri, Leopoldo   Capture of Falklands
2nd April Falklands   Galtieri hails the "recovery" of the Malvinas, saying Argentina had been left no option other than military action, while Carrington tells Parliament "Port Stanley is now occupied by Argentine military forces"
1982
Galtieri, Leopoldo   Diplomacy
9th Jan   The British Ambassador to Argentina lodges a formal protest against the unauthorised landing on South Georgia on 20 December 1981 by Argentine scrap-metal merchant Constantino Davidoff
3rd Feb South   Britain renews its formal protest at Davidoff's unauthorised landing in South Georgia
2nd Mar   The Argentine foreign minister says that Argentina reserves the right to 'employ other means' if Britain keeps refusing to cede sovereignty
1st April   Reagan warns Argentine junta leader General Galtieri not to take military action
19th April   Argentina rejects Haig's 5 point peace plan & London is informed
19th April   Argentina rejects Haig's plan unless Britain agrees to transfer sovereignty by 31 December 1982 and allow Argentine nationals to settle in the Islands
29th April   Argentina rejects Haig proposals
2nd May   Peruvian President Belaunde Terry presents a peace proposal to Galtieri who gives preliminary acceptance with some modifications
3rd May   Galtieri rejects Peruvian peace plan, citing General Belgrano
3rd May   Rejects the Peruvian peace plan, cites the sinking of the Belgrano
6th May   Argentine junta rejects Peruvian peace plan
6th May   The Junta rejects the Peruvian peace plan for a 2nd time
10th May   Argentina declares the entire South Atlantic a war zone
12th May   Argentine junta concedes that sovereignty of the Islands isn't a precondition to the United Nations peace plan
12th May   The Junta concedes that "sovereignty not a precondition"
18th May   Argentine junta rejects British peace proposals
18th May   The Junta rejects the British proposals
29th May   Organisation of American States condemns Britain's military action and calls on the USAto stop helping Britain - only the US, Chile, Columbia and Trinidad & Tobago abstain
1982
Galtieri, Leopoldo   Invasion of Falklands
12th Jan Falklands   The Argentine Joint Armed Forces committee beings planning military invasion of Islands
24th Jan Falklands   The Junta's plans to capture Islands are revealed in a series of articles in La Prensa newspaper
6th Mar Falklands   Hercules aircraft operated by Argentine military airline LADE,on a mail run to an Antarctic base, lands at Stanley Airport, falsely claiming a fuel leak, and carrying senior Argentine officers who survet Stanley
31st Mar Falklands   The Junta takes final decision to invade the Islands on 2 April
31st Mar Falklands   Violent anti-government riots occur across Argentina
2nd April Falklands   Argentina puts Operation Rosario into action by bringing ships into position off the Falkand Islands
2nd April Falklands   Argentine special forces land at Mullet Creek at 4.30am, more troops land at York Bay at 5.30am, and by 6am are engaged in battle with the Royal Marines - 3 Argentines are killed
2nd April Falklands   Brigadier General Mario Menendez is appointed Governor of 'Islas Malvinas' and Dependenciesz
2nd April Falklands   Forces the garrison of 18 Royal Marines to surrender
2nd April Falklands   Galtieri hails the "recovery" of the Malvinas, saying Argentina had been left no option other than military action, while Carrington tells Parliament "Port Stanley is now occupied by Argentine military forces"
2nd April Falklands   Governor Hunt orders the surrender at 9.15am - by now the whole town other than Government House is under Argentine control
3rd April Falklands   UN Security Council passes Resolution 502 by 10 votes to 1 (with 4 abstentions) demanding immediate Argentine withdrawal from the Islands - Argentina refuses to comply
14th April Puerto Belgrano   The Argentine fleet leaves Puerto Belgrano
23rd April Falklands   Britain warns Argentina that any military or civilian ship or aircraft representing a threat to the task force will be destroyed
28th April Falklands   Organisation of American States supports Argentina's sovereignty claim but calls for peaceful negotiations
26th June Falklands   Argentine war toll set at 645 dead and missing
1981
Galtieri, Leopoldo   Invasion of South Georgia
20th Dec   An unauthorised landing on South Georgia by Argentine scrap-metal merchant Constantino Davidoff
9th Jan South   The British Ambassador to Argentina lodges a formal protest against the unauthorised landing on South Georgia on 20 December 1981 by Argentine scrap-metal merchant Constantino Davidoff
3rd Feb South   Britain renews its formal protest at Davidoff's unauthorised landing in South Georgia
19th Mar South   Davidoff sends 40 workmen on naval vessel Bahia Buen Suceso to dismantle Leith whaling station, the workmen fail to ask permission to land from the British Antarctic Survey base at Grytviken and hoist the Argentinian flag
1982
Galtieri, Leopoldo   Mobilization
14th April Puerto Belgrano   The Argentine fleet leaves Puerto Belgrano
1982
Galtieri, Leopoldo   Resignation
17th June Buenos Aires   Resigns as President & Army Commander-in-Chief after failing to retain the Falklands
1982
Galtieri, Leopoldo   Rosario
2nd April Falklands   Argentina puts Operation Rosario into action by bringing ships into position off the Falkand Islands
1982
Galtieri, Leopoldo   Rule of Falklands
2nd April Falklands   Galtieri hails the "recovery" of the Malvinas, saying Argentina had been left no option other than military action, while Carrington tells Parliament "Port Stanley is now occupied by Argentine military forces"
19th April Falklands   Argentina rejects Haig's plan unless Britain agrees to transfer sovereignty by 31 December 1982 and allow Argentine nationals to settle in the Islands
28th April Falklands   Organisation of American States supports Argentina's sovereignty claim but calls for peaceful negotiations
1982
Galtieri, Leopoldo   Sinking Belgrano
2nd May   Over 700 men are rescued from the open ocean despite cold seas and stormy weather, the 368 losses from the Belgrano total just over half of Argentine deaths in the Falklands conflict
2nd May   The General Belgrano is sunk outside the Exclusion Zone demarcated by the British
3rd May   After the loss of the Belgrano, the entire Argentine fleet returns to port and do not leave again for the duration of hostilities
3rd May   Galtieri rejects Peruvian peace plan, citing General Belgrano
1982
Galtieri, Leopoldo   Surrender
14th June Portanley   The battle of Port Stanley ends with the surrender of Argentinian forces
1982
Menendez, Mario   Battle of Port Stanley
14th June Portanley   General Mario Menendez surrenders to Major General Jeremy Moore at 9pm FI time
1982
Menendez, Mario   Dismissal
26th July   Brigadier General Mario Menendez dismissed from Argentine army
1982
Menendez, Mario   Invasion of Falklands
2nd April Falklands   Brigadier General Mario Menendez is appointed Governor of 'Islas Malvinas' and Dependenciesz

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