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| 1982 | Galtieri, Leopoldo |  |
| 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 |
| 1982 | Mendes, Costa Nicanor | |
| Falklands Sees invasion leading to a diplomatic solution & resigns when Britain decides to fight |
| Buenos Aires Supports the Junta's decision to invade the Falkland Islands |
| 1982 | Menendez, Mario | |
| 2nd April Falklands Brigadier General Mario Menendez is appointed Governor of 'Islas Malvinas' and Dependenciesz |
