Rule of Falklands, The
History of Argentina
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| | 1831 | Vernet, Luis | |
| Falklands, The Occupation began in 1826 with the foundation of a settlement and a penal colony, the settlement is destroyed by USAwarships after the Argentinian governor of the islands Luis Vernet seizes USAseal hunting ships during a dispute over fishing rights |
| 1833 | Vernet, Luis | |
| Falklands, The British forces return and inform the Argentine commander that they intended to assert British sovereignty, existing settlers are allowed to remain, with an Irish member of Vernet's settlement, William Dickson, appointed as the Islands' governor |
| 1945 | Peron, Juan Domingo | |
| Falklands, The Upon signing the UN Charter, Argentina states that it reserves its right to sovereignty of the islands, as well as its right to recover them |
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