Why is the Malvinas Islands a dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom? What are the historical reasons?

The 74-day Battle of Yingama Island from April 2 to June 14, 1982. This war without a formal declaration of war was called an "armed conflict" by diplomats. Known as the Falklands War, this was the first modern war in the 20th century.

The Malvinas Islands (herein referred to as the Malvinas Islands) are located in the South Atlantic Ocean, extending from 57°40'W in the east to 62°W in the west, to 53°S in the south, and to 53°S in the north. on the sea between 52°15'. The archipelago consists of 346 islands and reefs, with a total area of ??15,800 square kilometers. Among them, there are 15 islands that are inhabited all year round, mainly Soledad Island (ie East Falkland Island, referred to as East Island in this article), Grand Malvi Naas Island (i.e. West Falkland Island, referred to as West Island in this article) has a total population of about 2,000, the vast majority of whom are descendants of British immigrants. The capital is Port Stanley (Port Argentina). South Georgia Island is an affiliated island of the Falklands Islands (referred to as South Island in this article). It is located 716 nautical miles southeast of the Falklands Islands, at 39° west longitude and 53° south latitude. It covers an area of ??3,700 square kilometers. The number of residents changes with the seasons. It has a population of 500 and its capital is Gritviken.

The Falkland Islands are 250 nautical miles away from the Strait of Magellan, an important waterway between the South Atlantic and the South Pacific, 276 nautical miles from the mainland of Argentina, and 7,000 nautical miles from the mainland of the United Kingdom. It has a cold zone climate, is swampy, and has poor biological resources. However, its strategic position is extremely important. It is not only located on the only way to connect the two oceans in the southern hemisphere, but also has many harbors formed by its long and winding coastline, which constitutes the most important British base in the South Atlantic. base. During both world wars, the British Navy used this base to control sea control in the South Atlantic. In recent years, Falklands has become an advanced base for the development of Antarctica, and its status has become even more important. Coupled with the discovery of undersea oil in the 1980s, the dispute between Britain and Afghanistan over the sovereignty of the Falklands has intensified.

Speaking of the dispute over the sovereignty of the Falklands between Britain and Afghanistan, it has a long history, is long and complicated. The Englishman John Davis discovered the island in 1592, but Argentina believes that it was discovered by the Portuguese Gomes in 1520. In 1690, the Englishman John Strong discovered the strait between the east and west islands and named it the Falkland Strait, thus naming the islands the Falkland Islands. At the beginning of the 18th century, a large number of French people came to the island, called the Maloine Islands, and later changed to the Spanish Malvinas Islands. The French established settlements on the East Island in 1764, and the British established settlements on the West Island in 1765. In 1766, Spain bought the East Island from France for 250,000 pounds. In 1770, Spain sent troops to occupy the West Island. In 1816, Argentina declared independence and claimed to inherit Spanish sovereignty over the Falklands. The British occupied the West Island in 1832 and the East Island the following year. Since then, Britain and Afghanistan have conducted many negotiations on the sovereignty of the Falklands.

The negotiations between the two parties in New York broke down again in February 1982. Argentina began to prepare to regain the Falklands by force and formulated an action plan code-named "Rosario".

On March 19, 1982, 39 workers from an Argentine company came to the South Island to dismantle an old whale processing factory. The workers raised the Argentine flag on the island. Britain immediately lodged a strong protest. On March 24, the British Navy icebreaker "Endurance", which was originally stationed in the Falklands, carried two helicopters and 140 soldiers and went to the South Island to implement deterrence.

On March 26, Argentine President Galtieri ordered the early implementation of the "Rosario" plan, which consisted of 2 destroyers, 2 frigates, 1 tank landing ship, 1 submarine, and 1 icebreaker , a supply ship carried 2 battalions of Marines to form the 40th Amphibious Task Force, which set off from Belgrano to recover the Falklands, with 1 frigate and 1 supply ship carrying 2 platoons of Marines to form the 40th Amphibious Task Force. The 60th Amphibious Task Force set out from Port de Seado to recapture the South Island. It also consisted of 1 aircraft carrier, 4 destroyers, 1 frigate, and 1 oil tanker to form the 20th Task Force to provide combat cover. The overall commander of the operation is Lieutenant General Osvaldo Garcia, commander of the Army's 5th Army and commander of the Malvinas Theater.

On April 10, the 40th Amphibious Formation arrived at the Falklands. At midnight, a reconnaissance team of the Afghan Marines landed at Pembroke Point. In the early morning of the next day, the frogmen landed on York Beach. At 6:30, the main force of the Afghan army landed at Longke Bay and immediately captured the airport and port.

At 830, seven Afghan C-130 transport planes brought in more than 3,000 support troops, bringing the total strength of the Afghan army on the island to 4,000. At nine o'clock, the British governor of the Falklands surrendered with 181 officers and soldiers. The Afghan army occupied the Falklands, established an administrative agency, and appointed Brigadier Menendez as the military governor of the Falklands.

The news of the Afghan army's recapture of the Falklands spread to the country, and public sentiment was excited. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the "Plaza de Mayo" in front of the Presidential Palace, singing the national anthem and shouting slogans to celebrate the victory. More than a dozen political parties across the country unanimously expressed support for the government's actions. President Galtieri's popularity reached its peak.

After learning that the Falklands were occupied by Argentina, the United Kingdom immediately announced that it would break off diplomatic relations with Argentina, establish a wartime cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and serve as the highest decision-making body. It also formulated a plan to use force as the backing. A multi-pronged political, diplomatic, and economic approach was adopted to force Argentina to withdraw its troops. If Argentina did not surrender, it would use force to retake the Falklands.