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Falkland Islands to hold referendum on sovereignty
June 13, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
The government of the Falkland Islands announced on Tuesday that it will hold a referendum on its political status close to its 30-year anniversary of independence from Argentina's occupation in 1982. Gavin Short, chairman of the islands' legislative assembly, expressed the archipelago's view of.... [more]
UK approved new constitution for disputed Falklands [this day at law]
November 6, 2011 by Clay Flaherty
On November 6, 2008, the UK and Falklands governments approved a new constitution for the disputed South Atlantic Islands. Under the new document, primary governing power is vested in the Falkland's local government but the British governor to the territory retains the power to veto its actions ".... [more]
UK approves new constitution for disputed Falklands
November 7, 2008 by Devin Montgomery
The British and Falkland Islands governments announced Thursday that they have agreed on a new constitution for the disputed South Atlantic Islands, a British territory also claimed by Argentina. Under the new constitution, primary governing power is vested in the Falkland's local government, b....... [more]
Argentina military veterans file lawsuit alleging torture, killings in Falklands war
April 13, 2007 by Mike Rosen-Molina
A group of Argentine veterans of the 1982 Falkland Islands conflict have filed a lawsuit alleging that the Argentine military tortured and killed its own troops during the brief war with Britain over possession of the South Atlantic islands. The former soldiers say they witnessed 20 soldiers being.... [more]
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