Page 2: Falkland Islands Time Line Chronological Timetable of Events - Worldatlas.com

1900s continued

(1921) Killing of fur seals banned
(1945) Argentina stated claims to Islands at newly-formed United Nations
(1947 -1948) Britain offered to take sovereignty dispute to International Court of Justice (ICJ), Argentina declined
(1949) Islands adopted universal suffrage
(1955) Britain referred sovereignty dispute to ICJ, Argentina said it would not accept any judgement
(1960) UN Resolution 1514 ended colonization, Britain listed Islands as colony, Argentina protested
(1961) Antarctic Treaty became effective, all sovereignty claims in region suspended
(1962) South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands, Graham Land transferred from Falklands to British Antarctic Territory
(1964) Plane piloted by Miguel Fitzgerald landed on racecourse at Stanley, he planted Argentinian flag, handed letter to residents claiming sovereignty
(1965) United Nations Resoution 2065 stated Britain and Argentina should "proceed without delay with negotiations" taking into account the interests of the Islanders
(1967) Britain opened negotiations with Argentina, indicated willingness to transfer sovereignty
(1968) Islanders rejected suggestions of sovereignty transfer, determined to remain British
(1971) Communications Agreement signed between Britain and Argentina for transfer of sovereignty, Argentine government suspended claims while it attempted to win over Islanders
(1973) Newly-elected Argentine President, Juan Peron, renewed sovereignty claims, UN Resolution 3160 urged negotiations, Britain refused
(1975) Diplomatic relations between Argentina and Britain broke down
(1976) British Antarctic survey ship fired on by Argentinian gunboat; UN Resolution 3149 urged negotiations, talks between Argentina and Britain resumed
(1976) Argentina established illegal military base on Southern Thule (Falkland Islands dependency), Britain protested, sought diplomatic solution
(1978) Falkland Islands Association opened London office to lobby Parliament on behalf of Islanders
(1981) Many Islanders stripped of British citizenship by British Nationality Act
(1981) Argentina protested to UN due to lack of progress on sovereignty issue
(1982) Troops from Argentina seized Falkland Islands from April until British forces liberated Islands in June, 257 British, including three Islanders killed, over 600 Artentine soldiers died
(1983) British citizenship restored to Islanders
(1983) President Raul Alfonsin of Argentina reasserted claims of sovereignty
(1986) United Nations General Assembly adopted Argentine resolution, demanded Britain discuss all aspects of Falkland Islands, including sovereignty
(1987) Falkland Islands' Dependencies ended with establishment of the Government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands as separate British dependent territory

1900s continued

(1987) Britain and Argentina resumed diplomatic relations
(1991) Islands covered in ash from eruption of Volcano Mount Hudson, 700 miles away in Chile
(1994) Amendment to Argentina Constitution ratified its "legitimate and imprescriptible sovereignty over the Islands and makes their recovery a permanent and unrenounceable object of the Argentine people"
(1995) British, Argentine governments signed agreement designating special area of cooperation for the exploration of oil deposits surrounding the Islands

2000s

(2003) Several yachts competing in solo "Around Alone" global race forced into Stanley for repairs
(2004) Memorial to Argentine war dead dedicated in Darwin
(2006) Argentine President, Nestor Kirchner, renewed sovereignty claims, renounced agreements over oil exploration
(2006) Britain refused discussion of sovereignty claim unless citizens of Islands requested
(2008) Queen Elizabeth II approved new constitution for Falkland Islands, formalized self-government, Britain retained final say on foreign policy, policing, administration of justice
(2009) Preliminary clearance of mine fields left from Falklands War began
(2009) Argentina submitted claim for areas of South Atlantic, including Falkland Islands, under 1982 Law of the Sea Convention
(2010) Latin American, Caribbean countries backed Argentina's claim of sovereignty
(2010) Britain refused new appeal by Argentina to resume talks over Falkland Islands' sovereignty
(2011) Brazil banned Royal Navy HMS Clyde from docking in Rio de Janeiro in act of solidarity with Argentina