Margaret Hilda Thatcher5 April 1982
British Government announces it will impose a 200-mile exclusion zone around the Islands on 26 April
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British Government announces it will impose a 200-mile exclusion zone around the Islands on 26 April
Announces a 200-mile maritime exclusion zone.
200 mile maritime exclusion zone around the Islands declared by Britain to prevent Argentine reinforcements and supplies reaching the Islands from the mainland
Maritime exclusion zone is declared a total exclusion zone, applicable to all ships and aircraft supporting the Argentine occupation of the Islands
Britain extends total exclusion zone to 12 miles off Argentine coast
200 mile exclusion zone established around the Islands during the war is replaced by a Falkland Islands Protection Zone of 150 miles
Britain lifts the Exclusion Zone around the Islands
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