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Argentina in 1981

Historical records for Argentina in 1981, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

9Records
5Events
6Named people
3Places
6Categories

Historical records

March

20 March 1981Arrest of Maria Estela Martinez Cartas de PeronMaria Estela Martinez Cartas de Peron

Politics / Peron Party

Arrested for 8 yrs for corruption

29 March 1981President of ArgentinaRoberto Eduardo Viola

Buenos Aires · Government / Military Government

Appointed de facto President of Argentina after Jorge Rafael Videla

December

20 December 1981Invasion of South GeorgiaConstantino Davidoff

Warfare / Falklands War

An unauthorised landing on South Georgia by Argentine scrap-metal merchant Constantino Davidoff

20 December 1981Invasion of South GeorgiaLeopoldo Galtieri

Warfare / Falklands War

An unauthorised landing on South Georgia by Argentine scrap-metal merchant Constantino Davidoff

20 December 1981South Georgia LandingConstantino Davidoff

South Georgia · Warfare / Falklands War

His workers land at Leith without proper permission.

22 December 1981President of ArgentinaLeopoldo Galtieri

Government / Government of Argentina

Appointed President of Argentina

22 December 1981President of ArgentinaLeopoldo Galtieri

Warfare / Military

Appointed President of Argentina

22 December 1981President of ArgentinaLeopoldo Fortunato Galtieri

Buenos Aires · Government / Military Government

Appointed de facto President of Argentina after Roberto Eduardo Viola

Other Events

19811981 FA Cup Replay Winning GoalRicardo Villa

Wembley · Sport / Football

Scores a celebrated solo goal as Tottenham defeat Manchester City 3-2 in the replay.

Names involved

Constantino DavidoffLeopoldo Fortunato GaltieriLeopoldo GaltieriMaria Estela Martinez Cartas de PeronRicardo VillaRoberto Eduardo Viola

Places involved

Buenos AiresSouth GeorgiaWembley

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.