UN Security Council
UN Security Council passes Resolution 502 by 10 votes to 1 (with 4 abstentions) demanding immediate Argentine withdrawal from the Islands - Argentina refuses to comply
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Explore 595 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1982.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1982
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UN Security Council
The United Kingdom's United Nations ambassador Sir Anthony Parsons submits a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council, the resolution, which condemned the hostilities and demanded immediate Argentine withdrawal from the Islands
UN Security Council
UN Security Council passes Resolution 502 by 10 votes to 1 (with 4 abstentions) demanding immediate Argentine withdrawal from the Islands - Argentina refuses to comply
UN Security Council
UN Security Council passes Resolution 502 by 10 votes to 1 (with 4 abstentions) demanding immediate Argentine withdrawal from the Islands - Argentina refuses to comply
UN Security Council Resolution 502
Resolution 502 demands Argentine withdrawal from the islands.
United Nations
UN Security Council passes Resolution 502 by 10 votes to 1 (with 4 abstentions) demanding immediate Argentine withdrawal from the Islands - Argentina refuses to comply
United Nations
The United Nations passes Resolution 502 demanding Argentine withdrawal from the Falklands
United Nations
The United Nations directive 502 is passed through the House of Commons
United Nations
UN Security Council passes Resolution 502 by 10 votes to 1 (with 4 abstentions) demanding immediate Argentine withdrawal from the Islands - Argentina refuses to comply
United Nations Security Council
The United Kingdoms United Nations ambassador Sir Anthony Parsons submits a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council, the resolution, which condemned the hostilities and demanded immediate Argentine withdrawal from the Islands
United Nations Security Council
The United Kingdoms United Nations ambassador Sir Anthony Parsons submits a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council, the resolution, which condemned the hostilities and demanded immediate Argentine withdrawal from the Islands
3 Commando Brigade
Prepares 3 Commando Brigade for South Atlantic deployment.
HMS Conqueror Sails
HMS Conqueror sails south from Faslane.
UN Resolution 502
The United Nations resolution is adopted by the council United Nations Security Council Resolution 502, which passes with ten votes in support, one against (Panama) and four abstentions (China, the Soviet Union, Poland and Spain)
UN Resolution 502
The United Kingdoms United Nations ambassador Sir Anthony Parsons submits a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council, the resolution, which condemned the hostilities and demanded immediate Argentine withdrawal from the Islands
UN Security Council
The United Nations resolution is adopted by the council United Nations Security Council Resolution 502, which passes with ten votes in support, one against (Panama) and four abstentions (China, the Soviet Union, Poland and Spain)
UN Security Council Resolution 502
The United Nations resolution is adopted by the council United Nations Security Council Resolution 502, which passes with ten votes in support, one against (Panama) and four abstentions (China, the Soviet Union, Poland and Spain)
UN Security Council Resolution 502
The United Kingdom's United Nations ambassador Sir Anthony Parsons submits a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council, the resolution, which condemned the hostilities and demanded immediate Argentine withdrawal from the Islands
United Nations
Lighthousekeeper and radio ham Reg Silvey makes radio contact with the UK and continues clandestine broadcasts throughout the occupation
United Nations Security Council
The United Nations resolution is adopted by the council United Nations Security Council Resolution 502, which passes with ten votes in support, one against (Panama) and four abstentions (China, the Soviet Union, Poland and Spain)
Argentine Invasion of Falklands
British Government announces it will impose a 200-mile exclusion zone around the Islands on 26 April
Argentine Invasion of Falklands
Aircraft carriers Hermes and Invincible set sail from Portsmouth
Exclusion Zone
British Government announces it will impose a 200-mile exclusion zone around the Islands on 26 April
Exclusion Zone
Announces a 200-mile maritime exclusion zone.
Falklands Task Force
The aircraft carriers HMS Hermes and HMS Invincible leave Portsmouth with escorts as leading elements of the task force whose mobilization Leach had urged.
Invasion of Falklands
The task force sails for the Falklands
Resignation of Humphrey Atkins
Junior Foreign Office Minister's Richard Luce and Humphrey Atkins resign
Resignation of Peter Alexander Rupert Carrington
Resigns as Foreign Secretary after the invasion.
Resignation of Peter Alexander Rupert Carrington
Carrington resigns and is replaced as Foreign Secretary by Francis Pym
Resignation of Peter Alexander Rupert Carrington
Lord Carrington resigns as Foreign Secretary after the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands, creating the vacancy that Francis Pym fills the following day.
Resignation of Peter Alexander Rupert Carrington
Carrington resigns and is replaced as Foreign Secretary by Francis Pym
Resignation of Richard Luce
Junior Foreign Office Minister's Richard Luce and Humphrey Atkins resign
Appointment as Foreign Secretary
Appointed Foreign Secretary after Lord Carrington resigned following the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands, taking responsibility for Britain's diplomatic response during the crisis.
Chief of Defence Staff
Advises the War Cabinet on military strategy.
Opening Message to Alexander Haig
Writes to Alexander Haig stressing close Anglo-American cooperation, demanding Argentine withdrawal and restoration of British administration while describing United States influence as critical to the diplomatic effort.
War Cabinet
The British Government sets up a War Cabinet to provide day-to-day political oversight of the campaign
War Cabinet
Creates a small War Cabinet for daily campaign control.
Argentine Invasion of Falklands
A task force is sent by Britain to recapture the Falkland Islands from Argentina
First Commons Falklands Debate as Foreign Secretary
Opens a Commons debate less than two days after taking office, acknowledging the circumstances of Carrington's departure and the exceptional responsibility created by the Falklands crisis.
Downing Street Meeting with Haig
Joins Margaret Thatcher and Alexander Haig at Downing Street as the British government sets out its demand for Argentine withdrawal and considers possible diplomatic formulas.
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