Forty years after Falklands War, wounds still run deep • FRANCE 24 English

Located in a far-flung corner of the south Atlantic, the Islas Malvinas or Falkland Islands are at the heart of an age-old rift between Argentina and the UK. Back in 1982, this escalated into a ten-week war between the two countries. Four decades on, Argentina's defeat against the British remains a gaping wound for the South American nation. More than eight out of ten Argentinians say their government should continue to claim sovereignty over the islands. FRANCE 24's Éléonore Vanel, Nicolas Flon and Flavian Charuel report.


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