1 January 2013

Thatcher 'taken by surprise' by Falklands invasion




Thatcher 'taken by surprise' by Falklands invasion (via AFP)
The invasion of the Falklands Islands by Argentina in 1982 took the then prime minister Margaret Thatcher by surprise, previously secret government papers revealed on Friday. Thatcher said she "never, never expected" the Argentines to invade the islands in the South Atlantic, according to the papers…




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