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40 Years On: Fighting for the Falklands

Falklands AnniversarySeries 1
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Katy Watson reports from the Falklands, as Argentina accuses the UK of colonial ambitions in maintaining its ownership of these small islands off the coast of South America.

In 1982, Argentina went to war to claim ownership of the Falklands - or the Malvinas as they are known in Spanish. It suffered a heavy defeat, but the battle is still not over. As Katy Watson reports from the Falklands, Argentina has accused the UK of colonial ambitions in maintaining its ownership of these small islands at the very south of South America.

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Fri 24 Jun 202202:30
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