Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands

The sovereignty of the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas in Spanish) has been the subject of dispute between the United Kingdom, Spain, France and Argentina (all controlling the Falkland Islands at some point), lasting more than two centuries. The United Kingdom has exercised de facto, and claimed de jure, sovereignty over this archipelago in the South Atlantic since 1833. This claim to de jure sovereignty has been disputed by Argentina, a dispute which escalated in 1982 with Argentina's invasion of the islands resulting in the Falklands War. The contemporary Falkland Islanders consider themselves to be British and, after the 1982 war, have British citizenship. Argentina does not recognize the right to self-determination of the inhabitants, citing that they are not aboriginal and were brought to replace the Argentine population that Argentina claims was expelled after the British invasion of 1833. The United Nations have called on both countries to begin dialogue over the sovereignty claim.
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