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Falkland Islands timeline
1690
John Strong, landing on some remote Atlantic islands, names them after Viscount Falkland, treasurer of the British navy
1764
A French expedition from St Malo, founding a colony on East Falkland, name the islands
Les Îsles Malouines
1774
The Spanish, now in sole occupation of the Falkland Islands, call them
Las Islas Malvinas
1820
The newly independent republic of Argentina takes possession of
Las Islas Malvinas
(the Falklands)
1833
Britain ejects the Argentinians from the Falklands and begins the process of settlement with British farmers
1892
The Falkland Islands, by now occupied by some 2000 settlers, become a British colony
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