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| 1976 |
| | | A military coup in Argentina brings to an end the two-year presidency of Juan Perón's widow, Isabelita | |
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| 1981 |
| | | Leopoldo Galtieri becomes leader of the military junta ruling Argentina | |
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| 1982 |
| | | 5000 Argentinian troops land in the Falkland Islands, provoking war with Britain | |
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| 1982 |
| | | The Argentinian cruiser General Belgrano is sunk by a British torpedo, with the loss of 368 lives | |
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| 1982 |
| | | British troops recapture Port Stanley, after which the Argentinian forces in the Falklands surrender | |
|  | Instrument of Surrender at the end of the Falklands War
National Archives, Kew
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| 1982 |
| | | The leader of the Argentinian junta, Leopoldo Galtieri, resigns three days after the Falklands defeat | |
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| 1982 |
| | | Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona is sold to Barcelona for a new record fee of about £3 million, almost double the highest previous figure | |
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| 1983 |
| | | A civilian government, voted into power in Argentina, prosecutes members of the military junta for civil rights abuses | |
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| 1986 |
| | | Argentina wins the World Cup quarter final against England with help from Maradona and 'the hand of God' | |
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| 1989 |
| | | Carlos Menem is elected president of Argentina and introduces a free market economy | |
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