Argentina – United Kingdom relations
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Argentine–British relations are foreign relations between Argentina
and the United Kingdom. Both countries established diplomatic relations on December 15, 1823. Diplomatic relations were cut off before the Falklands War
, they were reinstated only in 1990, after the departure of Margaret Thatcher
from the post of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
.
Argentina has an embassy in London and the United Kingdom has an embassy in Buenos Aires
.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and the United Kingdom. Both countries established diplomatic relations on December 15, 1823. Diplomatic relations were cut off before the Falklands War
Falklands War
The Falklands War , also called the Falklands Conflict or Falklands Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the disputed Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands...
, they were reinstated only in 1990, after the departure of Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
from the post of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and...
.
Argentina has an embassy in London and the United Kingdom has an embassy in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
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See also
- Foreign relations of ArgentinaForeign relations of ArgentinaThis article deals with the diplomatic affairs, foreign policy and international relations of Argentina.At the political level, these matters are officially handled by the Ministry of Foreign Relations, also known as the Cancillería, which answers to the President...
- Foreign relations of United Kingdom
- Argentines in the United Kingdom
- English settlement in ArgentinaEnglish settlement in ArgentinaEnglish Argentines are citizens of Argentina who can claim ancestry originating in England. The English settlement in Argentina , took place in the period after Argentina's independence from Spain through the 19th century...
- Welsh settlement in ArgentinaWelsh settlement in ArgentinaY Wladfa refers to the Welsh settlement in Argentina, which began in 1865 and occurred mainly along the coast of Chubut Province in the far southern region of Patagonia...
- Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la PlataAnglo-French blockade of the Río de la PlataThe Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata was a five-year long naval blockade imposed by France and Britain on the Argentine Confederation ruled by Juan Manuel de Rosas. It was imposed in 1845 to support the Colorado Party in the Uruguayan Civil War and closed Buenos Aires to naval commerce...
External links
- List of Treaties ruling the relations Argentina and United Kingdom (Argentine Foreign Ministry, in Spanish)
- Argentine embassy in London
- British embassy in Buenos Aires