When did Argentina invade the Falkland Islands?

Argentina’s military government invaded the Falkland Islands on April 2, 1982.12

This invasion marked the beginning of the Falkland Islands War, a conflict initiated by the Argentine military junta in an attempt to assert sovereignty over the territory and bolster domestic support amid political and economic crises. The invasion force quickly overcame the small British marine garrison stationed at the capital, Stanley. The war concluded 10 weeks later, on June 14, 1982, following the surrender of Argentine forces to British troops who had forcibly reoccupied the islands.12