Malvinas Day
| Malvinas Day | |
|---|---|
2 April | |
| Next time | 2 April 2025 |
| Frequency | annual |
Malvinas Day (Spanish: Día de las Malvinas), officially Day of the Veterans and Fallen of the Malvinas War (Día del Veterano y de los Caídos en la Guerra de las Malvinas), is a public holiday in Argentina, observed each year on 2 April.[1] The name refers to the Falkland Islands, known in Spanish as the Islas Malvinas.
Overview
The holiday is a tribute to Argentina's soldiers killed in the Falklands War, which began with the Argentine invasion of the islands on 2 April 1982. A total of 649 Argentines—633 military and 16 civilian—lost their lives during the 74-day occupation.[2]
Malvinas Day was first introduced on 22 November 2000, and replaced the "Day of Argentine Sovereignty over the Malvinas,
John Davis in 1592.[5]
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Día del Veterano y de los Caídos en la Guerra de Malvinas.
- ^ "National Holiday in Argentina". officeholidays.com. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ "Ley nacional 24.950/98 – Declaración de "Héroes nacionales" a los combatientes argentinos fallecidos en la guerra de las Malvinas". Gvgva.ar.tripod.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- Pagina 12, 2 April 2001 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Falkland Islands commemorates Liberation Day 14 June 1982". mercopress. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ "Falkland Islands Public Holidays 2020 – 2023" (PDF). Falkland Islands Government.