Occupation of the Falkland Islands control on 14 June 1982. The Falkland Islands () had been under British administration since January 1833, when the United Kingdom re-established sovereignty over the islands which, at that time, housed an Argentine settlement. Argentina has claimed the Falklands as part of its territory ever since. The UK first claimed South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in 1843, and incorporated them as Falkland Islands Dependencies in 1908. The Compañía Argentina de Pesca had an operation on South Georgia in the early 20th century, and Argentina had claimed sovereignty over South Georgia since 1927 and the South Sandwich Islands since
Governor of the Falkland Islands Governor of the Falkland Islands The Governor of the Falkland Islands is the representative of the British Crown in the Falkland Islands, acting "in Her Majesty's name and on Her Majesty's behalf" as the islands' "de facto" head of state in the absence of the British monarch. The role and powers of the Governor are set out in of the Falkland Islands Constitution. The Governor in office resides at Government House, which serves as the official residence. The history of the leadership on the islands is closely related to the history of the Falkland Islands themselves. The first settlement on