Who was the President of Argentina at the time of the Falklands invasion in 1982 ?
History of the Argentina national football team Argentina played the 1980 Mundialito, a competition hosted by Uruguay in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the first World Cup tournament, where the team defeated West Germany and drew with Brazil to be eliminated in the first stage. In 1982 the Argentine squad travelled to Spain to participate in the 1982 World Cup while Argentina was fighting in the Falklands War ("Guerra de Malvinas") with the United Kingdom after the invasion of the Falkland Islands had been ordered by president Leopoldo Galtieri on April 2. The lineup was based on the 1978 team with the addition of Diego Maradona
1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands ABSOLUTELY<br> LON: ARE YOU OPEN FOR TRAFFIC (i.e. normal telex service)<br> FK: NO ORDERS ON THAT YET ONE MUST OBEY ORDERS<br> LON: WHOSE ORDERS<br> FK: THE NEW GOVERNORS<br> LON: ARGENTINA<br> FK: YES<br> LON: ARE THE ARGENTINIANS IN CONTROL<br> FK: YES YOU CAN'T ARGUE WITH THOUSANDS OF TROOPS PLUS ENORMOUS NAVY SUPPORT WHEN YOU ARE ONLY 1800 STRONG. STAND BY PLEASE. The timeline of the operation was as follows: 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands On 2 April 1982, Argentine forces launched the invasion of the Falkland Islands (), beginning the Falklands War. The Argentines mounted amphibious landings, and the invasion