Margaret Thatcher Falklands War Speech
Following is the text of a speech in the house of commons today by prime minister margaret thatcher as made available by her office.
Margaret thatcher falklands war speech. She was able to reach cabinet rank in 1970 without appearing on television more than a handful of times. Read ten famous items. She made her maiden speech in the house of commons on 5 february 1960 and gave her first television interview the following day.
Town hall port stanley falkland islands. Indeed it is a lesson which we must apply to peace just as we have learned it in war. That is the falklands factor.
Motion made and question proposed that this house do now adjourn mr. We are here because for the first time for many years british sovereign territory has been invaded by a foreign power. Margaret thatcher addressing the united nations in june 1982 at the end of the falklands war.
The falklands war was fought in 1982 between argentina and the united kingdom uk over the disputed falkland islands and south georgia and the south sandwic. Between 1910 and 2030 local time mt attended a reception at the town hall. Mt gave her first speech in july 1945 delivered in a town close to grantham while she was an oxford student home for the university holidays.
There are many documents on the site relating to the war including audio of mts performances in the commons and the diary of a key us official during the war. The faltering and the self doubt has given way to achievement and pride. Prime minister margaret thatcher announcing victory in the falklands conflict 1982 on 14 june 1982 margaret thatcher made a speech to parliament on the victory of british forces against argentina who had invaded the falkland islands british territory on 2 april 1982.
We have proved ourselves to ourselves. The falklands war 1982. Speaker seven weeks ago today the argentine foreign.
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Margaret thatcher the house meets this saturday to respond to a situation of great gravity. On 2 april 1982 argentinian forces invaded the falklands and margaret thatcher faced the most testing crisis of her career.