Education Minister Quits Over Falkland’s Row
Argentina’s Education Minister Marta Torino quit this month after the publication of a school text book caused an outcry amongst war veterans.
Officials reported that some veterans from the Falklands’ War of 1982 threatened to sue the government after the islands, called Las Malvinas in Spanish, were called by their British name – the Falklands Islands, in the text book.
Argentina’s former dictatorship began an unsuccessful takeover of the islands in 1982 and a 73-day war left 650 Argentines and 250 British soldiers dead. The subject is still highly contentious with both sides claiming the islands for themselves.
Argentina stepped up its efforts this month saying it would not give up hope of regaining the islands. President Cristina Kirchner said that the veterans who lost their lives during the war must not be forgotten. The fate of these problematic islands remains to be seen.
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