Word: argentinas
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...showed no more signs of bending than the British. On May 25, Galtieri and his fellow junta members, Admiral Jorge Isaac Anaya, 55, and Brigadier General Lami Dozo, 53, took part in a Mass and Te Deum in Buenos Aires' Metropolitan Cathedral that celebrated the 172nd anniversary of Argentina's equivalent of the Declaration of Independence. Said Galtieri afterward: "At this time of patriotism, the sons of our land from the army, navy and air force will be singing the national anthem, even in their trenches." Galtieri publicly rebuffed a conciliatory letter from President Ronald Reagan marking the anniversary...
Even as Britain and Argentina stiffened their resolve, efforts continued to find a diplomatic solution. At the U.N., the Security Council voted after lengthy debate to instruct Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuellar to "negotiate mutually acceptable terms for a ceasefire" between London and Buenos Aires. He was given a week to try to achieve this impossible task before reporting back to the council...
...another attempt to provide a moderating influence was made by Pope John Paul II. On the eve of a long-scheduled six-day visit to Britain, the Pontiff announced that he would also visit staunchly Roman Catholic Argentina. In a letter to President Galtieri, John Paul promised that his British visit would be "an incessant prayer in favor of peace...
...fighting went on, the international implications of the crisis continued to grow. In Brussels, Britain received a strong boost from its European allies. Eight of ten members of the European Community, including France and West Germany, voted to extend indefinitely economic sanctions that the Community had leveled against Argentina following its April 2 invasion of the islands. British Foreign Minister Francis Pym declared himself "grateful" at the decision, even though Ireland and Italy refused to join in the measure...
...Washington, at an emergency meeting of the 31-member Organization of American States called to discuss Britain's Falklands landing, Argentina made a strong bid to rally Latin American nations to its side (see following story). The Reagan Administration was also concerned about a vague threat by Argentine officials that if the Falklands conflict proved lengthy, Buenos Aires might turn for help to Moscow, its largest trading partner. The Soviets are already believed to be providing Argentina with intelligence information via two spy satellites now orbiting over the South Atlantic...