The cultural and political effect of the conflict has been less in the UK than in Argentina, where it remains a common topic for discussion. In the United Kingdom, the Conservative government, bolstered by the successful outcome, was re-elected with an increased majority the following year. Patriotic sentiment ran high in Argentina, but the unfavourable outcome prompted large protests against the ruling military government, hastening its downfall and the democratisation of the country. The conflict has had a strong effect in both countries and has been the subject of various books, articles, films, and songs. Neither state officially declared war, although both governments declared the Islands a war zone. Falkland Islanders, who have inhabited the islands since the early 19th century, are predominantly descendants of British settlers, and strongly favour British sovereignty. The British government regarded the action as an invasion of a territory that had been a Crown colony since 1841. Argentina asserted (and maintains) that the islands are Argentine territory, and the Argentine government thus characterised its military action as the reclamation of its own territory. The conflict was a major episode in the protracted dispute over the territories' sovereignty. In total, 649 Argentine military personnel, 255 British military personnel, and three Falkland Islanders died during the hostilities. The conflict lasted 74 days and ended with an Argentine surrender on 14 June, returning the islands to British control. On 5 April, the British government dispatched a naval task force to engage the Argentine Navy and Air Force before making an amphibious assault on the islands. The conflict began on 2 April, when Argentina invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands, followed by the invasion of South Georgia the next day. The result of the war was a British victory. ) was a 10-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial dependency, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The Falklands War (Spanish language: Guerra de las Malvinas
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