Draft:2024 in the Falkland Islands

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See also:	Timeline of the history of the Falkland Islands

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The following is a list of events of the year 2024 in the Falkland Islands.

Incumbents

Events

October 3
- A press statement by Alison Baker is posted on the Falkland Islands Government House Twitter account about the United Kingdom's plans to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.^[1]^[2]^[3]
- Argentine foreign minister, Diana Mondino makes a tweet saying how Argentina will "recover full sovereignty of the Malvinas Islands [Spanish name for the Falkland Islands]".^[4]^[5]

Holidays

1 January - New Year's Day
29 March - Good Friday
14 June - Liberation Day
7 October - Peat Cutting Monday
14 November - King's Birthday
8 December - Battle Day
25 December - Christmas Day
26 December - Boxing Day
27 December - Christmas Holiday

References

^ Baker, Alison [@GHFalklands] (October 3, 2024). "Statement to the #Falklands by Her Excellency the Governor regarding the political agreement between the UK and Mauritius: #SelfDetermination" (Tweet). Retrieved October 4, 2024 – via Twitter.
^ McArthur, Tom (October 3, 2024). "UK commitment to Falklands 'unwavering' despite Chagos deal". BBC News. Retrieved October 4, 2024. The UK commitment to the South Atlantic territory's sovereignty is "unwavering" and "remains undiminished", she said in a statement posted to social media. In the message to residents, she said: "I would like to reassure you that the legal and historical contexts of the Chagos Archipelago and the Falkland Islands are very different. {{cite news}}: line feed character in |quote= at position 156 (help)
^ Rogers, Alexandra (October 3, 2024). "Falklands governor says UK 'remains committed' to islanders' sovereignty following Chagos deal". Sky News. Retrieved October 4, 2024. In a message to residents, she wrote: "I would like to reassure you that the legal and historical contexts of the Chagos Archipelago and the Falkland Islands are very different.
^ Mondino, Diano [@DianoMondino] (October 3, 2024). "La larga disputa entre Gran Bretaña e Islas Mauricio llegó hoy a una conclusión, y los mauricianos lograron recuperar su territorio de Chagos. Este hito implica terminar con la última colonia inglesa en África. Celebramos este paso en la dirección correcta y terminar con prácticas obsoletas. Transitando el camino empezado, con acciones concretas y no retórica vacía, vamos a recuperar la soberanía plena de nuestras Islas Malvinas. Las Malvinas fueron, son y serán siempre argentinas 🇦🇷" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved October 4, 2024 – via Twitter.
^ Giordano, Elena (October 4, 2024). "Argentina's eyes light up over Falklands as Britain gives away one overseas territory". Politico Europe. Retrieved October 4, 2024. "With concrete actions and not empty rhetoric, we will recover full sovereignty over our Malvinas Islands. The Malvinas [the Spanish name] were, are and will always be Argentine," Buenos Aires' Foreign Minister Diana Mondino wrote Thursday night.

[1] Baker, Alison [@GHFalklands] (October 3, 2024). "Statement to the #Falklands by Her Excellency the Governor regarding the political agreement between the UK and Mauritius: #SelfDetermination" (Tweet). Retrieved October 4, 2024 – via Twitter.

[2] McArthur, Tom (October 3, 2024). "UK commitment to Falklands 'unwavering' despite Chagos deal". BBC News. Retrieved October 4, 2024. The UK commitment to the South Atlantic territory's sovereignty is "unwavering" and "remains undiminished", she said in a statement posted to social media. In the message to residents, she said: "I would like to reassure you that the legal and historical contexts of the Chagos Archipelago and the Falkland Islands are very different. {{cite news}}: line feed character in |quote= at position 156 (help)

[3] Rogers, Alexandra (October 3, 2024). "Falklands governor says UK 'remains committed' to islanders' sovereignty following Chagos deal". Sky News. Retrieved October 4, 2024. In a message to residents, she wrote: "I would like to reassure you that the legal and historical contexts of the Chagos Archipelago and the Falkland Islands are very different.

[4] Mondino, Diano [@DianoMondino] (October 3, 2024). "La larga disputa entre Gran Bretaña e Islas Mauricio llegó hoy a una conclusión, y los mauricianos lograron recuperar su territorio de Chagos. Este hito implica terminar con la última colonia inglesa en África. Celebramos este paso en la dirección correcta y terminar con prácticas obsoletas. Transitando el camino empezado, con acciones concretas y no retórica vacía, vamos a recuperar la soberanía plena de nuestras Islas Malvinas. Las Malvinas fueron, son y serán siempre argentinas 🇦🇷" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved October 4, 2024 – via Twitter.

[5] Giordano, Elena (October 4, 2024). "Argentina's eyes light up over Falklands as Britain gives away one overseas territory". Politico Europe. Retrieved October 4, 2024. "With concrete actions and not empty rhetoric, we will recover full sovereignty over our Malvinas Islands. The Malvinas [the Spanish name] were, are and will always be Argentine," Buenos Aires' Foreign Minister Diana Mondino wrote Thursday night.

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