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3/14/2013

Topic Reading-Vol.337-3/14/2013

Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
Falkland Islanders vote to stay British.
93% of the approximately 1,600 legitimate voters voted and only three said no to a referendum asking if you wish the Falkland Islands to retain their current political status as one of 14 Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom.
The island, located only 480 kilometers east of the tip of South America, has been under British sovereignty since 1933. Some of you might remember or know that Argentina tried to get the island “back” to their ruling and suddenly landed troops on the islands and went to war in 1982.
Now will they respect the referendum or threaten the residents by military aggression again?
Enjoy reading and learning about territorial dispute in the Atlantic Ocean.


 

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