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Song of the Falklands

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Song of the Falklands is the unofficial anthem of the Falkland Islands (God Save the Queen being official). It was written in the 1930s by Christopher Lanham, a Hampshire Schoolteacher, while working on West Falkland.

On the other hand, Argentina has a national song Called "Marcha de Malvinas", which is singed in every school and public ceremonies claiming sovereignty over the Islands. It used to be signed every 10th of June as commemoration of first Argentine governor Luis Vernet designation in 1829. After the 1982 war it is signed every 2nd of April as commemoration of Argentine's recovery. Among Argentine population its lyric is almost as well know as the national hymn's one. In 1939 the "Argentine recovery Junta" selected it from a contest. It's authors are Jose tierri (music), and Carlos Obligado (lyrics).[1]

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  1. ^ http://www.redargentina.com/MiPais/NuestrasMarchas/malvinas.asp

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