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Shan Morgan

Her time in office coincided with sabre-rattling by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who described the British as "an occupying colonial force in the Falkland Islands" (Las Malvinas) in October 2010, when she complained to the UN about "militarisation of the South Atlantic".

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Britain has over 1,000 troops on the Falkland Islands, and four Eurofighter Typhoons (No. 1435 Flight RAF) at RAF Mount Pleasant.

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