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Published 16:18 14 Dec 2022 GMT
Updated 16:19 14 Dec 2022 GMT
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"For the colours of my country I give my life, as the soldiers did in the Falklands, when I die I don't want any flowers, I want a cloth that has these colours."
Argentinians also still claim sovereignty over the Falklands despite it officially being classed as a British overseas territory since 1883, with those living on the island voting overwhelmingly to remain as part of the UK.
In 1982 the archipelago was invaded by Argentine forces - who claim that they acquired the Falklands from Spain in 1816 before the British asserted rule - and were involved in a bloody 10-week war ordered by Margaret Thatcher.
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