But when Argentina invaded the small group of islands thousands of miles away in the South Atlantic Thatcher seized her opportunity to prove her credentials as the "Iron Lady".
Baina Argentinak uharte multzo txiki hura inbaditu zuenean Atlantiko Hegoaldean, miliaka kilometrora Tatcherrek aukera bikaina ikusi zuen "Burdinazko Dama" zela frogatzeko.