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Malta

Adopted 19 Oct 1988
1975-1988
1964-1975
To 1799
1530-1798
To 1530

Greek colony

218 BC - 395 AD           Part of Roman Empire

395 - 827                 Part of Byzantine Empire

827 - 1091                Part of Arab Empire

1091 - 1101               Norman Rule

1101 - 1530               Lordship of Malta under Sciliy

26 Oct 1530 - 12 Jun 1798 Malta granted as a fiefdom to the Knights of St John Hospitaller

02 Sep 1798 - 05 Sep 1800 Annexed by France

05 Sep 1800 - 30 May 1814 British occupation

25 Mar 1802               Malta to be retured to the Knights of St John at Treaty of Amiens

                          (Not implemented)

30 May 1814 - 26 Oct 1921 British Crown Colony

26 Oct 1921 - 02 Nov 1933 British colony (self rule)

02 Nov 1933 - 21 Sep 1964 British Crown Colony

04 Nov 1947 - 26 Apr 1958 Self-rule

01 Nov 1961               State of Malta

05 Mar 1962 - 21 Sep 1964 Self rule restored

21 Sep 1964 - 13 Dec 1974 Independence, State of Malta

13 Dec 1974 -             Republic of Malta

 

Government: Republic.

Capital: Valletta.

Language: Maltese, English, Italian.

Religion: Roman Catholic.

National Anthem: "Innu Malti" (Hymn of Malta).

National Emblem: Maltese Cross.

National Motto: Repubblika ta'Malta.

National Day: Independence Day, 21st Sep (1964).

EU Accession: 1st May 2004.

Currency: Euro, Maltese Lira 1964-2007.

 

Lords

1190 - 1197               Margaritone da'Brinisi, principi di Taranto,

                           ducca di Durazzo

1197 - 1204               Gugliebo da'Brindisi

1204 - 1265               Erico Pistore

1265 - 1266               Nicolo Pistore

1285 - 1296               Lucina Pistore

1296 - 1330               de'flor Ruggiero

1330 - 1338               Guglielmo

1342 - 1348               Giovanni di'Athena

1348 - 1350               Pietro Federico

1357 - 1360               Nicolo Angelo Roberto Acciajoli

1360 - 1362               Guidone Conti de Golifano Ventimiglia

1366                      Chairamonte, Manfredi

1366 - 1377               Royal Rule

1377 - 1382               Guglielmo d'Aragona

1387 - 1391               Giacomo d'Alagona Giacomo

1391                      Giovanna d'Alagona

1391 - 1393               Guglielmo Raimondo de'Moncada,(1st Tine)

1393                       d'Alagona, Artale

1393 - 1397               Guglielmo Raimondo de'Moncada,

                           d'Alagona, Artale (2nd Time)

1397 - 1420               Royal Rule

1420 - 1425               Cardona. Antonio

1425 - 1427               Monroy, Gonsalvo

1428 - 1530               Royal Rule

 

Grand Marsters of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta

26 Oct 1530 - 22 Aug 1534 Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam ........... 1464-1534

10 Nov 1534 - 12 Nov 1535 Pietro del Ponte, dei signori

                           di Lambriase e Casal Gros

22 Nov 1535 - 26 Sep 1536 Didier de Saint-Jaille, dit Tholon

20 Oct 1536 - 06 Sep 1553 Juan de Homedes y Coscon ................... 1473-1553

11 Sep 1553 - 18 Aug 1557 Claude de la Sengle ........................ 1494-1557

21 Aug 1557 - 21 Aug 1568 Jean Parisot de la Valette ................. 1494-1568

23 Aug 1568 - 26 Jan 1572 Pietro Guidalotti Ciocchi Del Monte

27 Jan 1572 - 21 Dec 1581 Jean l'Evesque de la Cassière .............. 1502-1581

12 Jan 1582 - 04 May 1595 Hugues de Loubenx et de Verdale

08 May 1595 - 07 Feb 1601 Martín Garcés

10 Fed 1601 - 14 Sep 1622 Alof de Wignacourt ......................... 1547-1622

17 Sep 1622 - 07 Mar 1623 Luís Mendes de Vasconcellos ................ 1542-1623

10 Mar 1623 - 07 Jun 1636 Antoine de Paolo ........................... 1554-1636

16 Jun 1636 - 14 Aug 1657 Giovanni Paolo Lascaris,

                           conte di Castellar, dei conti di

                           Ventimiaglia .............................. 1560-1657

17 Aug 1657 - 06 Feb 1660 Martín de Redín y Cruzat ................... 1579-1660

09 Feb      - 02 Jun 1660 Annet de Clermont-Chatte,

                          des seigneurs de Geyssures ................. 1587-1660

05 Jun 1660 - 20 Oct 1663 Rafael Cotoner i d'Olesa ................... 1601-1663

23 Oct 1663 - 29 Apr 1680 Nicolau Cotoner i d'Olesa .................. 1608-1680

02 May 1680 - 20 Jul 1690 Gregorio Carafa,

                           dei principi di Roccella

27 Jul 1690 - 04 Feb 1697 Pierre-Adrien de Wignacourt ................ 1618-1697

05 Feb 1697 - 10 Jan 1720 Ramon Perellós i de Rocafull ............... 1637-1720

14 Jan 1720 - 16 Jun 1722 Marc'Antonio Chigi Zondadari,

                          d ei marchesi di San Quirico ............... 1658-1722

19 Jun 1722 - 12 Dec 1736 António Manuel de Vilhena .................. 1663-1736

16 Dec 1736 - 15 Jan 1741 Ramon Despuig i Martínez de

                           Marcilla de los condes de Monteagegre ..... 1670-1741

18 Jan 1741 - 24 Jan 1773 Manuel Pinto da Fonseca .................... 1681-1773

28 Jan 1773 - 09 Nov 1775 Francisco Ximénez de Tejada de los

                           Señores de Sobrarbe u condes de Aragón .... 1703-1775

12 Nov 1775 - 13 Jul 1797 Jean-Emmanuel-Marie-des-Neiges,

                           prince de Rohan Polduc .................... 1725-1797

17 Jul 1797 - 26 Aug 1798 Ferdinand Josef Freiherr

                           von Mompesch zu Bollheim .................. 1744-1805

                          (Abandons Malta 22 Jun 1798, abdicates 06 Jul 1799)

Presidents of the Provisional Government(in rebellion)

02 Sep 1798 - 11 Feb 1799 Emanuele Vitale ............................ 1759-1802

                          + Francesco Saverio Caruana ................ 1759-1847

11 Feb 1799 - 08 Sep 1800 Alexander John Bull ........................ 1757-1809

Governors-General

21 Sep 1964 - 04 Jul 1971 Sir Maurice Henry Dorman ................... 1902-1993

04 Jul 1971 - 13 Dec 1974 Sir Anthony Joseph Mamo .................... 1909-2008

Presidents

13 Dec 1974 - 27 Dec 1976 Sir Anthony Joseph Mamo

27 Dec 1976 - 27 Dec 1981 Anton Buttieg .............................. 1912-1983

27 Dec 1981 - 15 Feb 1982 Albert Victor Hyzler .......................i1916-1993

15 Feb 1982 - 15 Feb 1987 Agatha Barbara ............................. 1923-2002

15 Feb 1987 - 04 Apr 1989 Paul Xuereb ................................ 1923-1994

04 Apr 1989 - 04 Apr 1994 Vincent Censu Tabone ....................... 1913-2012

04 Apr 1994 - 04 Apr 1999 Ugo Mifsud Bonnici

04 Apr 1999 - 04 Apr 2004 Dr Guido de Marco .......................... 1931-2010

04 Apr 2004 - 04 Apr 2009 Edward Fenech Adami

04 Apr 2009 -             Ġorġ Abela

 

President of the Government Commission

13 Jun 1798 - 05 Sep 1800 Jean de Borsredon de Ransijat .............. 1743-1812

Prime Ministers

26 Oct 1921 - 13 Oct 1923 Joseph Howard

13 Oct 1923 - 22 Sep 1924 Francesco Buhagiar

22 Sep 1924 -    Aug 1927 Sir Ugo Pasquale Mifsud .................... 1889-1942

                          (1st Time)

   Aug 1927 - 21 Jun 1933 Gerald Strickland, Count Della Catena

21 Jun 1932 - 02 Nov 1933 Sir Ugo Pasquale Mifsud (2nd Time)

02 Nov 1933 - 04 Nov 1947 Post Abolished

04 Nov 1947 - 26 Sep 1950 Paul Boffa ................................. 1890-1962

26 Sep      - 20 Dec 1950 Enrico Mizzi ............................... 1885-1962

20 Dec 1950 - 11 Mar 1955 Giorgio Borg Olivier ....................... 1911-1980

                          (1st Time)

11 Mar 1955 - 26 Apr 1958 Dominic Mintoff ............................ 1916-

26 Apr 1958 - 05 Mar 1962 Post Abolished

05 Mar 1962 - 21 Jun 1971 Giorgio Borg Olivier (2nd Time)

21 Jun 1971 - 22 Dec 1984 Duminku Mintoff

22 Dec 1984 - 12 May 1987 Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici

12 May 1987 - 28 Oct 1996 Edward Fenech Adami

                          (1st Time)

28 Oct 1996 - 06 Sep 1998 Dr Alfred Sant

04 Sep 1998 - 23 Mar 2004 Edward Fenech Adami (2nd Time)

23 Mar 2004 -             Dr Lawrence Gonzi