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Sir Anthony Mamo The office of the President of Malta, known in Maltese as President ta' Malta, came into being on 13th December 1974, when Malta became a republic within the Commonwealth. The last Governor-General, Sir Anthony Mamo , became the first President of the Republic, and replaced Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. He served as President until 1976.
Like the British monarch, however, the President of Malta is a constitutional head of state, with executive power remaining with the Prime Minister. The President is elected by the unicameral House of Representatives, known in Maltese as Kamra tar-Rapprezentanti. The first woman to hold the post of President was the late Agatha Barbara, a former Labour government minister. The current President is Eddie Fenech Adami.
1 President's Flag
Until 1988, there was no flag for the President of Malta, who instead used the national flag, but in that year a new flag was introduced, with the coat of arms on a blue field, and a traditional Maltese cross in gold in each corner.
2 List of Presidents
- 1974-1976: Anthony Mamo (born 1909)
- 1976-1981: Anton ButtigiegAnton Buttigieg ( 1912 1983) was a Maltese political figure and poet. He served as president of Malta from 1976 until 1981. Buttigieg, Anton Buttigieg, Anton. (1912-1983)
- 1981Events January-February January Sarawak Chamber found January 1 Greece enters the EEC January 1 Palau becomes self-governing January 4 Sheffield police arrests Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper January 16 Protestant gunmen shoot and wound Bernadette D-1982: Acting President Albert Hyzler
- 1982Events January January 6 William Bonin is convicted of being the "freeway killer". January 8 AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, disappears in the Sahara du-1987: Agatha Barbara (1923-2002)
- 19871987 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events January January 1 Nunavut's capital changes it name to Iqaluit from Frobisher Bay. January 3 Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. January 4 An Amtrak train-1989: Acting President Paul XuerebPaul Xuereb (or Xureb ( 1923- 1994), Maltese political figure; acting president of Malta 1987-1989. Xuereb, Paul Xuereb, Paul. (1923-1994)
- 19891989 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 7 Akihito becomes Emperor of Japan following the death of Hirohito. The Heisei period begins January 8 the Kegworth Air Disaster A British Midland Boeing 737 cra-1994: Censu Tabone (born 1913)
- 1994-1999: Ugo Mifsud Bonnici (born 1932)
- 1999-2004: Guido de Marco (born 1931)
- from 2004: Eddie Fenech Adami (born 1934)
3 External link
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