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State of Malta
1964–1974
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of Malta in dark green
Capital
Valletta
Government
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Queen
• 1964–1974
Elizabeth II
Governor-General
• 1964–1971
Maurice Henry Dorman
• 1971–1974
Anthony Mamo
Prime Minister
• 1964–1971
George Borg Olivier
• 1971–1974
Dominic Mintoff
Legislature
Parliament
Historical era
Cold War
• Independence
21 September 1964
• Republic
13 December 1974
Currency
Sterling (1964–1972) Maltese pound (1972–1974)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Crown Colony of Malta
Malta
The State of Malta (Maltese: Stat ta’ Malta), commonly known as Malta, was the predecessor to the modern-day Republic of Malta. It existed between 21 September 1964 and 13 December 1974.
The Crown Colony of Malta became independent under the Malta Independence Act 1964 passed by the British Parliament. Under the new Constitution of Malta, approved in a referendum held in May of that year, Queen Elizabeth II became the queen of Malta. Her constitutional roles were delegated to the governor-general of Malta. Between 1964 and 1974, Elizabeth II visited Malta once, in November 1967.
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heads ofstateofMalta, from independence as the StateofMalta in 1964 to present. From 1964 to 1974, Malta was a Commonwealth realm and its head of state...
today appears on Malta's flag and coat of arms. In 1964 Malta became an independent Commonwealth realm known as the StateofMalta, and in 1974 it became...
president ofMalta (Maltese: President ta' Malta) is the constitutional head ofstateofMalta. The president is indirectly elected by the House of Representatives...
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religion in Malta. The Constitution ofMalta establishes Catholicism as the state religion, and it is also reflected in various elements ofMaltese culture...
This is a list of grand masters of the Knights Hospitaller, including its continuation as the Sovereign Military Order ofMalta after 1798. It also includes...
ofMalta is dominated by water. Malta is an archipelago of coralline limestone, located in Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea, 81 kilometres south of Sicily...
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The fortifications ofMalta consist of a number of walled cities, citadels, forts, towers, batteries, redoubts, entrenchments and pillboxes. The fortifications...
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