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== History == | == History == | ||
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By 1905 the naval dockyard, together with British defense services, was the basis of the Maltese economy. There were several changes in Malta's political status during the following years until self-government was instituted in 1921. Blockaded and attacked from the air during the Second World War, Malta was awarded the George Cross in 1942 by King George VI. Power of government was shared between British and Maltese ministers until 1964 when Malta achieved independence within the British commonwealth. Malta gained full sovereignty and independence in 1974.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Malta,” Word document, private files of the Family Search Content Strategy Team, 1985-1998.</ref> | By 1905 the naval dockyard, together with British defense services, was the basis of the Maltese economy. There were several changes in Malta's political status during the following years until self-government was instituted in 1921. Blockaded and attacked from the air during the Second World War, Malta was awarded the George Cross in 1942 by King George VI. Power of government was shared between British and Maltese ministers until 1964 when Malta achieved independence within the British commonwealth. Malta gained full sovereignty and independence in 1974.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Malta,” Word document, private files of the Family Search Content Strategy Team, 1985-1998.</ref> | ||
==Timeline== | |||
*1530-- Emperor Charles V gives Malta to Knights of St. John of Jerusalem. | |||
*1798-- Napolean occupies Malta | |||
*1800-- Malta becomes a British protectorate | |||
*1814--Malta becomes a British colony | |||
*World War II--bombing destroyed many records, especially church records | |||
*1964-- became an independent nation | |||
*1974--became a republic | |||
== Population Statistics == | == Population Statistics == | ||
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