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==Immigration into Malta== | ==Immigration into Malta== | ||
*Malta's location in the centre of the Mediterranean has historically given it great strategic importance as a naval base, with a succession of powers having contested and ruled the islands, including the Phoenicians and Carthaginians, Romans, Greeks, Arabs, Normans, Aragonese, Knights of St. John, French, and British. | |||
*Malta became a '''British colony''' in 1813, serving as a way station for ships and the headquarters for the British Mediterranean Fleet. | |||
*Between 1915 and 1918, during the First World War, Malta became known as the '''Nurse of the Mediterranean''' due to the large number of wounded soldiers who were accommodated in Malta. | |||
*Malta achieved its independence as the State of Malta on 21 September 1964 A defence agreement was signed soon after independence, and after being re-negotiated in 1972, expired on 31 March 1979. Upon its expiry, the British base closed down and all lands formerly controlled by the British on the island were given up to the Maltese government.<ref>"Malta", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta#French_period_and_British_conquest, accessed 28 July 2021.</ref> | |||
==Emigration From Malta== | ==Emigration From Malta== | ||
==Records of Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | ==Records of Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | ||