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San Anton has been the official residence of the president of Malta since the island became a republic in December 1974. [ 6 ] Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was born at the palace on 25 November 1876, when her father Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , was stationed in Malta as a Royal Navy officer.
Malta adopts the euro, which replaces the Maltese lira. 2011: 28 May: Malta votes in favour of divorce in a referendum. Parliament approved the law on 25 July and the law came into effect on 1 October. 2016: 24 October: Worst aviation crash of the islands, the 2016 Malta Fairchild Merlin crash, occurred. 2020: The COVID-19 pandemic strikes in ...
Malta has been inhabited since 5900 BC. DNA analysis indicates that the first inhabitants originated from various European and African regions of the Mediterranean.They practiced mixed farming after clearing most of the existing conifer forest that dominated the islands, but their agricultural methods degraded the soil until the islands became uninhabitable.
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The president's official residence, San Anton Palace, is situated in Attard. Within walking distance of the president's residence is the official residence of the United States Ambassador to Malta. The Tunisian embassy to Malta is located in Attard. [5] Gerald Strickland was also a resident of Attard, at Villa Bologna. [5]
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The French invasion of Malta (Maltese: Invażjoni Franċiża ta' Malta, French: Débarquement Français à Malte) was the successful invasion of the islands of Malta and Gozo, then ruled by the Order of St. John, by the French First Republic led by Napoleon Bonaparte in June 1798 as part of the Mediterranean campaign of the French Revolutionary Wars.
Ball died in the San Anton Palace on 25 October 1809 and was buried in Fort Saint Elmo in Valletta. [8] In 1810, the Maltese built a monument in the Lower Barrakka Gardens dedicated to Ball's memory. This neoclassical monument was restored in 1884, [9] and again in 2001. [10]