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How old is independent Malta?
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How old is independent Malta?

Yesterday we celebrated Malta’s 59th birthday as an independent nation. Or is our nation older than that? There is a case that could be made that independent Malta is actually 223 years old. Today we explore a remarkable chapter in our history. A story of a tiny island that dared to defy a mighty empire....

It-tliet darbiet li Malta kisbet l-indipendenza
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It-tliet darbiet li Malta kisbet l-indipendenza

Meta fassal il-mafkar tal-Indipendenza ta’ Malta, l-iskultur Ġanni Bonnici tana mara fil-figura ta’ ommna Malta, iżżomm il-bandiera Maltija, tperper ħielsa, waqt li Malta qed tinħeles mill-irbit tal-ħakkiema mgħoddija. Is-simboliżmi jkomplu wkoll meta wieħed josserva l-lok magħżul (forsi b’kumbinazzjoni) għal dan il-mafkar – bi dritt Triq ir-Repubblika fil-Belt Valletta, bħal donnu juri t-triq għall-ġejjieni, u bil-ġnien...