2016 in Malta

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The following lists events from 2016 in Malta .

Incumbents

• President: Marie Louise Coleiro Preca
• Prime Minister: Joseph Muscat
• Speaker: Angelo Farrugia

Events

• May 10-14 - Malta participacted in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
• 4 June – Independent MP Marlene Farrugia establishes the Democratic Party. ^[1]
• 17 June – MaltaPost inaugurates the Malta Postal Museum in Valletta. ^[2]
• 24 October - French Fairchild Metroliner crash: a CAE Aviation Fairchild SA227-AT twin turboprop, registration N577MX, ^[3] crashed on take-off a short distance from the runway. All five people on board died in the accident. The aircraft was taking part in a French-led surveillance operation to counter people smuggling. ^{[4] [5]}
• 20 November - The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 was held in Valletta.

Deaths

• 21 March – Joseph Mercieca, 87, Archbishop of Malta

See also

• Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

References

1. "Marlene Farrugia is temporary leader of new Democratic Party". Times of Malta . 4 June 2016. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016.
2. "MaltaPost launches the Malta Postal Museum". MaltaPost . 17 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016.
3. "FAA Registry (N577MX)". Federal Aviation Administration.
4. "French citizens killed in surveillance plane crash on Malta". BBC News . 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
5. Dearden, Lizzie (24 October 2016). "Malta plane crash latest: French customs officials killed during take-off for people smuggling mission in Libya" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 24 October 2016.