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| Independence Day[1] | |
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| Official name | Jum l-Indipendenza |
| Observed by | Malta |
| Type | National |
| Significance | Declaring Maltese independence from the United Kingdom |
| Date | 21 September |
| Next time | 21 September 2024 |
| Frequency | annual |
| Related to | Republic Day and Freedom Day |
Independence Day (Maltese: Jum l-Indipendenza) is one of the five national holidays in Malta. It celebrates the day the country gained independence from the United Kingdom on 21 September 1964. Throughout its existence, Malta had a long and complex history which resulted in the island being ruled by a plethora of foreign rulers. Such rulers include the likes of the “Phoenicians, Romans, Greeks, Arabs, Normans, Sicilians, Swabians, Aragonese, Hospitallers, French, and British”.[2] Malta's final ruler, Britain, granted Malta self-governance after Malta's brave resistance to the Axis powers and loyalty to Britain during World War II, which did allow for the movement for independence to grow more in popularity.[3] Malta attained independence from the British Empire and joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1964 and declared itself a republic a decade later,[4] known as Republic Day.
- ^ British Parliament. "Malta Independence Act" (PDF). Legislative.gov.uk, National British Government. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ^ "Malta". Briticannica. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ^ "Independence Day in Malta". Office Holidays. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ^ "Enjoy the Celebrations of Republic Day in Malta!". Air Malta. Retrieved March 26, 2018.