2016 in Malta

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 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.^[3][4]
• 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 4 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
2. ^ "MaltaPost launches the Malta Postal Museum". MaltaPost. 17 June 2016. Archived 21 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
3. ^ "French citizens killed in surveillance plane crash on Malta". BBC News. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
4. ^ 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 2022-05-01 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 October 2016.