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]
• 29 August - The Loud House premieres on Nickelodeon Malta, marking the beginning of The Loud House (franchise) in the nation.
• 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.