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Malta commemorates 44th anniversary of Freedom Day
Malta commemorated the 44th anniversary of Freedom Day, recalling the historic day on 31 March 1979 when the last British warship left Malta, and the island ceased to be a military base.
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The ceremony at the Freedom Monument in Vittoriosa, was attended by the country’s highest dignitaries. During it a military parade by a detachment of soldiers and the band of the Armed Forces from Cospicua converged onthe Freedom Monument where a Guard of Honour was formed
Following the arrival of the Armed Forces Commandant, and in the presence of the Prime Minister, Robert Abela and Opposition Whip Robert Cutajar, President George Vella was accorded a national salute and inspected a Guard of Honour