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1814 - Malta a crown colony of the British Empire. World War ll - Heavy bombing by German and Italian air forces targeting Allied bases. 1942 - King George VI awards colony the George Cross - Britain's highest civilian decoration - for heroism. 1947 - Self-government granted. 1959 - Self-government revoked. 1962 - Self-government restored. 1964 - Full independence. 1964-71 - Nationalist Party pursues pro-Western alignment. 1971 - Dom Mintoff's Malta Labour Party takes power, new era begins of non-alignment and special friendship with Libya and Communist states. 1974 - Malta becomes a republic. 1979 - Closure of British military base. 1984 - Mintoff resigns, succeeded by Carmelo Mifsud-Bonnici. 1987 - Victory of Nationalist Party. Eddie Fenech Adami becomes prime minister. First move toward European integration. 1989 - Malta hosts first summit between Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and US President George Bush. 1990 - Malta submits application for full membership of the European Union (EU). 1996 - Labour Party, led by Alfred Sant, regains power and shelves application for EU membership. 1998 - Eddie Fenech Adami's Nationalist Party returns to power, revives application to enter EU. 1999 - Guido de Marco sworn in as president. 2001 May - Pope John Paul II visits Malta, where 98% of the population are Roman Catholic. The Pope beatifies three Maltese clerics at an open-air ceremony. 2002 December - EU summit in Copenhagen formally invites Malta to join in 2004. 2003 March - Just over 53% of voters say yes to EU membership in a referendum. 2003 April - Adami's ruling Nationalist Party claims victory in a general election, confirming the pro-EU referendum result. 2004 March - Lawrence Gonzi sworn in as prime minister following retirement of veteran leader Edward Fenech Adami. 2004 May - Malta is one of 10 new states to join the EU. 2005 July - Parliament ratifies proposed EU constitution.
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