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Former Prime Minister Dom Mintoff passed away on Monday evening at his residence in Tarxien, aged 96.
The former Labour leader, Malta's longest serving politician, will be remembered for the introduction of welfare services and civil rights in Malta. He led negotiations with Downing Street in the early 1970s over the end of the British military on the islands.
Dom Mintoff referred to simply as il-Perit (the architect) was born on August 6, 1916, died August 20, 2012) was a Maltese politician, journalist and architect, who served as leader of the Labour Party from 1949 to 1984, Prime Minister of Malta from 1955 to 1958 (when Malta was still a British crown colony) and again, post-Independence, from 1971 to 1984. Mintoff's time as Prime Minister was notable for a general increase in the average standard of living and the establishment of a comprehensive welfare state.
His major achievements included the setting up of the Republic of Malta in 1974 and the closure of the military bases of NATO (1972) and the UK in 1979 and transforming Malta’s dependence on serving as a military base for overseas powers into an economy based on tourism and manufacturing.
He also introduced reforms to bring about a separation of state and church, decriminalised homosexuality and pushed for a change in the electoral law to ensure that the party with a majority of votes has a majority of seats in parliament.
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raymond bugeja
- Wed 22-Aug-2012, 05:59ghalija kien bniedem kbir u ihobb lil haddiem
sahha habib
Doris Camilleri
- Tue 21-Aug-2012, 22:29We lost the saviour of Malta !
We will never forget you as a kind person and also for what you did for Malta!!
Miss you. Condolences for all his family and may God help them.
Carmel G rech
- Tue 21-Aug-2012, 19:06Grazzi salvatur tghana il -Maltin,strieh fis- SLIEM.GRAZZI.
mario zerafa
- Tue 21-Aug-2012, 17:40The greatest patriot in our island history has passed away. His legacy will live for every. Thank you Dom for all you have done for making Malta a Nation.
John Bonnici
- Tue 21-Aug-2012, 15:32Do not fall for the hate campaign against Dom Mintoff on some blogs.
Dom Mintoff was no doubt the greatest patriot that ever walked this island and a world class statement.
With these bloggers there is only one thing to do. FORGIVE THEM.
Rita
- Tue 21-Aug-2012, 14:02Thank you Dom.May you rest in Peace.
Mario Griscti
- Tue 21-Aug-2012, 13:26Insellimlek Missier Malta Hielsa,
u mieghi isellmulek hafna nies,
u mieghi ihobbuk il-qlub genwini,
u mieghi ismek jghollu 'l fuq bla qies,
dawk kollha illi bhali fik fis sabu,
is-salvatur tal-haddemin u l-fqar,
tal-morda,tal-batuti, ta' l-imsejkna,
insomma dawk meqjusa bhala zghar.
kif griet l-ahbar ta' mewtek,
id-dmugh dlonk xiref shun minn xfar l-ghajnejn,
ghaliex Perit minghajrek inhossuna,
li kellna kollox w issa m'ghandna xejn.
imma mis-Sema int titlob ghalina,
sabiex nibqghu mexjin,
imma ghal dejjem f'mohhna tibqa' w f'qalbna,
Missier Pajjizna-Tarket il-Maltin.
VEB
- Tue 21-Aug-2012, 13:18PERIT GRAZZI TA DAK LI GHAMILT GHALL POPLU MALTI KOLLU.GRAZZI TALLI TAJT HINEK U SAHTEK BIEX TAQTA L-FAQAR U L-GUH MIN WICC DIN L'ART HELWA.STRIEH FIL-PACI U GAWDI L-HALLIEQ GHALL ETERNITA.
silvio Parnis
- Tue 21-Aug-2012, 09:45Grazzi ta'kollox perit.strieh fis-sleim u j'Alla xi darba f'dan il-pajjiz nimaturaw
Stefan Limongello
- Tue 21-Aug-2012, 09:39Check this blog - it speaks volumes:
http://pro-tridentina-malta.blogspot.com/2012/08/end-of-era.html
Hadra
- Tue 21-Aug-2012, 08:25Xavier
nittama li l-familjari taghha jiehdu passi legali kontriha tal-insulti taghha lejn persuna mejta.
Il-hdura taghha lejn dak kollu li hu Laburista qatt ma dehret bhala fid-dinja.
Issa naraw jekk il-Partit Nazzjonalista jiddisassocjax ruhu minnha u jikkundannaha.
mario scerri
- Tue 21-Aug-2012, 07:48RIP Perit,
Se nimmissjawk.
Leo
- Tue 21-Aug-2012, 07:33MINTOFF...MINTOFF....MINTOFF....Strieh fil-paci missieri u missier Malta taghna.
Mark Cocker
- Tue 21-Aug-2012, 07:28I am 44.. how do I remember him??
When I was six, in 1974, me and my brother were playing aloud in the living room when we were forced to stop by our father. The reason was the Budget Speech.. and they were truly Budget Speeches, not like the farces we are used to nowadays.. unfortunately..!!
At one moment my father jumped with joy shouting "MINTOFF ALLA!!".. Me and my brother stood still and puzzled seeing our Breschnevish father jumping with joy!! But he turned to us saying aloud "Lm4 zieda!!". Yes, in 1974, the lowest workers were awarded Lm4 pay rise!!.. a rise that we only dream of nowadays!!
I am the product of the 70's Labour Goverment.. free education and health schemes.. and now proudly I say that I form part of the Engineering Department as a Ground Engineer with our beloved National Airline.. AirMalta.. now being downgraded.. sorry.. re-branded.. to a low costish image ready to be privatised..!!
Yes.. being a convinced Labourite, I was very cross and felt betrayed by his actions in 1998.. and that is a scar that will never heal..
Still now I feel I lost my father.. my protector..
Rest in Peace Great Leader.. Architect of Modern Malta.
ganni
- Tue 21-Aug-2012, 07:16J'Alla l-faqar li hrigtna minnu jkun biss era passata. J'Alla dak li ksibna taht it-tmexxieja tieghek ma jkompliex jisfaxxa.
Grazzi u strieh fil-paci Perit.
Xavier
- Tue 21-Aug-2012, 04:45Kondoljani lil familja...u http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/08/glory-glory-ma nistax nifhem kif ma jitihdux passi kontrijha dil persuna tifrah bil mewt ta haddiehor.....inkredibli
peter paul farrugia
- Tue 21-Aug-2012, 02:35when i heard off the death ' off mintoff tear's fell from my eye's he was the greatest leader malta ever had.we thank you dear mintoff for all you did for you're country'we will miss you dearly ' rest in peace . you shall never be forgotten for the thing's u have done for your country .
HDURA
- Tue 21-Aug-2012, 00:30Waqt li naghti l-kondoljanzi lill-famila tieghu kollha, ma nistax ma nikkundannax bl-akbar qawwa l-hdura tas-sahhara tal-bidnija li nfexxet f'orgja ta' ferh ghall-mewt tieghu.
Alla diga' qed ihallasha tal-hdura taghha u ghad ikompli jhallasha iktar milli hallasha s'issa.
http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/08/glory-glory-allelluiah/
Salvatur ta' Malta
- Tue 21-Aug-2012, 00:27Miet missier Malta Hielsa u s-Salvatur ta' Malta u l-Maltin.
Aghtih O Mulej il-mistrieh ta' dejjem.
Raymond
- Tue 21-Aug-2012, 00:12RIP,Perit. You will be remembered as the saviour of the Maltese people. You freed us from foreign occupation without a drop of blood and you changed Malta from a military base to a prosperous country. Your name is inducted in the Maltese history. You will be always remembered in our prayers. God bless you.
Denis Genovese
- Tue 21-Aug-2012, 00:03Perit il-mewt haditek biex helsitek mit-tbatija ta' din id-dinja u tellatek hdejn is-Salvatur l-Iehor. Zgur li Malta tibqa thozzok go qalbha. Grazzi Perit
Tony Dalli
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 23:44Lil Perit mintoff najdlu Grazzi li tajt children allowance meta kont zighr,ghamiltli skejjel biex taghlimt u sirt raġel u kif hriġt mil iskola sibt xoghol jistenini il MALTA SHIPBUILDING u bis sahha ta hekk Bnejt post rabbejt zewg tfal.X'differenza illum malta shipbuilding maghluqa skejjel tas-snajja ukoll,zaghzah ma jistawx jbnu bhalna eċċċ..dak ftit biss mil gid li hloqt int perit.ghax jekk nibdew insemmu ma nieqfu QATT. INT kont l-arkitett ta'Malta Gdida u il gid kollu nafuh lilek.NInsab Ċert li illum qieghed il post li jixraqlek ghax int veru imxejt wara il passi ta Kristu mhux ta b'xejn kienu ghajtu Salbu salbu dawk li ma jisthux.GRAZZI PERIT INT KONT,GHADEK U TIBQA F'Qalbna ghal DEJJEM
John Cassar
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 23:09Illum gurnata sewda ghall-poplu Malti kollu ghax tilef il-bniedem li ta sahtu u l-energija kollha tieghi biex jara liz-zghir u lill-batut jitla l-fuq. Il-Perit kien il-bniedem li tana dak kollu li ghandna llum. Il-Partit Laburista ghandu jniedi sensiela ta' programmi halli jfakkar lil politici laburisti li ma ghadhomx maghna halli l-generazzjoni zaghzuha tkun taf minn kien wara dak li qeghdin igawdu llum.
Anthony Micallef
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 23:09Halliena missier Malta Hielsa.L-istorja ma jhassarha hadd.L-ghezez iben tal-gzejjer Maltin halla din id-dinja u mar igawdi l-Glorja tal-Genna.Il-familja Micallef taghti l-ghomor il-Familja Mintoff .
Matthew Balzan
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 23:01RIP Missier Malta, xtaqtek bqajt maghna ftit iehor...bhalek ma jkun hawn qatt issa hemm bzonn li dak li ghamilt int u kissruh nergu nibnuh!
M.Grech
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 22:57Il-gid kbir li ghamel il-Perit ma jistax jitkejjel. Ghallimna nkunu kburin li ahna Maltin, nazzjon hieles li jista jghix u jimxi 'l quddiem minghajr ma nilaghqu lil hadd. Sfortunatament, wara li nhareg mill-faqar u tghallem ighix, il-poplu Malti feda il-pajjiz f'idejn nies inkompitenti u nferjuri li l-unika alternattiva taghhom hija li jhallu kollox f'idejn il-barrani....kif minn dejjm kienu.
J'Alla li dak li ghallem il-Perit jibqa' haj ghal dejjem.....bhal gid li wettaq matul iz-zmien.
Aghtih O Mulej il-mistrieh ta' dejjem.
david debattista
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 22:49DOM MINTOFF WAS A TRUE LEADER
AND A POLITICAL GIANT. WE WILL NEVER FORGET ALL HE DID FOR US ALL. HE WAS THE FATHER OF THE MALTESE ISLANDS.
R.I.P. PERIT !
rm
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 22:47i was one of the many who was given a plot of land under the housing schemes during Dom Mintoff's time.He helped me make my dream come true and I learned to live in a disciplined way....
My family and i thank you Dom... i will remember you for all my life and will pass on what i learned to my children...
PAWLU PORTELLI
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 22:42LILEK DOM MINTOFF F’JUM MEWTEK
HEKK KIF GRIET L-AHBAR
LI HAJTEK TEMMEJT
LIL MALTA BIKKIMT
LI LILA MEXXEJT
KEMM QBIST INT GHAL FQIR
KIF HADT HSIB NAZZION
KEMM GID GHAWN HALLEJT
DAL GID BLA PORZION
TWELIDT F’DAK IL-JUM
TAL KBIR SALVATUR
LIZ-ZGHIR DEJJEM TAJT
GID KBIR U UNUR
PERIT INT HALLEJTNA
TLAJT HDEJN IL- HALLIEQ
MIN JAF X’GOST HA JIEHU
XHIN HEMM ISAQSIK
HA JAJDLEK INT TMAJTNI
META KELLI L-GUH
ISSA TIN DIK RUHEK
ERFAHHA IL FUQ
HA JGHIDLEK INT SQEJTNI
ZORTNI W LIBBISTNI
META HADD MA RIEDNI
META ‘NT ANNAQTNI
PERIT MUR HU L-PREMJU
TA’DEJJEM IL -HAJJA
INT GHAWN POST JIXRAQLEK
GHAX HAJTEK HI TLAJJA
GRAZZI PERIT MINTOF
MALTA S-SALVATUR
TAL GID LI INT TAJTNA
U SEBH TAL-FUTUR
FAXXUKA
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 22:38messhom jisthu dawk li jipridkaw il-valuri. Flok iffakru fuq il-gid kbir li ghamel MINTOFF qed iggibu fuq il-vjolenza tas-snin 80. ara veru ma tisthux.Anke wara mewtu tridu tkasbruh?
Alla jaf x' inhu jaghmel u sewwa jirbah zgur.
MALTA L-EWWEL U QABEL KOLLOX.
RIP MINTOFF
r.m
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 22:31i was one of the many who was given a plot of land under the housing schemes during Dom Mintoff's time.He helped me make my dream come true and I learned to live in a disciplined way....
My family and i thank you Dom... i will remember you for all my life and will pass on what i learned to my children...
paul-portelli
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 22:26strieh mexxej tal-maltin.grazzi ta kull ma ghamilt maghna.issa aktar min qatt qabel ghanna nipproponu li il-jum nazzionali ghandu ikun is-sitta t'awwisu jum it-twelid tieghek u fjum kristu salvatur
saviour cachia
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 22:24Perit grazzi hallejtna warajk taghlima li ma tmut qatt: MALTA L-EWWEL U QABEL KOLLOX. Strieh fis-sliem Perit. int l-bennej ta' Malta gdida.
Il KOBOR TA MINTOFF
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 22:24Il-Perit Mintoff huwa kbir ghax habb liz-zghir. RIP
josheph zammi
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 22:23dd
joseph zammit
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 22:18kont inhobbok u ghadni inhobbok itlob ghalina ha nirbhu lelezjoni issa qedin ifahruk in nazjunalisti
rita
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 22:04grazzi perit ta' kollox
ma' ninsewk qatt ta' kull ma' amilt mal-poplu malti
catherine gravino
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 22:04il mulej jaghtih il mistrih ta dejjem il gid li ghamel lill haddiema mhux se jnesih hadd.l-ghomor lill familja tieghu.sahha perit.
R Borg
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 22:02Perit se tibqa f'qalbna ghal dejjem. Zgur li ma se ninswewk qatt int li qajjimt il-haddiem malti fuq saqajh.
marc caruana
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 22:01miet missier malta hielsa imma l gid li ghamel ghal malta mintoff jibqa ghal eternita. nsellimlek salvatur ta malta bid dmuh f ghajnejja
Louis Grech
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 21:56Grazzi Perit, int bdilt il-Malta f'Nazzjon. Nispera li l-politikanti illum iharrsu dak li bi tbatija il-poplu irnexxielu jikseb bis-sahha tieghek.
Malta l-ewwwel u qabel kollox
lilian
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 21:56TLIFNA IL XI HADT KBIR U UNIKU OH MULEJ GHATIH IL MISTRIEH TA DEJJEM
Roland Borg
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 21:52Grazzi ta' kollox PERIT. Inwieghduk li ma ninsewk QATT.
Diana Caruana
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 21:49He was a great man, and will be remembered by all of us. Family Caruana Camilleri. RIP
P.S. My Grandfather Guseppe Caruana Camilleri was a friend of Dom Mintoff and even a canditate with the Labour Party in the 60s.
graziella schembri
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 21:47R.I.P ghaziz DUMINKU MINTOF,,,,,,INT Ha TIBQA DEJJEM F QALBNA..grazzi min qih qalbi tal gid li ghamilt ghal din l art li tant habbejt u ghozzejt ma qalbek
aldo 98
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 21:46MULEJ GHATIH IL-MISTRIEH TA DEJJEM
ID-DAWL TA DEJJEM JIDDI FUQU
JISTRIEH FIS-SLIEM
AMEN.
walter bonett
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 21:45grazzi perit ta kul ma ghamilt ghal haddiem u ghal aktar haga ghaziza ghalik Malta.
censu
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 21:42grazzi ta kollox perit, talli ghamiltna nies meta qamel u njoranza biss kien hawn.
John V
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 21:39Strieh fis-sliem Perit!
GRAZZI tal Kollox!
Inti ghadek u tibqa MISSIER MALTA HIELSA!
A Cardona
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 21:37RIP Mr.Mintoff and thank you for all the good that you did for our country.
A very bad news to end up the day.
EX SEA MALTA
- Mon 20-Aug-2012, 21:36MALTA TILFET GAWRA BENNEJ TA MALTA REPUBLIKA U SOCJALISTA TA VERU GHAX NEHHA IL FAQAR U IL GUH MIN PAJJIZNA JIBDA IMFAKAR GHAL BIDLIET RADIKAI LI GHAMEL
LIL POPLU MALTI KOLLU