Anton Buttigieg was a Maltese politician and poet who served as the second president of Malta from 1976 to 1981. Prior to his tenure as president he was a member of the Parliament of Malta and preside
Dr. Anton Buttigieg
POLITIKU U POETA - Buttigieg's tombstone at the Addolorata Cemetery in Paola, the largest graveyard in Malta.
Dominic Mintoff was a Maltese socialist politician, architect, and civil engineer who was leader of the Labour Party from 1949 to 1984, and was Prime Minister of Malta from 1955 to 1958, when Malta wa
Anton Buttigieg
…to the presidency. In 1971, Buttigieg was appointed as Minister of Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister under Prime Minister Dom Mintoff. From 1976 to 1982, he served as the second President of Malta. During his tenure as president the British left Malta on 31 March 1979. Buttigieg married…
Mintoff in 1974
Proclamation of the Republic of Malta, 13 December 1974; President Sir Anthony Mamo and Prime Minister Dom Mintoff
Mintoff with Dutch premier Joop den Uyl in the Hague in 1974
Monument to Mintoff in Castille Square in Valletta