[PHOTOS] Malta commemorates Freedom Day with wreath-laying ceremony
President, Prime Minister, and Opposition representative participate in a wreath-laying ceremony on the occasion of Freedom Day
31 March 2025, 12:30pm
Karl Azzopardi
Karl Azzopardi
Freedom Day monument in Birgu
Nearly half a decade ago today, the British military closed shop in Malta as the foreign forces departed from the island on March 31, 1979, marking the occasion as Freedom Day.
President Myriam Spiteri Debono
On Monday, President Myriam Spiteri Debono, as the country’s head of state, led Freedom Day celebrations in Birgu.
Prime Minister Robert Abela
At the Freedom Monument in Vittoriosa, Spiteri Debono participated in a wreath-laying ceremony alongside Prime Minister Robert Abela and Opposition MP David Agius while the Armed Forces of Malta band played the Freedom anthem.
Opposition MP David Agius
The ceremony ended with the national anthem.
Karl Azzopardi is Online Editor and an IGM press awards (Human Stories) winner of 2019
