Alleged "romantic letters" written by Barbara to Derek Barnes, a Royal Navy signalman stationed in Malta during World War II, were made public by Barnes' sister
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Agatha Barbara
Agatha Barbara, was a Maltese politician, having served as a Labour Member of Parliament and Minister. She was the first woman to serve as president of Malta, and remains the longest-serving woman Member of Parliament in Maltese political history.
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Born 11 March 1923 · Died 4 February 2002 · Q168387
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2002· 1 entry
Died 2002-02-04.
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1990· 1 entry
Awarded National Maltese Order of Merit (1990).
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1987· 2 entries
Her term expired and she withdrew from politics
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Barbara presided over the presentation and acceptance of the 1987 Constitutional reform, ranging from the cementing of Malta's independence from foreign powers, to the allocation of additional Parliamentary seats in case
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1985· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctor of the Beijing Normal University (1985).
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1982· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of Malta (1982–1987).
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1981· 1 entry
Elections led to a constitutional crisis because the Nationalist Party (PN) won a majority of the votes, but only got a minority in parliament: 31 seats against 34 for MLP
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1976· 1 entry
Agatha Barbara became deputy chair of the MLP parliamentary group, but not of the party, and deputy prime minister
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1974· 2 entries
Became minister for labour, culture and welfare
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Career landmark: minister of labor (1974–1981).
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1971· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister for Education and Employment (1971–1976).
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Agatha Barbara was appointed minister of education again
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1958· 1 entry
Relations between the British and the Maltese deteriorated
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1955· 2 entries
Was appointed as education minister by Dom Mintoff from 1955 to 1958
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Career landmark: Minister for Education and Employment (1955–1958).
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1923· 1 entry
Born 1923-03-11.
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