Anton Buttigieg (1912 - 1983) was a Maltese political figure and poet. He served as president of Malta from 1976 until 1981. 1912 was a leap year starting on Monday. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics, sometimes this may include political scientists. ... Poets are authors of poems, or of other forms of poetry such as dramatic verse. ... The office of the President of Malta, known in Maltese as President ta Malta, came into being on 13th December 1974, when Malta became a republic within the Commonwealth. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Anton Buttigieg was born in Qala, Gozo, on the February 19, 1912, the third child of Salvatore and Concetta (nee' Falzon). He was educated at the Government Primary School, Qala (1916 - 1922), the Gozo Seminary (1923 - 1927), St. Aloysius College Malta (1928 - 1930) and the University of Malta, where he graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1934 and Doctor of Laws in 1940. February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1912 was a leap year starting on Monday. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The University of Malta is the highest teaching institution in the Republic of Malta. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1944 he married the late Carmen Bezzina and had three children - John (now Dr. J. Buttigieg B.A., LL.D., M.P) - Rose (now wife of Dr. J. Brincat, B.A. (Lond.), B.Sc. (Econ.) (Lond.), LL.D., M.P.) and Emanuel (now Dr. E. Buttigieg LL.D., a practising lawyer). 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1953 he married the late Connie Scicluna. The death of his two wives seem to have been the major tragedies of his life and they have been reflected in his poetry. In 1975 he married Margery Patterson. 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

During the World War II (1942 - 1944) he served in the Police Force as Inspector and thereafter he practised Law. In 1955 he also served as an acting Magistrate. He was the Law reporter and leader writer of the "Times of Malta" from 1946 to 1948 and the Editor of "The Voice of Malta" from 1959 to 1970. World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb. ... This article is about the year. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

He embarked on a political career and was first elected to the House of Representatives in the Labour Party interest in 1955. He was re-elected in all subsequent elections and held his seat in Parliament up to the time of his resignation in October 1976. From 1959 to 1961 he was President of the Malta Labour Party and from 1962 to 1976 its Deputy Leader. When the present administration took office in 1971, he served his country as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. House of Representatives is a name used for legislative bodies in many countries. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Malta Labour Party (MLP, Maltese: Partit Laburista) is a Maltese political party. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...

He was a delegate to the Malta Constitutional Conferences held in London in 1958 and in 1964. He was also a representative to the Consultative Assembly in the Council of Europe (1967 - 1971), where he was elected Vice-President (1967 - 1968). 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... The Palace of Europe in Strasbourg The Council of Europe is an international organisation of 46 member states in the European region. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

In October 1976 he resigned from the House of Representatives and on December 27, 1976 he was elected as the second President of the Republic of Malta. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... House of Representatives is a name used for legislative bodies in many countries. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Dr. Anton Buttigieg also distinguished himself in the field of literature. During his undergraduate days he was one of the founder members of the University Students "Society for the Maltese Language" (26-1-1931). He was a Member of the "Academy of the Maltese Language" (20-3-1938).

In 1971 he won First Prize for Poetry - "Malta Government". In 1972 he won the "Guze' Muscat Azzopardi" prize for poetry. In 1975 the "Circolo Culturale Rhegium Julii" of Reggio Calabria awarded him with a silver plaque for his poetry. In 1977 he won the "International Prize of Mediterranean Culture for Poetry" awarded by the "Centro di Cultura Mediterranea" of Palermo. In 1979 he was awarded First Prize and a Special Diploma for Poetry in the First Category by the Centro Culturale Artistico Letterario - Citta' di Brindisi. In 1979 he won "First Prize" for the first volume of his auto-biography "Toni tal-Bahri" (Toni the Seaman's Son) in the "Malta Literary Award".

His various publications include:-

LYRICAL POETRY:

"Mill-Gallarija ta' Zghoziti" - From the Balcony of my Youth - 1949

"Fanali bil-Lejl". - Lamps in the Night - 1949

"Fl-Arena". - In the Arena - 1970

"Ballati Maltin". - Maltese Ballads - 1973

"Il Mare di Malta". - The Sea of Malta-A selection of poems translated into Italian - 1974

"Il-Ghanja tas-Sittin" - The Song of the Sixty Year Old - 1975

"The Lamplighter". A selection of poems translated into English - 1977. They are also being translated into the Slovenian Language, which is one of the Yugoslav Languages and into German.

"Qabs el Mosbah". A selection of poems translated into Arabic - 1978

"Poeziji Migbura - L-ewwel Volum" - The first two books.

"From the Balcony of my Youth" and "Lamps in the Night" have been published in one volume under the title "Collected Poems" - 1978.

HUMOROUS POETRY

"Ejjew nidhku ftit" - Let us laugh a little - 1963

"Ejjew nidhku ftit iehor" - Let us laugh a little more - 1966

HAIKUS AND TANKAS

"Il-Muza bil-Kimono" - The Muse in Kimono. This book was translated both into Japanese and into English - 1968.

His books in preparation include:-

A collection of speeches and short stories.

"Zibeg u Bocci" - (Beads and Marbles). A collection of Haikus and Tankas.

The first volume "Toni tal-Bahri" - Toni the Seaman's Son was published in 1978.

His leisure interests were horse racing and gardening.

Dr. Anton Buttigieg was also President of the St. Gaetano Band Club of Hamrun.