Prime Minister Joseph Muscat resigns as a result of a political and constitutional crisis over the investigation into the killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia. He is succeeded as prime minister and Labour Party leader by Robert Abela.
Reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia is killed by a car bomb after campaigning against corruption in high places. Mass protests in Malta lead to pressure on the authorities to allow an independent public inquiry.
The famous Azure Window tourist site collapses in heavy storms. The rock formation had featured in the film Clash of the Titans and the TV series Game of Thrones.
Malta's credit rating, along with that of several eurozone countries, is downgraded by Standard and Poor's rating agency. The IMF warns that the Maltese economy is at risk of contagion from the global financial crisis.
Maltese parliament passes law allowing divorce after the move was approved in a referendum in May. The overwhelmingly Catholic country was the last in Europe to maintain a divorce ban.
Malta adopts the euro.
Malta is one of 10 new states to join the EU.
Malta joins Nato's Partnership for Peace programme, only to leave in October 1996 in order to maintain its neutrality
Malta applies to join European Union.
Malta hosts first summit between Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and US President George Bush.
Victory of Nationalist Party marks move toward European integration, three years after Dom Mintoff resigns.
Closure of last British military base.
Malta becomes republic.
Dom Mintoff's Labour Party takes power, and reorients Malta towards Libya and the Communist bloc.
Independence granted. Conservative Nationalist Party pursues pro-Western policies.
Self-government granted.
Malta suffers heavy bombing by German and Italian air forces targeting Allied bases. King George VI awards colony the George Cross - Britain's highest civilian decoration - for heroism.
The Treaty of Vienna ends the Napoleonic Wars, and grants Malta as a crown colony to Britain. Along with Gibraltar, Malta becomes Britain's key naval base in the Mediterranean.
French troops surrender to British forces after a Royal Navy blockade.
French forces capture Malta from the Knights of Malta, who have ruled it since Holy Roman Emperor Charles V granted it to them in 1530.