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His tenure as Prime Minister saw the creation of a comprehensive welfare state, nationalisation of large corporations, a substantial increase in the general standard of living and the establishment of the Maltese republic, though was later marred by a degree of economic stagnation, accusations of authoritarian practices and outbreaks of political violence.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"6 August 1916","date":"1916-08-06"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q167307#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Cospicua","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q757225"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q167307#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"20 August 2012","date":"2012-08-20"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q167307#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Tarxien","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q744001"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q167307#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Malta","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q167307#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"architect","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42973"},{"text":"journalist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1930187"},{"text":"civil engineer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13582652"},{"text":"head of government","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2285706"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q167307#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Labour Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q684886"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q167307#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University of Malta","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q426045"},{"text":"Hertford College","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q81090"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q167307#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Moyra de Vere Bentinck","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q75345534","start":"1947-11-28","end":"1997-12-16"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q167307#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Prime Minister of Malta (21 June 1971 – 22 December 1984)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q152814","start":"1971-06-21","end":"1984-12-22"},{"text":"Minister for Foreign Affairs (21 June 1971 – 20 December 1981)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25713883","start":"1971-06-21","end":"1981-12-20"},{"text":"Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (3 May 1965 – 24 April 1967)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65494714","start":"1965-05-03","end":"1967-04-24"},{"text":"Prime Minister of Malta (11 March 1955 – 26 April 1958)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q152814","start":"1955-03-11","end":"1958-04-26"},{"text":"Member of the House of Representatives of Malta","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19367406"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q167307#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Al-Gaddafi International Prize for Human Rights","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1667571"},{"text":"Rhodes Scholarship","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1204346","date":"1939"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q167307#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dom_Mintoff","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q167307"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Dom Mintoff born?","a":"Dom Mintoff was born on 6 August 1916 in Cospicua."},{"q":"What positions has Dom Mintoff held?","a":"Positions held by Dom Mintoff include: Prime Minister of Malta (1971–1984); 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