Former Prime Minister of Malta Dom Mintoff and Fred part 3

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Freddy Fenech

Part 3 of the interview betwwen former Prime Minister of Malta Dom Mintoff and freddy Fenech in 1991

Former Prime Minister of Malta Dom Mintoff part 2 of 3

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Freddy Fenech

Part 2 of the visit of the former Prime Minister of Malta to Toronto in 1991

Former Prime Minister of Malta Dom Mintoff part 1 of 3

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Freddy Fenech

The former Prime Minister of Malta Dom Mintoff interviewd by fred fenech in Canada in 1991

Mintoff Addresing the Maltese Clubs in Toronto

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Freddy Fenech

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The former Prim Minister of Malta Addressing the Maltese and Gozitans Clubs in Toronto in 1991

The Problem of Malta - British Pathe (1955)

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Seated with the Minister of Agriculture Mr Cole, 38 year old Dom Mintoff sums up his integration proposal plan in 10 Downing Street.

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A Maltese Treasure .. Dom Mintoff (6 August 1916 – 20 August 2012)

Mourning Dear Dom - maltatoday.com.mt

James Debono

Blog Monday, August 27, 2012

Mourning Dear Dom

The collective mourning for Duminku Mintoff was also symptomatic of a legacy of the blind devotion to the leader he cultivated to challenge an oppressive status quo.

Former premier Dom Mintoff

by James Debono

Collective scenes of devotional mourning are often the hallmarks of authoritarian regimes seeking to reproduce themselves, churches or sects led by charismatic leaders aspiring to sainthood or the media hyped celebrity culture where funerals are part of a grand reality TV spectacle. Khomeini and Kim Yong Il's funerals belonged to the first type, Pope John Paul's "santo subito" funeral to the second and Lady Di's and Michael Jackson's funeral hysteria are examples of the third category.

That is not to say that western democratic societies are immune to such feelings but grief is mostly reserved to victims of tragic circumstances whose death was either untimely or violently terminated, irrespective of whether the protagonists are celebrities, royals, sportsmen or politicians.  In most cases the first three categories are more likely to be venerated. In itself this says a lot of societies where politicians have long lost their grip on the popular imagination.

In the case of Mintoff we were dealing with grief over the death of a frail 96 year old whose death was widely expected. So one would have expected less drama and more probing commentary. (click here to read more)