Robert Abela laid a wreath at the foot of Dom Mintoff's monument in Cospicua on Tuesday to mark the 108th anniversary of the former prime minister's birth.

Mintoff served as prime minister between 1956-58 and 1971 to 1984. He died on August 20, 2012, aged 96.   

Abela was accompanied by the administration of the Labour Party, which Mintoff headed for many decades.

In a statement, the party praised Mintoff for his socialist ideals and his role in Malta's economic and social development and the closure of the British military base.   

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