Complex sentence: Two years later, the Letters Patent of the 1936 constitution declared that Maltese and English were the only official languages, thereby legally settling the long-standing'language question' that had dominated Maltese politics for over half a century.
Split into simpler sentences: Two years later, the Letters Patent of the 1936 constitution declared that Maltese and English were the only official languages. Thereby legally settling the long-standing'language question' that dominated Maltese politics for over half a century.