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	Sir Lynden Pindling. Who is Sir Lynden Pindling? What is Sir Lynden Pindling? Where is Sir Lynden Pindling? Definition ...
		The Right Honourable Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling (22 March 1930-26 August 2000) served as the first fl Premier of the Colony of the Bahama Islands, 1967-1973 and as Prime Minister of the Bahamas, 1973-1992, as leader of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP).
		Pindling led the Bahamas to fl majority rule in 1967 and indepedence in 1973.
		Pindling conceded defeat with the words "the people of this great little democracy have spoken in a most dignified and eloquent manner, and 'the voice of the people, is the voice of God'".
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Sir_Lynden_Pindling (196 words)

	Marcus Garvey - The Right Honourable Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling - Great People of Color (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-08)
		Pindling received his LLB from King's College, London University in August 1952, was called to the bar of the Middle Temple in February 1953 and returned to Nassau at the end of June, 1953 to be called to the Bahamas Bar.
		Lynden Pindling was chosen as parliamentary leader of the PLP and effectively led the PLP inside and outside the House of Assembly from 1956 until his retirement in 1997.
		Sir Lynden Pindling retired from active politics and leadership of the PLP in July 1997 and was succeeded by Perry G. Christie (now Prime Minister The Honourable Perry G. Christie) in the 1997 PLP Convention.
	www.marcusgarvey.com /wmprint.php?ArtID=564 (696 words)

	Jamaica Gleaner - Sir Lynden Pindling - Thursday \| August 31, 2000
		THE DEATH of Sir Lynden Pindling this past week has removed from the scene the man who can properly be described as the architect of the modern Bahamas.
		Pindling was hailed as a 'Black Moses', and he himself described the social and economic transformation that he spearheaded in the Bahamas as a 'Quiet Revolution'.
		Pindling led his country to Independence from Britain in 1973 and against all the predictions of the naysayers set his country on a course of prosperity based principally on tourism earnings which continues to the present.
	www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20000831/cleisure/cleisure1.html (358 words)

	Sir Lyndon Pindling Dies \| News of the Abacos
		Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling passed away on August 25 in Nassau after a prolonged battle with prostate cancer which was first diagnosed in 1996.
		Sir Lynden, Father of The Bahamas, was leader of The Bahamas for many years, first bringing about fl majority rule and later leading The Bahamas into independence.
		Sir Lynden was born in Nassau in 1930 and attended government schools.
	www.go-abacos.com /news/conian/new12-00/lyndon_pindling.html (360 words)

	AllRefer.com - Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling (Haiti History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling 1930–2000, prime minister of the Bahamas (1967–92).
		As prime minister, he emphasized public aid to education and the continued attraction of foreign investment, international banking, and tourism.
		Despite investigations into possible links between Pindling and the drug trade and into bribe-taking allegations during the 1980s, he remained popular for many years.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/P/Pindling.html (194 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Pindling Sir Lynden Oscar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-08)
		Pindling, Sir Lynden Oscar (1930-2000), Bahamian politician, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1969-1992), who led the Bahama Islands to independence....
		Epstein, Sir Jacob (1880-1959), British sculptor of portraits and monumental figures.
		Beerbohm, Sir Max (1872-1956), English essayist, critic, and caricaturist, born in London, half-brother of the actor Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Pindling_Sir_Lynden_Oscar.html (126 words)

	OAS Children's Page
		Sir Lynden O. Pindling (1930-2000) was prime minister of the Bahamas (1967-92).
		Pindling is credited in spurring the development of international banking and investment management as a major industry and more importantly for fighting for equal rights for all Bahamians.
		Whatever his errors Sir Lynden O. Pindling can be considered the modern father of the Bahamas.
	www.oas.org /children/heroes/Bahamas/SirLOPindling.html (132 words)

	National News
		Sir Lynden had always seemed larger than life to me. His masterful and eloquent deliveries on the Southern Recreation Ground leading up to the 1967 General Election, grounded in an inimitable mixture of dialect and flawless English Language, impacted deeply on all who heard him.
		The consummate leader, Sir Lynden knew that his next move must be to lead by example, and he took the amazing decision to take part in the Boxing Day and New Year's Day parades, spending many happy years deep in the heart of The Pigs.
		And so, Sir Lynden's fight to uplift his people was fought on many fronts, and his efforts on behalf of celebrating Bahamian culture laid the foundation for today's wholesale embracing of the Junkanoo festival by all sectors of our society.
	www.thenassauguardian.com /social_community/286602055714139.php (996 words)

	Bahamas Business Centre
		Pindling and Co. is one of the few marquee law firms in the Bahamas.
		The senior principal in the firm was, until August 2000, Sir Lynden Pindling, who served as his country's first Prime Minister for a quarter of a century.
		The firm of Pindling and Co. is highly respected in the legal community throughout the Caribbean.
	www.bahamasbusinesscentre.net /company-partners-legal.html (182 words)

	The Nassau Guardian Online Guide
		Sir Lynden was diagnosed with prostate cancer in April 1996 by a team of doctors
		Upon his return to The Bahamas in May, Sir Lynden announced that there was a 100 percent chance for a full recovery.
		Pastor H. Roach immersed Sir Lynden in a pool of water behind the choir loft.
	www.thenassauguardian.com /social_community/289715442909024.php (1044 words)

	Pindling Excellence Awards
		Sir Lynden's influence in sports, in the Bahamas, became even more significant as he ascended to the highest office in the land and did what he could to facilitate the rapid development of our sports talent.
		Sir Lynden also ensured that the facilities were upgraded so that athletes could train well and international competitions could have been held in the Bahamas.
		Sir Lynden recognized, savored and prescribed for other Bahamians, the value that the Bahamas Games would have, to instill in our youth, an understanding, a feel for, and a lasting commitment to nationalism and the national interest.
	www.bjnottage.com /Speeches_/Pindling_Excellence_Awards/pindling_excellence_awards.html (6483 words)

	Pindling, Sir Lynden Oscar -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		He guided the nation from 1967 (when it was still a British colony) through its transition to independence in 1973 and over long years of burgeoning tourism and economic growth (during which he won reelection five times).
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	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9345024 (670 words)

	Macmillan Publishers Caribbean, General Interest - Pindling - The Life and Times of The First Prime Minister of The ...
		In the last year of the twentieth century and of his own life, Prime Minister Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling was unanimously voted "Bahamian Man of the Century".
		Winning six consecutive elections, Pindling and his party were in power for a quarter of a century, a time of huge social and economic as well as political changes.
		Yet throughout his career Lynden Pindling was a deeply controversial figure, as reviled by his political opponents as he was idolized by his supporters.
	www.macmillan-caribbean.com /Books/general/pindling.htm (501 words)

	Lynden, - KiwiArtz - Lynden Over (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-08)
		Lynden Christian High is a comprehensive high school, offering a full selection of courses from study skills to Advanced Placement in English and Math.
		Lynden Manor is a retirement community offering senior citizens, 55 years and older, as much independence in their daily living as possible, with additional
		Lynden is in the middle of the county’s dairy country.
	favoredfinder.com /fvfd/lynden.htm (363 words)

	This week's column --
		Sir Lynden passed away in the early hours of 26 August 2000 at his home in Skyline Drive.
		The FNM thought that Sir Lynden was wasting the public money for giving those two jobs, which allowed them to train in the United States.
		Sir 'Sonny' Ramphal, the head of the regional negotiating machinery for the FTAA in the Caribbean has shut down all travel and is about to lay off staff in the United Kingdom because the Caribbean countries have not paid their bills to keep the thing going.
	www.briland.com /wwwboard/messages/3443.html (6145 words)

	Bahamas News: NIA To Be Renamed After Former PM - Bahamas Headline News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-08)
		Sir Lynden died in 2000 from prostate cancer.
		News of the tribute to Sir Lynden was greeted with overwhelming applause and standing ovations from PLP convention delegates.
		Sir Lynden was a champion of the fl masses, becoming instrumental in the struggle for majority rule and ultimately wresting control of the government from the white minority.
	www.bahamasb2b.com /news/wmview.php?ArtID=2759 (766 words)

	Bahamaslinks - History
		Lynden Pindling, a London-educated lawyer, quickly became the party's first leader, and in 1956 the PLP won six seats in the House of Assembly.
		Pindling, by then one of the PLP's assembly members, rose at the end of the debate to state that he did not want to be part of a government that did not represent its people fairly.
		Declaring that the true authority belonged outside with the people, Pindling took the wooden mace that had been the symbol of parliamentary authority in the Bahamas for 165 years and threw it out the window, where it broke in half in the middle of the crowd that had gathered outside.
	www.bahamaslinks.ch /phist.html (4057 words)

	1993 Human Rights Report: THE BAHAMAS
		Pindling, who was Prime Minister from independence in 1973 until 1992.
		The PLP led the country for 6 years of internal self-government from 1967 to 1973, and held power under Prime Minister Sir Lynden 0.
		Pindling's comments drew wide criticism, and no boycott or change in business patterns developed.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/democracy/1993_hrp_report/93hrp_report_ara/Bahamas.html (4315 words)

	Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling - Caribbean Hall of Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-08)
		Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling - Caribbean Hall of Fame
		Bio: Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling guided the nation of the Bahamas from 1967 while it was still a colony of Britain towards independence in 1973 and became the first prime minister serving his country for more than 25 years.
		Revered by Bahamaians as "The Father of the Bahamas" he was re-elected to office 5 times, and played a significant role in the development of the Bahamas as the Tourism and offshore banking center it is today.
	www.afiwi.com /caribbean/halloffame/Sir_Lynden_Oscar_Pindling.html (140 words)

	The Progressive Liberal Party - Home of the Bahamas Ruling Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-08)
		Sir Lynden Pindling, M.P., who had led the PLP since 1956 as both Leader of the Opposition and leader of the party.
		Christie, who was re-elected to the House of Assembly in the March 14, 1997, general election, defeated Dr. Bernard J. Nottage and Mr.
		Named Senator by Prime Minister Sir Lynden Pindling in November, 1974, Mr.
	www.progressiveliberalparty.com /team_list.lasso?id=67&cmd=details (654 words)

	Sir Lynden O. Pindling
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		Lynden Pindling meets with Lyndon B. Johnson (right), President of the United States, in the White House Oval Office.
		Right Photo: (Left to Right) Lady Pindling, Sir Lynden Pindling, President of the United States Jimmy Carter, First Lady Roslyn Carter, Former President of the United States Gerald Ford, and former First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson, at gala State Dinner at the White House, 1977.
	www.samanacollege.com /pindling.html (209 words)

	Jamaica Gleaner - Commentary - Thursday \| August 31, 2000
		The victory of Pindling's Progressive Liberal Party in 1967 was to change fundamentally not only the.
		WE ARE in the midst of another anti-crime spasm of fear and verbal outpourings.
		IT WOULD appear that the Honourable Burchell Whiteman is about to face the most difficult dilemma of his distinguished career as a public servant and educator.
	jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20000831/cleisure (107 words)

	Bahamas news - Bahamian news portal: - Pension Payment Outrage - Headline News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-08)
		The government's decision to pay former Prime Minister Sir Lynden Pindling's half-million-dollar pension to his widow, Lady Marguerite, is not sitting well with some union leaders who are still demanding that the $1,200 civil servant salary increases be paid beginning next month.
		During his wrap up of the budget debate on Saturday morning, Prime Minister Christie said the government had agreed to compensate Lady Pindling for the pension benefits which were "unfairly and illegally" withheld from former Prime Minister Sir Lynden Pindling during his lifetime.
		From 1992, when he ceased to be prime minister, until his retirement as a Member of Parliament in 1998, Sir Lynden collected no pension.
	www.bahamasb2b.com /news/wmprint.php?ArtID=1933 (666 words)

	Poem Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling
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		He was Prime Minister of a beautiful land
		Lynden Oscar Pindling brought hope for the fl man
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	Bahamas Issues Bahamian Web Community - Not the Haitian flag
		Poitier was never borned but if there wasn't a Pindling, Cash or Butler we would probably be in a horrible state.
		Pindling and his government ran this country into the ground, with coruption and drugs.
		sir stafford sands in his time was as corrupt as lynden pindling, and only the change in command prevented sir stafford from being rung up on the same kind of commission of inquiry that buried pindling.
	www.bahamasissues.com /showthread.php?t=254&page=3 (2290 words)

	History of The Bahamas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-08)
		In 1578 Queen Elizabeth conferred upon Sir Gilbert Humphrey all lands not already occupied by some Christian power, and finding the Bahamas neglected, he annexed them; but no settlement was established.
		Under the leadership of Lynden Pindling, the PLP won control of the government in 1967 and led The Bahamas to full independence in 1973.
		Former PLP cabinet minister and member of Parliament Hubert Ingraham became leader of the FNM in 1990, upon the death of Sir Cecil Wallace-Whitfield.
	www.historyofnations.net /northamerica/bahamas.html (1002 words)

	Sir Lynden Pindling
		Pindling, Sir Lynden Oscar (The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition)
		Pindling calls on governments to adopt pro-travel policies.
		Sir Lynden censured over property deals: Former PM 'highly improper' (Voice, The)
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0875116.html (151 words)

	Changing of the Guard in the Bahamas
		Tommy Turnquest, who lost his bid to become his country's leader, was criticized as being too inexperienced despite his bloodlines, his years spent as a youth movement organizer, his work as a Cabinet minister and a career as a banker.
		Son of former Governor-General Sir Orville Turnquest he launched his political career at the age of 21 in 1981 by joining a group that revitalised the Torchbearers, the youth arm of the Free National Movement party, which he led for four years.
		Possibly the youngest man ever named to the senate, Christie was appointed in 1974 at age 30 by the man he would eventually replace, then Prime Minister Sir Lynden Pindling of the Progressive Liberal Party.
	www.caribvoice.org /Features/bahamas.html (1838 words)

	Sir Lynden Pindling & Archdeacon William Thompson Memorial Scholarship Trust
		Sir Lynden Pindling and Archdeacon William Thompson Memorial Scholarship Trust
		Led by Garet and Rowena Finlayson, the Sir Lynden Pindling and Archdeacon William Thompson Memorial Scholarship Trust
		Marguerite Lady Pindling, Rose Thompson, Rowena Finlayson, 21 Scholarship Trust Awardees and others.
	www.samanacollege.com /rowena.html (105 words)

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