Sir Lynden Pindling | |
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| 1st Prime Minister of the Bahamas | |
| In office 10 July 1973 – 21 August 1992 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governors General | Sir John Paul Sir Milo Butler Sir Gerald Cash Sir Henry Taylor Sir Clifford Darling |
| Preceded by | Himself as Prime Minister of the Bahama Islands |
| Succeeded by | Hubert Ingraham |
| 1st Prime Minister of the Bahama Islands | |
| In office 10 May 1969 – 10 July 1973 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Himself as Premier of the Bahamas |
| Succeeded by | Himself as Prime Minister of the Bahama Islands |
| 2nd Premier of the Bahamas | |
| In office 16 January 1967 – 10 May 1969 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir Roland Symonette |
| Succeeded by | Himself as Prime Minister of the Bahama Islands |
| Member of Parliament for New Providence South | |
| In office June 1956 – 1967 | |
| Member of Parliament for Andros-Kemp's Bay & Andros – South Andros & Mangrove Cay | |
| In office January 1967 – July 9, 1997 | |
| Minister of Finance of the Bahamas | |
| In office 1984–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Dion Hanna |
| Succeeded by | Paul Adderley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lynden Oscar Pindling 22 March 1930 Nassau, Bahamas, British West Indies |
| Died | 26 August 2000 (aged 70) Nassau, Bahamas |
| Political party | Progressive Liberal |
| Spouse | Marguerite McKenzie |
| Alma mater | King's College London |
Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling, KCMG, PC, NH, JP (22 March 1930 – 26 August 2000) was a Bahamian politician who is regarded by some as the "Father of the Nation", having led the Bahamas to majority rule and independence.
He served as the first black premier of the Colony of the Bahama Islands from 1967 to 1969 and as Prime Minister of the Bahamas from 1969 to 1992.
He was leader of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) from 1956 to 1997 when he resigned from public life under scandal. Pindling won an unbroken string of general elections until 1992, when the PLP lost to the Free National Movement (FNM) led by Hubert Alexander Ingraham. He 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".