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Lynden Pindling

1930 - 2000

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lynden Pindling has received more than 287,450 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Lynden Pindling is the 15,975th most popular politician (down from 14,191st in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from The Bahamas (down from 7th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Bahamian Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.66

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lynden Pindling ranks 15,975 out of 15,577. Before him are Jean Ravelonarivo, Marina Kaljurand, Gene Okerlund, Les Aspin, Kenneth Clarke, and Alexandru Athanasiu. After him are Irfaan Ali, Zhan Videnov, Rui Maria de Araújo, Ilinka Mitreva, Jim Webb, and Arancha González Laya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Lynden Pindling ranks 531. Before him are Robert Ashley, Greg Bell, Aloysius Ambrozic, John Arden, Geeta Bali, and Jim Nabors. After him are Norman Podhoretz, Annie Ross, Edward Seaga, Vladimir Ryzhkin, Arlen Specter, and Troy Ruttman. Among people deceased in 2000, Lynden Pindling ranks 303. Before him are Tranquilino Garcete, Bunny Austin, Jimmie Davis, Mack Robinson, Veerasamy Ringadoo, and R. S. Thomas. After him are Joan Marsh, Mae Faggs, Marguerite Churchill, Athanasios Vouros, Phil Katz, and Shobhna Samarth.

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In The Bahamas

Among people born in The Bahamas, Lynden Pindling ranks 8 out of 27. Before him are Durward Knowles (1917), Perry Christie (1943), Sebastian Bach (1968), Kimbo Slice (1974), Hubert Minnis (1954), and Arthur Foulkes (1928). After him are Mark Knowles (1971), Donald Thomas (1984), Ryan Sweeting (1987), Troy Kemp (1966), Chris Brown (1978), and Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (1976).

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Among POLITICIANS In The Bahamas

Among politicians born in The Bahamas, Lynden Pindling ranks 4. Before him are Perry Christie (1943), Hubert Minnis (1954), and Arthur Foulkes (1928).

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