Front: Lynden O. Pindling (1930-2000), prime minister of Bahamas 1967-1992

Pindling, the son of a policeman, was a graduate of London University with a law degree. As leader of the Progressive Liberal party, he represented the large black majority in the Bahamas and became the country's first prime minister of African descent in 1967. He served in that capacity for 25 years. Pindling led the Bahamas through a transition from a British colony to independence in 1973. Queen Elizabeth II knighted him in 1983.

Back: Police band

Front: Cecil Wallace-Whitfield (1930-1990), leader of Bahamas opposition party

Wallace-Whitfield served as Education Minister under the government of Lynden O. Pindling. Disillusioned by the increasingly dictatorial tendencies of the governing Progressive Liberal party, he resigned from his cabinet post. He and other party dissidents formed the Free National Movement, which is still in opposition.

Back: Junkandoo dancers