The Bahamas,officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas,is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean. It contains 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and 88% of its population. The archipelagic state consists of more than 3,000 islands,cays,and islets in the Atlantic Ocean,and is located north of Cuba and northwest of the island of Hispaniola and the Turks and Caicos Islands,southeast of the U.S. state of Florida,and east of the Florida Keys. The capital is Nassau on the island of New Providence. The Royal Bahamas Defence Force describes The Bahamas' territory as encompassing 470,000 km2 (180,000 sq mi) of ocean space.
Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling, KCMG,PC,NH,JP was a Bahamian politician who is regarded by some as the "Father of the Nation",having led the Bahamas to majority rule and independence.
Perry Gladstone Christie PC,MP is a Bahamian former politician who served as prime minister of the Bahamas from 2002 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2017. He is the second longest-serving Bahamian elected parliamentarian,representing the Centreville constituency from 1977 to 2017. He is also a former athlete. His Progressive Liberal Party is the oldest Bahamian political party,holding solid majorities in the Bahamian Parliament several times in its long history.
Sir Milo Boughton Butler was a Bahamian politician who served as the second governor-general of the Bahamas from 1973 to 1979. He died in office,aged 72.
Hubert Alexander Ingraham,PC is a Bahamian politician who was Prime Minister of the Bahamas from August 1992 to May 2002,and again from May 2007 to May 2012. He is a member of the Free National Movement Party (FNM). Prior to the 2012 election,he was the FNM's Party Leader and was the Member of Parliament for the North Abaco constituency. He served as leader of the opposition in the House of Assembly of the Bahamas from 2005 to 2007.
Arthur Dion "A. D." Hanna was a Bahamian politician who served as the eighth governor-general of the Bahamas from 2006 to 2010.
Sir Clifford Darling was the fifth governor-general of the Bahamas from 2 January 1992 until his retirement on 2 January 1995,where he was succeeded by Sir Orville Turnquest.
Sir Henry Milton Taylor was the fourth governor-general of the Bahamas,serving from February 28,1991 to January 2,1992.
Sir Alfred Étienne Jérôme Dupuch,OBE,KSG was a Bahamian journalist and politician.
Rev. Dr. Reuben Edward Cooper,M.B.E.,was a Bahamian religious leader,founding pastor of Mission Baptist Church,and a leading figure in the country's struggle to achieve Black Majority Rule (1967).
The following is an alphabetical list of topics related to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
Sir Geoffrey Adams Dinwiddie Johnstone,was a Bahamian politician and lawyer.
William "Bill" Cartwright was a Bahamian politician,realtor and magazine publisher. Cartwright,together with Sir Henry Milton Taylor and Cyril Stevenson,co-founded the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) in 1953,the first national political party to be established in the Bahamas. He was the last surviving member of the PLP's three founders.
Cyril St. John Stevenson was a Bahamian politician and newspaper publisher.
Sir Randol Francis Fawkes was a Bahamian politician,trade unionist and lawyer.
Dame Marguerite Pindling,Lady Pindling,served as the tenth governor-general of the Bahamas,from 8 July 2014 to 28 June 2019. She is the second female governor-general of the Bahamas after Dame Ivy Dumont.
Sir Clement T. Maynard,,was a Deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1985–92),and deputy leader of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP). His public career ran the gamut from trade unionist to Senator to Member of Parliament.
Sir Kendal George Lamon Isaacs,was a notable Bahamian lawyer and politician. He served as Leader of the Opposition for much of the 1980s.
Sir Cornelius Alvin Smith is a Bahamian politician and diplomat,who served as the 11th Governor-General of the Bahamas from 2019 to 2023.
Government High School is a state secondary school in Nassau,Bahamas. At one time,it was a selective grammar school and one of the country's leading institutions.
