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First Black Government Was Installed In Bahamas On This Day In 1967; Know More
The Bahamas formed the country’s first black-led government with the support of the sole Labour Party MP Randol Fawkes today, i.e., January 16, in 1967.
The Bahamas formed the country’s first black-led government with the support of the sole Labour Party MP Randol Fawkes today, i.e., January 16, in 1967. The Labour Party was a minor political party in the Bahamas and in 1962 general elections it was only able to secure a single seat, taken by Fawkes. However, in 1967 elections, Fawkes retained his seat, in which the United Bahamian Party and the Progressive Liberal Party won 18 seats each.