This led to Pindling transferring schools frequently in his earlier years. Sir Lynden Pindling was an only child. Marguerite Pindling were married from 1956 until Pindling's death in 2000. The airport is named after Lynden Pindling, the first prime minister of the Bahamas. Christie thus succeeded Lynden Pindling, who had led the PLP since 1956. Christie was appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Lynden Pindling in November 1974. Christie along these lines succeeded Lynden Pindling, who had driven the PLP since 1956. His widow, Dame Marguerite Pindling, was until June 2019 the Governor-General of The Bahamas. Lynden Pindling is considered the "Father of the Nation". In 2006, Nassau International Airport was renamed Lynden Pindling International Airport in his honour. In 1992, Pindling was unseated by Hubert Ingraham of the FNM. In 1968, Pindling announced that The Bahamas would seek full independence. Pindling also participated in sports like track and field and softball. In early 1996, Pindling began showing signs of occasional tiredness and other symptoms. Because of the report, Pindling broke his link with McLaney, but was not himself prosecuted.