why is the bahamas called a commonwealth sovereign nation
The Bahamas The British House of Lords voted to give the Bahamas its independence on 22 June 1973.[40] Prince Charles delivered the official documents to Prime Minister Lynden Pindling, officially declaring the Bahamas a fully independent nation on 10 July 1973.[41] It joined the Commonwealth of Nations on the same day.[42] Sir Milo Butler was appointed the first Governor-General of the Bahamas (the official representative of Queen Elizabeth II) shortly after independence. The Bahamas joined the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank on 22 August 1973,[43] and it joined the United Nations on 18 September 1973.[44]