The Social Democratic Party was a political party in the

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. The party was created in late 1979 by dissident members of Bahamian Democratic Party: Keith Duncombe, James Knowles, Michael Lightbourne and

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. The party was led by

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millionaire, who was appointed as the

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in the

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. Parliamentary members of the party joined

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before the 1982 elections. Solomon run in the elections as independent, but was not elected.

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