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- 1. First female president of Guyana. (Guyana)
- 3. Global ambassador of reggae music; there is a museum in Kingston, Jamaica in his honor.
- 5. Pioneering nurse and humanitarian. (Jamaica)
- 6. Led a major resistance movement against slavery in Antigua in 1736 and is considered a national hero.
- 7. Grammy-winning artist and philanthropist; founding member of The Fugees, established a foundation in his name to raise funds for poverty relief, education and disaster recovery. (Haiti)
- 8. He received a Nobel prize in Literature. (Saint Lucia)
- 9. The "Queen of Salsa". (Cuba)
- 12. Founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and major influence of Black nationalism. (Jamaica)
- 13. Influential political leader and advocate for independence. (Guyan)
- 17. Influential historian, journalist and political thinker. (Trinidad and Tobago)
- 19. Labor leader and Jamaica's first prime minister. (Jamaica)
- 20. First and only Prime Minister of the West Indies. (Barbados)
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- 2. Recognized as the founder of Chicago. (Haiti)
- 4. Known as "The Father of West Indian Federation; he championed regional unity and representative government.(Grenada)
- 10. The Caribbean's first female prime minister. (Dominica)
- 11. Founder of Haitian independence; The Architect of 1804 Independence.
- 14. Founder of Haitian independence; The Architect of the Revolution.
- 15. Leader of a major anti-slavery rebellion; led the Baptist War. (Jamaica)
- 16. Known as "The Father of the Nation", he led The Bahamas to independence from Britain in 1973.
- 18. International music and business icon; founder of Fenty Beauty. (Barbados)