det erm ination ▁for ▁Ab aco ▁within ▁a ▁federal ▁Bah am as . ▁A IM ▁was ▁formed ▁by ▁Ch uck ▁Hall ▁and ▁Bert ▁Williams . ▁They ▁sought ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁US ▁Libert arian ▁Party ▁and ▁an ▁American ▁financi er ▁named ▁Michael ▁Oliver , ▁who ▁through ▁his ▁libert arian ▁Phoenix ▁Foundation ▁agreed ▁to ▁support ▁A IM ▁finan cially . ▁Mitchell ▁Wer B ell , ▁an ▁American ▁arms ▁deal er ▁and ▁mer cen ary , ▁also ▁supported ▁A IM . ▁His ▁talk ▁of ▁an ▁armed ▁ins urre ction ▁and ▁attempts ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁mer cen aries ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁Ab aco ▁greatly ▁dis cred ited ▁A IM . ▁The ▁Progress ive ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁general ▁election , ▁effectively ▁marked ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁movement . ▁ ▁H urr icane ▁Dor ian ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁H urr icane ▁Dor ian ▁made ▁land fall ▁on ▁El bow ▁C ay ▁in ▁the ▁Ab aco ▁Islands ▁at ▁ 1 6 : 4 0 ▁UTC ▁with ▁wind s ▁of ▁ 1 8 5   m ph ▁( 2 9 5   km / h ) ▁and ▁wind ▁g ust s ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 2 5   m ph ▁( 3 6 0   km / h ), ▁t ying ▁Dor ian ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁Labor ▁Day ▁h urr icane ▁as ▁the ▁strong est ▁land fall ing ▁Atlantic ▁h urr icane ▁on ▁record . ▁There ▁are ▁reports ▁of ▁major ▁damage