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Date 1945-04, descending — sort earliest first

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1945 25 Apr The United Nations convened in San Francisco.
  • For the Bahá'í response see BW17:81.
    		•  United Nations; San Francisco, CA
    1945 15 Apr Shoghi Effendi sent the following cable to the Bahá'í world: "My faithless brother Husayn, after long period of dishonourable conduct, has abandoned the Master's home to consort with his sister and other Covenant-breakers". [Bahá'í News, No. 174, p.2; This Decisive Hour #141] Covenant-breakers; Husayn Ali Rabbani; Haifa, Israel
    1945 (Ridván) The first local spiritual assembly of Venezuela was established in Caracas. Local Spiritual Assembly; Caracas, Venezuela first Local Spiritual Assembly in Venezuela
    1945 (Ridván) The first local spiritual assembly of Bolivia was established in La Paz. Local Spiritual Assembly; La Paz, Bolivia first Local Spiritual Assembly in Bolivia
    1945 (Ridván) The first local spiritual assembly in the Dominican Republic was established in Santo Domingo.
  • There were nine indigenous believers in the city.
    		•  Local Spiritual Assembly; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic first Local Spiritual Assembly in Dominican Republic
    1945 (Ridván) The first local spiritual assembly in Ecuador was established in Guayaquil. The founding members were: Eduardo Gonzalez Lopez, Luis Guillermo Molina DeFranc, Emilio Minervini, Jorge Sarco, Jorge Jalón Fer, Juan Luis Aguirre Tarpeau, Mme. Marie Constantine Claudet de Thomas, Else Jorgensen, and Lauro Sánchez. [Heroes of God: History of the Bahá'í Faith in Ecuador, 1940-1979 p17, 84] Local Spiritual Assembly; Guayaquil, Ecuador; Ecuador firstLocal Spiritual Assembly in Ecuador
    1945 Ridván The election for the National Spiritual Assembly was held by postal ballot. The tellers completed their work in the Temple Foundation Hall. Those selected as members of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada were: Horace Holley, Dorothy Baker, Philip Sprague, George Latimer, Amelia Collins, Louis Gregory, Leroy Ioas, Allen McDaniel, Roy C. Wilhelm. [BN No175 Jun 1945 p3]

    The inability, under restrictions imposed by the war, to hold Convention sessions this year challenged the National Spiritual Assembly to maintain the important functions of the annual meeting through other means. Steps were therefore taken to provide for Voting by mail, with a committee of tellers to serve in the customary way, to conduct a public meeting or Bahá'í Congress in Foundation Hall during the Riḍván Period, and to provide the delegates with subjects for written suggestions and views. [BN No 174 April-May 145 p2]

  • For the first time in the history of this Assembly, a postal by-election was held to fill a vacancy caused by the fact that Mr Wilhelm could no longer attend meetings. Elsie Austin was elected as of the 16th of March and attended one meeting before dissolution. [BN No 182 April 1946 p1]
    		•  Conventions, National; National Spiritual Assembly, election of; Horace Holley; Dorothy Baker; Philip G. Sprague; George Latimer; Amelia Collins; Louis G. Gregory; Leroy Ioas; Allen McDaniel; Roy C. Wilhelm; Wilmette, IL; USA

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