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Date 1952-10-08-02, sorted by date, ascending

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1952 8 Oct
195-		 Shoghi Effendi announced his decision to launch 'the fate-laden, soul-stirring, decade-long world-embracing Spiritual Crusade' in the coming year. [BW12:253–5; MBW40-41; StS42]
  • For the objectives of the Crusade see BW12:256–14.
  • Among the goals to be achieved was the construction of the International Bahá'í Archives building. [BBD22; DH168; MBW43]
      "the first of the major edifices destined to constitute the seat of the World Bahá'í Administrative Centre to be established on Mount Carmel". [PP264]
  • See The Bahá'í Faith 1844-1952 Information Statistical and Comparative (PDF) compiled by Shoghi Effendi.
  • See map of the Ten Year Crusade.
    		•  * Shoghi Effendi, Basic timeline; * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); * Teaching Plans; - Bahá'í World Centre; - Basic timeline, Expanded; International Archives Building (Haifa); Shoghi Effendi, Works of; Ten Year Crusade (1953-1963)
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