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| 1955 Dec
195- |
The first Samoan woman to become a Bahá'í, Mrs Lotoa Refiti (later Lotoa Rock), enrolled. [Koala News, No. 22, February 1956] | Lotoa Refiti; Samoa | first Samoan woman Bahá'í |
| 1955 15 Nov
195- |
'Alí Muhammad Varqá was appointed a Hand of the Cause to succeed his father. [GBF111; MBW91] | - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Appointments; Varqa; Varqá, `Alí-Muhammad | |
| 1955 15 Nov
195- |
Shoghi Effendi announced that for the construction of the International Bahá'í Archives thirty of the fifty-two pillars, each over seven metres high, had been raised and that half of the nine hundred tons of stone ordered from Italy had been safely delivered at the Port of Haifa. He also said that a contract for over $15,000 had been placed with the tile factory in Utrecht for over 7,000 green tiles to cover the 500 square metres of the roof. [MBW95] He announced as well: |
- Bahá'í World Centre; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Tea House of (Bajji); Báb, Shrine of (Haifa); Bahji, Israel; International Archives Building (Haifa); Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Haifa; Utrecht, Netherlands | |
| 1955 12 Nov
195- |
Hand of the Cause of God Valíyu'lláh Varqá passed away in Stuttgart.
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- Biography; - Births and deaths; - Hands of the Cause; - In Memoriam; Germany; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Stuttgart, Germany; Varqa; Varqa, Valiyullah | |
| 1955 Oct
195- |
Daniel Haumont arrived in the Loyalty Islands and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:453] | - Islands; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Loyalty Islands | |
| 1955 23 - 25 Sep
195- |
International Teaching Conference was held in Nikko, Japan. [Japan Will Turn Ablaze p87, 97] | - Conferences, International; - First conferences; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; Japan; Nikko, Japan; Teaching | first conference held in Japan |
| 1955 Sep
195- |
Fowzieh Sobhi arrived in British Somaliland from Egypt, the first Bahá'í to reside in the country. | British Somaliland; Fowzieh Sobhi | first pioneer to British Somaliland |
| 1955 Sep-Oct
195- |
Bahá'ís in Iran continued to be dismissed from their employment. Bahá'í students were expelled from Shíráz University. [BW18p391] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Education; - Persecution, Other; Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres); Iran; Shíráz, Iran | |
| 1955 23 Aug
195- |
Shoghi Effendi announced plans to begin construction on the House of Worship in Kampala, Uganda in light of the fact that the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár that had been planned for Tehran during the Ten Year Crusade had to be postponed due to circumstances in Iran. [MBW90; PP312; BW13p713; CG42-43; Bahá'í Faith, The: 1844-1963: Information Statistical and Comparative, Including the Achievements of the Ten Year International Bahá'í Teaching & Consolidation Plan 1953-1963 compiled by Hands of the Cause Residing in the Holy Land] | * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); Iran; Kampala, Uganda; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Kampala; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Tihran; Tehran, Iran; Uganda | |
| 1955 15 Aug
195- |
The passing of Mabel Hyde Paine (b. 7 December 1877 in Rockville, CT, d. 15 August 1955 in Urbana, IL). She was buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Urbana. [Find a Grave]
Mabel Paine was a Bahá'í teacher and an author. She is remembered as the compiler of The Divine Art of Living that was first published by the Bahá'í Publishing Committee in Chicago in 1944 and saw numerous reprints and revisions until the four revisions. It is still in publication. [Collins4.114 - 4.117] |
- Biography; - In Memoriam; Mabel Hyde Paine; Rockville, CT; Urbana, IL | |
| 1955 5 Aug
195- |
In a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to the National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles he requested that Bahá'ís withdraw from Churches, Synagogues, Freemasonry and other secret societies. A number of letters had been written before and were written after on the same subject. [LoGno.1387; LoGno.1388 (1956); LoGno.1389 (1956); LoGno.1390 (1956); LoGno.1391 (1951)]
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Masonry; Masons; Membership of other organizations; Secret Societies | |
| 1955 Aug
195- |
Appeals were made by National Spiritual Assemblies around the world through the Bahá'í International Community to the UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld to ask the Iranian government to halt the attacks on the Bahá'ís. [BW13:789–91; BW16:329; MBW88–9; PP304, 311; CBN No 81 October 1956 p1]
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* Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Other; Bahá'í International Community; Human rights; Iran; NSA; New York, USA; United Nations; United States (USA) | |
| 1955 28 Jul
195- |
Seven Bahá'ís were stabbed and beaten to death by a mob in Hurmuzak, Iran. [BW18p391; Towards a History of Iran's Baha'i Community During the Reign of Mohammad Reza Shah, 1941-1979 by Mina Yazdani.]
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* Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution, Mobs; Hurmuzak, Yazd; Iran; Seven martyrs of Hurmuzak | |
| 1955 4 Jun
195- |
Frank Wyss of Australia arrived on Cocos and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:450] | - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia | |
| 1955 3 Jun
195- |
Shoghi Effendi announced that a thousand groups and local Assemblies telegraphed appeals to the Iranian authorities and that all National Assemblies addressed written communication to the Shah, the government, and to parliament pleading for justice and protection. [MBW89] | * Persecution, Iran; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
| 1955 3 Jun
195- |
Shoghi Effendi announced to all National Assemblies that Majdi'd-Din, "the most redoubtable enemy of 'Abdu'l-Baha" and "the incarnation of Satan", someone who played a leading role in the kindling of the hostility of 'Abdu'l-Hamíd and Jamál Páshá and who was the instigator of Covenant-breaking and archbreaker of Bahá'u'lláh's Covenant, died at the age of one hundred after being struck with paralysis affecting his limbs and his tongue. [MBW87-88, 94]
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- Biography; `Abdu'l-Hamid; Covenant-breaking; Fatimih Khanum; Jamal Pasha; Majdid-Din; Mírzá Musa (Aqay-i-Kalim); Samadiyyih Khanum | |
| 1955 2 Jun
195- |
The first pioneer to settle in Laos, Dr Heshmat Ta'eed, arrived in the country from Thailand. | - Travel teachers and pioneers, First; Laos | first pioneer to Laos |
| 1955 1 Jun
195- |
The House of Bahá'u'lláh in Tákur, Mázandarán, Iran, was taken over. [BW18p391] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Other; House of Bahá'u'lláh (Takur); Iran; Mazandaran, Iran; Takur, Iran | |
| 1955 (Spring)
195- |
Travelling by foot, Udai Narain Singh arrived in Tibet from Gangtok, Sikkim, and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh, his second such distinction.
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- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; India; Sikkim, India; Tibet; Udai Narain Singh | |
| 1955 30 May
195- |
Bahá'ís were attacked and wounded and their houses attacked at Ábádih, Iran. [BW18p391] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Other; Ábádih, Iran; Iran | |
| 1955 27 May
195- |
The Bahá'í centre at Máhfurúzak, Iran, was demolished. [BW18p391] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Destruction; Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres); Iran; Mahfurúzak, Iran | |
| 1955 24 May
195- |
The Bahá'í centre at Karaj, Iran, was taken over. [BW18p391] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Other; Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres); Iran; Karaj, Iran | |
| 1955 23 May
195- |
The Bahá'í International Community submitted its Proposals for Charter Revision to the United Nations for the Conference for Revision of the UN Charter. [BW13:788, 795–802] | Bahá'í International Community; New York, USA; United Nations; United Nations Charter; United States (USA) | |
| 1955 22 May
195- |
The dome of the National Bahá'í Centre in Tihrán was demolished with the personal participation of several high-ranking army officers. The Haziratu'l-Quds had been taken over on the 7th of May. The publication of the pictures of the demolition encouraged a widespread outburst of persecution of Bahá'ís throughout Iran. [BW18:391; Archives of Bahá'í Persecution in Iran]
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* Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Destruction; - Persecution, Other; Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres); Iran; Tehran, Iran | |
| 1955 17 May
195- |
The Iranian Minister of the Interior announced in parliament that the Government had issued orders for the suppression of the 'Bahá'í sect' and the liquidation of the Bahá'í centres. [BBRSM174; BW18p391] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Other; Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres); Iran | |
| 1955 16 May
195- |
The Bahá'í centre at Isfahán, Iran, was taken over. [BW18:390] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Other; Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres); Iran; Isfahan, Iran | |
| 1955 9 May
195- |
The Bahá'í centre at Ahváz, Iran, was taken over. [BW18:390] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Other; Ahvaz, Iran; Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres); Iran | |
| 1955 9 May
195- |
Bahá'í houses were attacked and looted at Shíráz, Iran. [BW18:390] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Other; Iran; Shíráz, Iran | |
| 1955 8 May
195- |
The Bahá'í centre at Rasht, Iran, was attacked and taken over. [BW18:390] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Other; Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres); Iran; Rasht, Iran | |
| 1955 8 May
195- |
Bahá'ís were beaten at Dámghán, Khurásán, Iran. [BW18:390] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Other; Damghan, Iran; Iran; Khurásán, Iran | |
| 1955 7 May
195- |
The Iranian army occupied the National Bahá'í Centre in Tihrán. [BW18:390] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Other; Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres); Iran; Tehran, Iran | |
| 1955 4 May
195- |
Sylvia Ioas was appointed to the International Bahá'í Council as its ninth member. [BW19:612; GBF110; MBW86; PP253; CBN No65 Jun 1955 p1; BN No 292 Jun 1955 p3] | Haifa, Israel; International Bahá'í Council; Sylvia Ioas | |
| 1955 2 May
195- |
The police locked the doors of the National Bahá'í Centre in Tihrán thus preventing the holding of the final day of the National Bahá'í Convention. [BW18:390] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Other; Conventions, National; Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres); Iran; Tehran, Iran | |
| 1955 May-Jul
195- |
Persecutions against the Bahá'ís continued throughout Iran. [BW18p391]
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* Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Destruction; - Persecution, Other; Báb, House of (Shiraz); Iran; Shíráz, Iran | |
| 1955 23 Apr
195- |
Ramadán began. Shaykh Muhammad-Taqí known as "Falsafí" made an inflammatory speech against the Bahá'ís from a mosque in Tihrán. [BW18p390]
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* Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution, Mobs; Báb, House of (Shiraz); Falsafi; Iran; Shaykh Muhammad-Taqi; Shíráz, Iran; Tehran, Iran | |
| 1955 Ridván
195- |
The first Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Tenerife in the Canary Islands was formed.
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Local Spiritual Assembly, formation; Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands | the first Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Tenerife in the Canary Islands |
| 1955 Ridván
195- |
The first Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Monaco was established.
The first person to become a Bahá'í in Monaco was Margaret Lantz, of Luxembourg. Soon after her a Frenchman, Mr. Charbonnet, who owed an antique shop in Monaco, also accepted the Faith. Charlottte Campana was the first person of Monegasque nationality to become a Bahá'í. Bahá'í writings translated into Monegasque were officially presented to Crown Prince Albert in 2001. [Newspaper Archive on BLO] |
Monaco | first LSA in Monaco |
| 1955 Ridván
195- |
The first local spiritual assembly in Réunion was formed. | France; Local Spiritual Assembly; Reunion Island | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Réunion |
| 1955 Ridván
195- |
The first local spiritual assembly in Zanzibar (Tanzania) was formed. | Local Spiritual Assembly, formation; Zanzibar, Tanzania | firstLocal Spiritual Assembly in Zanzibar |
| 1955 Ridván
195- |
The first local spiritual assembly in Vietnam was formed at Saigon-Cholon (Cholon is the Chinese section of Saigon).
[BN No 293 July 1955 p5; Bahá'í Religion in Community Education in Vietnam by Vu Van Chung]
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Local Spiritual Assembly, formation; Saigon, Vietnam; Vietnam | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Vietnam |
| 1955 Ridván
195- |
The first local spiritual assembly in the Bahamas was formed in Nassau.
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Bahamas; Local Spiritual Assembly; Nassau, Bahamas | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Bahamas |
| 1955 Ridván
195- |
The first local spiritual assembly in the Seychelles was formed in Victoria. | Limbé, Camaroon; Local Spiritual Assembly; Seychelles | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Seychelles |
| 1955 Ridván
195- |
The first local spiritual assembly in Madagascar was formed in Tananarive (Antananarivo). | Local Spiritual Assembly; Madagascar; Tananarive, Madagascar | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Madagascar |
| 1955 Ridván
195- |
The first Local Spiritual Assembly in Italian Somalia was formed in Mogadishu. | Italian Somaliland; Local Spiritual Assembly; Mogadishu, Somalia | first LSA in Italian Somaliland |
| 1955 Ridván
195- |
The first native Mozambican Bahá'í, Festas Chambeni, took the Bahá'í Faith to Angola. [BW13:290] | Angola; Festas Chambeni | first native Mozambican Bahá’í |
| 1955 Ridván
195- |
The first local spiritual in Mozambique was established in Lourenço Marques. [BW13:290] | Local Spiritual Assembly; Lourenco Marques, Mozambique; Mozambique | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Mozambique |
| 1955 Ridván
195- |
The first local spiritual assembly of French Togoland (Togo) formed at Lomé. | French Togoland (Togo); Local Spiritual Assembly; Lomé, Togo; Togo | first Local Spiritual Assembly in French Togoland (Togo) |
| 1955 Ridván
195- |
The first local spiritual assembly in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) was formed in Salisbury (Harare). [CG21] | Harare, Zimbabwe; Local Spiritual Assembly; Southern Rhodesia | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) |
| 1955 Ridván
195- |
The first four local spiritual assemblies in The Gambia were formed in Bathurst (Banjul), Serrekunda, Lamin and Brikama. | Banjul (Bathurst), The Gambia; Gambia, The; Lamin and Brikama, The Gambia; Local Spiritual Assembly; Serrekunda, The Gambia | first four Local Spiritual Assemblies in The Gambia |
| 1955 Ridván
195- |
The first five local assemblies in Bechuanaland (Botswana) were formed in Seqonoka, Maseru, Mafeteng, Maphohloane and Sephapos' Gate. | Lesotho, South Africa; Local Spiritual Assembly; Mafeteng, Lesotho; Maphohloane and Sephapos Gate, Botswana; Maseru, Botswana; Seqonoka, Botswana | first five Local Spiritual Assemblies in what is now Lesotho |
| 1955 Ridván
195- |
(The) design (for the) Mother Temple (in the) cradle (of the) Faith (was) unveiled (in the) presence (of) pilgrims (and) resident believers assembled (within the) Haram-i-Aqdas (on the) first day (of) Ridvan. SHOGHI [CBN No65 Jun 1955 p1] | Bahji, Israel | |
| 1955 21 April
195- |
In 1843, the Báb's only child, Ahmad, was still-born or died soon after birth. Khadíjih Bagum had a very difficult delivery and almost died as a result. The child was buried under a pine (or cypress) tree in the shrine of Bíbí-Dukhtarán (meaning Matron or Mistress of the Maidens).
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* Báb, The (chronology); - Biography; - Births and deaths; Ahmad (son of the Báb); Báb, Family of; Cemeteries and graves; Cypress trees; Iran; Shíráz, Iran | |
| 1955 18 Apr
195- |
After the violent storm of persecutions against the Bahá'í's in Iran broke loose, the Bahá'í International Community delegates presented their case and Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold, intervened with the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs and brought an immediate end to the physical persecution and lifted the danger of a massacre. [Bahá'í International Community History, 18 April 1955] | * Persecution, Iran; Bahá'í International Community; Iran; United Nations | |
| 1955 Apr
195- |
Shoghi Effendi announced that the Bahá'í Faith was represented in 236 countries, in 3,200 locations, by over 40 ethnic groups. Bahá'í literature was translated into 176 languages. [MBW76–8] | - Worldwide; Growth; Statistics; Ten Year Crusade (1953-1963) | |
| 1955 Apr
195- |
The first person to become a Bahá'í in the Bahamas, Molly Newbold, enrolled.
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- First Bahá'ís by country or area; - Islands; Bahamas | first Bahá’í in Bahamas |
| 1955 20 Mar
195- |
Shoghi Effendi announced the acquisition of 36,000 square metres of land for the first Mashriqu'l-Adhkár of the Holy Land. [DH175; MBW78–9]
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- Bahá'í World Centre; - Bahá'í World Centre; - Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; - Worldwide; Amelia Collins; Donations; Endowments; Haifa, Israel; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Haifa; Purchases and exchanges | first Mashriqu’l-Adhkár of the Holy Land |
| 1955 14 Mar
195- |
The first person to become a Bahá'í in Guam, Charles T. Mackey, a United States civil service employee, enrolled. | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Guam | first Bahá’í in Guam |
| 1955 4 Mar
195- |
The first Tongan to become a Bahá'í in Tonga, Tevita Ngalo'afe, enrolled. | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; - First believers by background; Tonga | first Tongan Bahá’í in Tonga |
| 1955 Mar
195- |
Kamálí Sarvístání arrived on Socotra Island and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:456] | - Islands; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Socotra Island | |
| 1955 Mar
195- |
The first person to become a Bahá'í in the Solomon Islands, William Gina, a 43-year-old Solomon Islander from the Western Solomon Islands, enrolled. | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Oceania; Solomon Islands | first Bahá’í in Solomon Islands |
| 1955 8–15 Feb
195- |
The first people to become Bahá'ís in Réunion, Paul and Françoise Tayllamin (8 Feb) and Jean Donat and Julien Araye (15 Feb), enrolled. | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; France; Reunion Island | first Bahá’ís in Réunion |
| 1955 4 Feb
195- |
Bahá'í women in Hisár, Khurásán, Iran, were assaulted. [BW18:390] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Other; Hisar, Iran; Iran; Khurásán, Iran | |
| 1955 Feb
195- |
The first local person to become a Bahá'í in Mauritius, Mr Yam-Lim, a Chinese Catholic, enrolled. | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Mauritius | first local Bahá’í in Mauritius |
| 1955 18–22 Jan
195- |
Five Bahá'ís were arrested and beaten in Hisár, Khurásán, Iran; four of these are dragged around the town; Bahá'í houses were attacked, looted and set on fire. [BW18p390] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Destruction; Hisar, Iran; Iran; Khurásán, Iran | |
| 1955 8 Jan
195- |
Señor Moyses Mosquera Zevallos became the first believer of the Galapagos Islands to accept the Faith. As a result of his becoming a Bahá'í he was persecuted by the priest and both he and his wife lost their jobs as teachers. He was wrongfully accused of immoral acts with some of his students in spite of the fact that the teaching space was such that his wife was constantly with him.
Moses was dismissed from his position because of the influence of the priest but he was asked to return to Naranjal because of the demands of the parents of his students. He remained at this school until his retirement during the late 1970's. [Heroes of God: History of the Bahá'í Faith in Ecuador, 1940-1979 by Helen Basset Hornby p69; 77] |
Ecuador; Galápagos Islands, Ecuador; Santa Cruz, Galápagos | the first to accept the Eahá'i Faith in the Galapagos. |
| 1955 c. Jan
195- |
The first Tswana Bahá'í, Stanlake Kukama, enrolled in Mafikeng. | - First believers by background; Mahikeng, South Africa; South Africa | first Tswana Bahá’í |
| 1955 Jan
195- |
Dorothy Senne became the first Bahá'í in South Africa. [BWNS270] | Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Dorothy Senne; South Africa | First Bahá'í in South Africa. |
| 1955 (In the year)
195- |
The first person to become a Bahá'í in Grenada, John Protain, a waiter at the Santa Maria Hotel, enrolled. | Grenada; John Protain | first Bahá’í in Grenada |
| 1955 (In the year)
195- |
Twenty–two African Bahá'ís were expelled from the Belgian Congo. | - Persecution; - Persecution, Other; Congo, Democratic Republic of; Persecution, Belgian Congo | |
| 1955 (In the year)
195- |
The first person to become a Bahá'í in Spanish Sahara, 'Abdu'l-Salam Salím Al-Sbintí, enrolled. | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Spanish Sahara | first Bahá’í in Spanish Sahara |
| 1955 (In the year)
195- |
Labíb Isfahání arrived in Abidjan, French West Africa, from Dakar, the first Bahá'í to settle in what is now the Ivory Coast. | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Abidjan, Ivory Coast; French West Africa; Habib Isfahani | first Bahá’í to settle in Ivory Coast |
| 1955 (In the year)
195- |
The first indigenous Samoan to become a Bahá'í, Sa'ialala Tamasese, enrolled.
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- Bahá'í royalty; - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Royalty; Samoa | first indigenous Samoan Bahá’í |
| 1955 (In the year)
195- |
The first person to become a Bahá'í in The Gambia, Mr Nichola Banna, a Lebanese merchant, enrolled. | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Gambia, The | first Bahá’í in The Gambia |
| 1955 to 2007
195- |
The fifth Trustee of the Huqúqu'lláh was 'Ali-Muhammad Varqá. He inherited both the Trusteeship and the station of Hand of the Cause of God from his father upon his passing. [Message from the Universal House of Justice dated 25 March, 1985]
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- Bahá'í World Centre; - Biography; - Hands of the Cause; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Haifa, Israel; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Huqúqu'lláh; Huququllah, Trustees of; Varqa; Varqá, `Alí-Muhammad |
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