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1957 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of the Arabian Peninsula was established at the first National Convention of Arabia which was held in Manama, Bahrain. [BWIM249]
By 1962, the regions with Bahá'í communities under the Assembly's jurisdiction were the Aden Protectorate, Bahrain, Hijaz, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. [BW13p955] |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Aden Protectorate; Manama, Bahrain; Bahrain; Yemen; Arabian Peninsula | ||
1957 Ridván | The first local spiritual assembly in Brunei had already been formed. [BW 13:302] | Local Spiritual Assembly; Brunei | first Local Spiritual Assembly Brunei | |
1957 Ridván | The first Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Apia, Western Samoa was formed. The members were: Lilian Ala'i, Ghodsieh Ala'i, Nemat Ala'i, To'alima Sa'ialala, Lotoa Rock, Emanuel Rock, William I Laing, Sa'ialala Tamasese, and Suhayl A Ala'i. [CBN No99 April, 1958 p5] | Local Spiritual Assembly; Lilian Alai; Ghodsieh Alai; Nemat Alai; Toalima Saialala; Lotoa Rock; Emanuel Rock; William I Laing; Saialala Tamasese; Suhayl A Alai; Apia, Samoa; Samoa | first Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Apia | |
1957 Ridván | The formation of the first Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canberra, the last capital city in Australia to form. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Canberra, Australia; Australia | first Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canberra | |
1957 Ridván | In his last Ridván message Shoghi Effendi announced that the exterior of International Bahá'í Archives had been completed and that the roof was in place. [VBHP38; DH169; GBF63–4; PP264–6]
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International Bahá'í Archives; Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; - Bahá'í World Centre; Shoghi Effendi, Life of; Shoghi Effendi, Basic timeline; - Basic timeline, Expanded; Shoghi Effendi, Works of; Leroy Ioas; Ugo Giachery; - Bahá'í World Centre; Mount Carmel MERGE; Haifa, Israel | ||
1957 Ridván | The first local spiritual assembly in Nyasaland was formed at Lilongwe. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Lilongwe, Malawi; Malawi | first Local Spiritual Assembly Nyasaland | |
1957 Ridván | The first local spiritual assembly in Cape Verde was formed in Praia. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Praia; Cape Verde | first Local Spiritual Assembly Cape Verde | |
1957 Ridván | The formation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Arabian Peninsula with its seat in Bahrayn (Bahrain). [BW15p296]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation | ||
1957 Ridván | The Regional Spiritual Assembly of Scandinavia (Norway and Sweden) plus Denmark and Finland was formed with its seat in Stockholm, Sweden. [BW13:274] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Stockholm, Sweden; Sweden | first NSA Scandinavia and Finland | |
1957 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Alaska was formed and incorporated immediately upon formation. [HE31]
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Incorporation; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Alaska, USA; USA | first NSA Alaska; first time a political entity subdivided to form NSA | |
1957 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Australia and New Zealand formed separate National Assemblies. [BW13p306]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; New Zealand | first NSA New Zealand | |
1957 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Pakistan was formed with its first National Convention in Karachi. Previously it was administered by the Regional Assembly of India, Pakistán and Burma. The "mother assembly" reverted by to its former name, The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India and Burma and was so until 1959. [BW13p299]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Karachi, Pakistan; Pakistan | first NSA Pakistan | |
1957 Ridván | The Regional Spiritual Assembly of South East Asia was formed with its seat in Djakarta. [BW13:289,302]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Jakarta, Indonesia; Indonesia | first NSA South East Asia | |
1957 - 1963 | The launch of the Northeast Asia Six Year Plan (1957-1963) The Regional Spiritual Assembly of North East Asia had an area of jurisdiction embracing Japan, Korea, Formosa, Macao, Hong Kong, Hainan Island, and Sakhalin Island. [JTA80-86] |
- Teaching Plans; Northeast Asia Six Year Plan; Japan; Korea; Taiwan; Macau; Hong Kong; Hainan Island, China; Sakhalin Island | ||
1957 Ridván | The Regional Spiritual Assembly of North East Asia was formed with its seat in Tokyo, Japan. [BW13:304]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Northeast Asia; Tokyo, Japan; Japan | first NSA North East Asia | |
1957 Ridván | The Regional Spiritual Assembly of the Greater Antilles was formed with its seat in Kingston, Jamaica The Assembly was disbanded in 1961 when individual National Assemblies were formed for the constituent countries.. [BW13:257]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Kingston, ON; Jamaica | first NSA Greater Antilles | |
1957 Ridván | The Regional Spiritual Assembly of Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela was formed at Lima, Peru. [BW13:257]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Lima, Peru; Peru | first NSA Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela | |
1957 Ridván | The Regional Spiritual Assembly of Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia was formed at Buenos Aires, Argentina. [BW13:257]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Argentina; Chile; Uruguay; Paraguay; Bolivia | first NSA Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia | |
1957 Ridván | The Regional Spiritual Assembly of Mexico and the Republics of Central America was formed at Panama City, Panama. [BW13:257]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Mexico; Panama; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Honduras; El Salvador; Guatemala | first NSA Mexico and the Republics of Central America | |
1957 Ridván | The Regional Spiritual Assembly for the Iberian Peninsula (Portugal and Spain) was formed with its seat in Madrid, Spain. [BW13:274]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Madrid, Spain; Spain; Portugal | first NSA Iberian Peninsula | |
1957 Ridván | The Regional Spiritual Assembly of the Benelux Countries was formed with its seat in Brussels, Belgium. [BW13:274]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Brussels, Belgium; Belgium; Netherlands; Luxembourg; Benelux, Europe | first NSA Benelux Countries | |
1957 Apr | Shoghi Effendi announced that the Treasury Department of Israel had issued an expropriation order for the remaining property held by Covenant-breakers at Bahjí, mainly the dilapidated building north of the mansion. [MBW109] | Bahji, Israel; Covenant-breakers; Akka, Israel | ||
1957 Apr | Shoghi Effendi announced that the Faith had been established in 251 countries, that there were more than a thousand local spiritual assemblies, that Bahá'ís lived in more than 4,200 localities, and that every territory mentioned in the Tablets of the Divine Plan had been opened to the Faith. Bahá'í literature had been translated into 230 languages. [MBW105–6] | Statistics; Shoghi Effendi, Life of; Shoghi Effendi, Works of | ||
1957 c. Apr - 1958 Apr | The first Tuareg to become a Bahá'í enrolled in Rabat, Morocco. | First believers by background; Rabat; Morocco | first Tuareg Bahá’í | |
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