Chronology: Date 1958-04

date	event	tags	firsts
1958 20 Apr	Mírzá Ahmad (Esphahani) Sohrab, the Covenant-breaker who rebelled against Shoghi Effendi, died. [MC90; CBN No 102 July 1958 p1] For the story of his defection from the Faith see CB343–7. He was buried in the Saint Paul Episcopal Church Cemetery, Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York.iiiii Bahaipedia.	Ahmad Sohrab; Covenant-breakers; New History Society; Glen Cove, NY; New York, USA; USA
1958 Ridván	The first local spiritual assembly in the Kingdom of Tonga was formed at Nuku'alofa.	Local Spiritual Assembly; Nukualofa, Tonga; Tonga	first Local Spiritual Assembly Kingdom of Tonga
1958 Ridván	The first local spiritual assembly of Macau was formed.	Local Spiritual Assembly; Macau	first Local Spiritual Assembly Macau
1958 Ridván	The formation of the first local spiritual assembly of Taipei. [The Taiwan Bahá'í Chronicle by Barbara R. Sims p25]	Local Spiritual Assembly; Taipei, Taiwan; Taiwan	The formation of the first local spiritual assembly of Taipei, Taiwan
1958 Ridván	The National Spiritual Assembly of France was formed. [BW13p274] For the message of the Custodians to the French National Convention see MC86–9.	National Spiritual Assembly, formation; France	first Local Spiritual Assembly France
1958 Ridván	The first Spiritual Assembly was formed on Terceira Island in the Azores. It was not until December of that year that the first two native believers embraced the Faith. [BW14p317]	Local Spiritual Assembly, formation; Terceira, Azores
1958 22 - 25 Apr	The second Annual Regional National Convention for the South American countries of Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela was held in Guayaquil. This was the highlight of the year for Ecuador being that it was their first time to host a National Convention. The delegates for Ecuador were: Juan Luis Aguirre and Alberto Carbo Medina from Guayaquil community and Gayle Woolson and Guillermo Sotomayer from Quito. At the time Ecuador still had only two local assemblies, four isolated centers and only two new believers for the year. [Heroes of God: History of the Bahá'í Faith in Ecuador, 1940-1979 by Helen Bassett Hornby p96]	Conventions, National; Guayaquil; Ecuador; Latin America	first National Convention held in Ecuador
1958 26 Apr	The passing of Dr M Khodad Fozdar in Singapore. He was the first Indian Parsi to accept the Faith of Bahá'u'lláh. In 1950 he and his wife Shirin moved to Singapore. He pioneered to the Andaman Islands and became a Knight of Baha'u'lláh in response to the Indian seven-year plan. [BW13p892]	M Khodad Fozdar; In Memoriam; Knight of Bahá'u'lláh; Shirin Fozdar; Singapore	first Indian Parsi to accept the Faith
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