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1960 (In the year) |
The first local spiritual assembly in the Cocos Islands was formed on West Island.
For picture see BW13:1052. |
Local Spiritual Assembly; West Island, Australia |
first Local Spiritual Assembly on Cocos Islands |
1960 (In the year) |
Bahá'ís in Angola were detained and questioned by officials.
Joaquim Sampaio was carried off in the middle of the night and was never seen again. It was presumed that he was executed or died in a prison camp.
One family was forced to leave the country.
The war of independence in Angola lasted from 1961 to 1974.
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Persecution, Angola; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; Angola |
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1960 (In the year) |
The first Maya-Quiche to become a Bahá'í in Guatemala, Filomena Cajas de Velasquez, a tourist guide, enrolled.
Later she was the first Guatemalan woman to serve on the national spiritual assembly. |
Filomena Cajas de Velasquez; Guatemala |
first Maya-Quiche Bahá’í; first Guatemalan woman on NSA |
1960 (In the year) |
The first Côte d'Ivorian to become a Bahá'í, Mr Un Bodo, a Bété from the region of Gagnoa working as a policeman in Abidjan, enrolled. |
First Bahá'ís by country or area; Ivory Coast |
first Côte d’Ivorian a Bahá’í |
1960s, early |
Two Bahá'í primary schools were opened in Uganda. |
- Bahá'í inspired schools; Uganda |
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1960s, early |
The first woman Somali to become a Bahá'í, Fatumeh Jama, enrolled. |
Fatumeh Jama; Somalia |
first Bahá’í woman Somalia |
1960 (In the decade) |
A number of Bahá'í primary schools were opened in Bolivia. |
- Bahá'í inspired schools; Bolivia |
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