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1962 31 Dec 196- |
The first indigenous local spiritual assembly in Venezuela was formed among the Yaruro Indians of Apure state in the village of Agua Linda. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Indigenous people; Agua Linda, Venezuela; Venezuela | first indigenous Local Spiritual Assembly in Venezuela |
1962 27 Dec 196- |
The Custodians asked national and local spiritual assemblies to write to the Moroccan ambassador in their respective countries pleading for justice and religious freedom. [MoC398–9] | Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Human rights; Custodians; NSA; LSA; Morocco; - Worldwide | |
1962 23 Dec 196- |
The Custodians asked national spiritual assemblies to cable Secretary General of the United Nations U Thant requesting his intervention on behalf of the Bahá'ís under sentence of death and imprisoned for life in Morocco. [BW13:794; MoC397–8] | Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Human rights; Custodians; NSA; United Nations; Morocco | |
1962 21 Dec 196- |
Telegrams were sent by the Bahá'í International Community to Secretary-General U Thant and 35 United Nations delegations appealing for help under the Genocide Convention for the Bahá'ís sentenced to death and imprisoned for life in Morocco. [BW13:794] | Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Human rights; United Nations; Bahá'í International Community; Morocco | |
1962 17 Dec 196- |
The Custodians asked the Bahá'í International Community to issue press releases deploring Morocco's persecution of religious minorities and pointing out its failure to adhere to the UN charter condemning religious intolerance. [MoC397] | Custodians; Bahá'í International Community; Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Human rights; Morocco | |
1962 14 Dec 196- |
The Regional Court of Nador gave its verdict in the case of the 14 Bahá'ís imprisoned in Morocco on charges of sedition: four were acquitted on the grounds that they claim to be Muslims; one was acquitted apparently through family connections; one was released on 15 years' probation owing to his diabetes; five were committed to life imprisonment hard labour; and three were condemned to death. [BBRSM174; MoC18–19]
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Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution; Court cases; Human rights; Morocco | |
1962 10 Dec 196- |
The trial of the 14 Bahá'ís imprisoned in Morocco on charges of sedition opened. [BW13:289; BW14:97]
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Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution; Court cases; Human rights; Morocco | |
1962 (Near end of year) 196- |
Joyce McGuffie, Dale Lillico and Samson Knowlton, all of Brocket, AB, have been delegated by the National Spiritual Assembly as a committee to collect, prepare and edit news from the First Nations and other First Nations teaching in the cities. [CBN No 155 Dec 1962 p3] | Joyce McGuffie; Dale Lillico; Samson Knowlton; Brocket, AB | |
1962 16 Nov 196- |
The superstructure of the European House of Worship near Frankfurt was completed and the Temple was turned over to the Bahá'ís by the contractor. [BW13:737; MoC15] | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Langenhain; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Langenhain, Germany; Frankfurt, Germany; Germany | |
1962 31 Oct 196- |
The 14 Bahá'ís imprisoned in Morocco were arraigned before the Regional Court of Nador. [BW13:289; MC18]
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Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution; Court cases; Human rights; Morocco | |
1962 11 Oct 196- |
The opening of the Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, commonly known as the Second Vatican Council, or Vatican II at the Vatican. It was the 21st ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church. The council met in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome for four periods (or sessions), each lasting between 8 and 12 weeks, in the autumn of each of the four years 1962 to 1965. (11 October 1962 - 8 December 1965)
Pope John XXIII called the Council because he felt the Church needed "updating". In order to connect with 20th century people in an increasingly secularized world, some of the Church's practices needed to be improved, and its teaching needed to be presented in a way that would appear relevant and understandable to them. Roman Catholic bishops at the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) called for outlawing war by international consent and creating a universal public authority that would safeguard security, justice, and human rights. In their encyclicals, Pope John XXIII, Pope Benedict XVI, and Pope Francis have stated that there is an urgent need for a true world political authority that would be regulated by law, observe the principles of subsidiarity and solidarity, promote human development, manage globalization, and establish the common good. [Wikipedia; Black News 6FEB2022] |
Second Vatican Council; Vatican City; Rome, Italy; Italy; Ecumenism | |
1962 autumn 196- |
A property was acquired outside of Gwalior, India, for a teaching institute. [DM192]
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Teaching institutes; Rabbani School, India; - Bahá'í inspired schools; Social and economic development; Gwalior, India; India | |
1962 23 Sep 196- |
The Custodians ask the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States to obtain an interview with the personal representative of the King of Morocco who heads that country's delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in New York in connection with the Bahá'ís imprisoned in Morocco. [MoC373–4] | Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Human rights; NSA; United Nations; United States (USA); Morocco | |
1962 Sep 196- |
Following full investigation and consultation on certain information concerning the activities of Rex (Reginald) King who has resided in various localities in Central California in recent years, it became necessary for the National Spiritual Assembly at its September meeting to deprive Mr. King of his Bahá'í membership and voting rights. Mr. King is not to be invited to Nineteen-Day Feasts or to participate in any other Bahá'í activities. [US Supplement No 57 November 1962 p2]
Reginald ("Rex") King, who had been elected secretary of the short-lived New Mexico "National Assembly", dissolved by Remey in 1964. Unhappy about Remey's resistance to his leadership role in the United States, King eventually went to Italy where Remey was living, and had an apparently acrimonious meeting with him. Following this encounter, on 13 September 1969 Remey issued a letter denouncing King: "his station to be ever and eternally that of Satan for evermore". King switched his allegiance to Marangella when the latter advanced his own claims two months later. This relationship, however, also soon broke down. King decided that Marangella had made "a number of faulty 'interpretations' of the Writings" and declared that Marangella "had ceased to fulfill the requirements of the office of guardian". He argued, indeed, that "neither Mason Remey nor Joel Marangella had in truth ever been guardians … because of the lack of lineal descendancy" (i.e., from Bahá'u'lláh). What Remey had actually been, King said, was "a regent", and King came to the "realization" that he himself "was in actuality the Second Regent…." [Mason Remey and Those Who Followed Him] |
Covenant-breaking; Rex King (Reginald King); Charles Mason Remey; Joel Marangella | |
1962 22 Aug 196- |
The Custodians ask the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States to make representations to the diplomatic missions of Morocco in Washington and at the United Nations concerning the 14 Bahá'ís imprisoned in Morocco. [MoC368–9] | Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Human rights; NSA; Custodians; United Nations; United States (USA); Morocco | |
1962 24 Jul 196- |
It was announced that the sixth Conclave of the Hands of the Cause of God was postponed until April 1963. [MoC362] | * Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Hands of the Cause, Conclaves; Bahji, Israel; * Bahá'í World Centre | |
1962 20 Jul 196- |
The passing of Harlan Foster Ober (b. October 6, 1881 in Beverly, Massachusetts) in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.
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Harlan Ober; Grace Robarts Ober; In Memoriam; US Bahá'í News; Race unity; Elizabeth Kidder Ober; Elizabeth Kidder Ober; Auxiliary board members; Beverly, MA; United States (USA); Pretoria, South Africa; South Africa | first US Baha'i News; |
1962 28 Jun 196- |
President Tubman of Liberia visited the Shrine of the Báb.
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Báb, Shrine of; - Presidents; Prominent visitors; Firsts, other; Haifa, Israel; Mount Carmel; Liberia | |
1962 22 May 196- |
The first Athabascan Indian north of the Arctic Circle to become a Bahá'í, Charley Roberts, enrolled. [BW15:455] | First Bahá'ís by country or area; Native Americans; Canada | first Athabascan Indian Bahá’í north of the Arctic Circle |
10 May 196- |
The passing of F. St. George Spendlove (b. 23 April, 1897 in Montreal) in Toronto. [BW13p895-899]
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George Spendlove; In Memoriam; Toronto, ON; Montreal, QC; Canada | |
1962 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) was formed in Colombo. [BW13:301] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Colombo, Sri Lanka; Sri Lanka | first NSA Ceylon |
1962 Ridván 196- |
The first local spiritual assembly of the Loyalty Islands was formed in Nouméa. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Noumea, New Caledonia; Loyalty Islands | first Local Spiritual Assembly Loyalty Islands |
1962 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Belgium was formed. Since 1957 it had come under the jurisdiction of the Regional Spiritual Assembly of the Benelux Countries. [BW13:283]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Belgium | first NSA Belgium |
1962 Ridván 196- |
In 1953 the National Spiritual Assembly of Italy and Switzerland had been formed. This Ridván, with the formation of the National Spiritual of Switzerland, the regional assembly was re-named the National Spiritual Assembly of Italy. [BWNS909>/a>] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Italy | |
1962 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Switzerland was formed. [BW13:283]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Switzerland | first NSA Switzerland |
1962 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Sweden was formed. Since 1957 they had been part of the Regional Spiritual Assembly of Scandinavia (Norway and Sweden) plus Denmark and Finland. [BW13:283]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Sweden | first NSA Sweden |
1962 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Spain was formed. Since 1957 the had come under the jurisdiction of the Regional Spiritual Assembly for the Iberian Peninsula. [BW13:283]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Spain | first NSA Spain |
1962 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Portugal was formed. [BW13:283]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Portugal | first NSA Portugal |
1962 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Norway was formed. Since 1957 they had been part of the Regional Spiritual Assembly of Scandinavia (Norway and Sweden) plus Denmark and Finland. [BW13:283]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Norway | first NSA Norway |
1962 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Netherlands was formed. Since 1957 it had come under the jurisdiction of the Regional Spiritual Assembly of the Benelux Countries. [BW13:283]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Netherlands | first NSA Netherlands |
1962 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Luxembourg was formed. Since 1957 it had come under the jurisdiction of the Regional Spiritual Assembly of the Benelux Countries. [BW13:283]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Luxembourg | first NSA Luxembourg |
1962 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Finland was formed. Since 1957 they had been part of the Regional Spiritual Assembly of Scandinavia (Norway and Sweden) plus Denmark and Finland. [BW13:283]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Finland | first NSA Finland |
1962 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Denmark was formed. Since 1957 they had been part of the Regional Spiritual Assembly of Scandinavia (Norway and Sweden) plus Denmark and Finland [BW13:283]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Denmark | first NSA Denmark |
1962 10 Apr 196- |
Four Bahá'ís were arrested in Nador, Morocco. [BW13:289; BW14:97]
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Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Morocco | |
1962 Apr 196- |
Virginia Breaks, Knight of Bahá'u'lláh for the Caroline Islands, moved to Saipan, the first pioneer to the area. | Virginia Breaks; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Pioneers; Saipan, Mariana Islands | first pioneer Saipan |
1962 Mar 196- |
Aboubacar Kâ, a school teacher and the first Senegalese known to become a Bahá'í, enrolled. | First Bahá'ís by country or area; Senegal; - Africa | the first Senegalese Bahá’í |
1962 25 Jan 196- |
A Bahá'í Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Tetuan, Morocco, Faouzi Zine Al Abidine, was dismissed from his post and warned to have no association with other Bahá'ís. [MoC17] | Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Morocco | |
1962 1 Jan 196- |
Amelia Collins passed away in Haifa. (b. 7 June, 1873) [BW13:399, 840; MC12]
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Amelia Collins; * Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Births and deaths; Hands of the Cause, First Contingent; In Memoriam; Millie Collins; Abu'l-Qasim Faizi; Haifa, Israel | |
1962 (In the year) 196- |
Emeric Sala, made a visit to several islands in the Indian Ocean and reported that there were some 400 Bahá'ís in Mauritius of Indian, Moslem, Chinese, Creole and French descent. [TG163] | Emeric Sala; Mauritius | |
1962 (In the year) 196- |
The administrative institutions of the Faith were banned in Indonesia by President Sukarno. [BW19:41]
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Persecution, Indonesia; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Indonesia | |
1962 (In the year) 196- |
Thirty thousand new Bahá'ís enrolled in India in six months. [VV9] | Mass conversion; India | |
1962 (In the year) 196- |
Bahá'í homes in Morocco were searched by the police and Bahá'í literature seized. [MoC17] | Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Morocco |
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