Chronology: Date 1967-00-0

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Date 1967-00-0, descending — sort earliest first

date	event	tags	firsts
1967 – 1968 196-	Rhoda Vaughn arrived on Bonaire and remained for nine months, the first Bahá'í to visit the island.	First travel teachers and pioneers; Bonaire	first Bahá’í to visit Bonaire
1967 – 1968 196-	Cleophas Koko Vava, a Togolese employed at the American Cultural Centre as a librarian to the United States Information Service and the first person to become a Bahá'í in Chad, enrolled.	First Bahá'ís by country or area; Chad	first Bahá’í in Chad
1967 (In the year) 196-	The first Mataco Indians to become Bahá'ís enrolled in Argentina. [BW14:150]	First believers by background; Argentina	first Mataco Indians Bahá’ís
1967 (In the year) 196-	Victor de Araujo was appointed by the Universal House of Justice as the full-time Accredited Representative of the Bahá'í International Community to the United Nations; Mildred Mottahedeh was appointed Alternate Representative. [BW14:88–9; BW15:364] For picture see BW15:365.	Victor de Araujo; Mildred Mottahedeh; Bahá'í International Community; United Nations; New York, USA; United States (USA)
1967 (In the year) 196-	Mr O. T. Shelton arrived on St Eustatius in the West Leeward Islands, the first pioneer to the island.	First travel teachers and pioneers; Leeward Islands	first pioneer to St Eustatius
1967 c. 196-	Egbert Barrett arrived on Carriacou from Grenada, the first pioneer to the island.	Egbert Barrett; Pioneer; Carriacou, Grenada	first pioneer to Carriacou
1967 (In the year) 196-	The Universal House of Justice provided the following guidance on the use of "Bahá'í Faith" and "Bahá'í World Faith." The following excerpt is from a letter from the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Great Britain published in their Bahá'í Journal No. 178, February - March 1967. ". . . we realize there are occasions on which the use of the term 'Bahá'í World Faith' may be justified and useful. However, it is our hope that the friends will gradually lose the habit of using this term as widely as they do now. The designation 'The Bahá'í Faith' is more dignified and is preferable. Any adjective added to this name tends to a diminution of its stature and might be taken to mean there are other 'Bahá'í Faiths'. . . ." [National Bahá'í Review No 1 January 1968 p2; Lights of Guidance, no. 374.]	Bahá'í World Faith (term); * Bahá'í World Centre; Bahá'í Faith (term)
1967 (In the year) 196-	The Universal House of Justice published a compilation of Bahá'u'lláh's messages titled The Proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh to the Kings and Leaders of the World to mark the 100th anniversary of the inception of that proclamation. Bahá'í institutions worldwide were asked to present the book to the leaders of government in their respective countries. Some 140 Heads of State received a copy. [MUHJ63-86p113]	Proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh (book); Tablets to kings and rulers; * Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; * Publications; * Bahá'í World Centre
1967 (In the year) 196-	The beginning of the publication of a magazine for the Bahá'í children of Iran called Varqā. The magazine was published regularly each month until 1979 and was supported by subscribers all over the country and abroad. It played a significant role in the educational and intellectual life of Persian Bahá'í children for more than a decade. After the 1979 revolution, the magazine has continued to be published in India. [BAHAISM v. The Bahai Community in Iran by V. Rafati]	Varqa; * Publications; Iran


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