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1970 - early 1971
197- |
Over 20,000 Afro-Americans from the rural areas of the south-eastern United States became Bahá'ís. [BBRSM187] | Mass conversion; United States (USA) | |
1970 (In the year)
197- |
The first believer of Nuuk declared in 1970: Else Boesen, a Danish nurse. | Else Boesen; Nuuk, Greenland | The first believer in Nuuk was Else Boesen, a Danish nurse. |
1970 (In the Year)
197- |
The House of Bahá'u'lláh in Tihrán underwent major repair and a fundamental restoration of both exterior and interior parts. | - Restoration and renovation; House of Bahá'u'lláh (Tihran); Iran; Tehran, Iran | |
1970 (In the Year)
197- |
The first Gypsy in Spain to become a Bahá'í, Maria Camacho Martinez, enrolled in Sabadell. | - First believers by background; Maria Camacho Martinez; Sabadell, Spain; Spain | first Gypsy Bahá’í in Spain |
1970 (In the Year)
197- |
The first native of Mauritania to become a Bahá'í enrolled. | - First believers by background; Mauritania | first native Bahá’í of Mauritania |
1970 (In the Year)
197- |
A Bahá'í International Youth Conference was held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. | - Conferences, International; - First conferences; Abidjan, Ivory Coast; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Ivory Coast | |
1970 (In the Year)
197- |
Botswana held its first National Youth School. [BW15:329] | - Conferences, National; - First conferences; Botswana; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth | first National Youth School in Botswana |
1970 Jan
197- |
The inaugural publication of The American Bahá'í. The intention was that this new publication would contain news items, editorials, letters to the editors, feature articles, and various departments to inform, edify and entertain the friends at large. The Bahá'í National Review would continue publication but it would no longer publish news items but would become a gazette for the announcement of official policies and information that the National Spiritual Assembly wished to share with the friends. The Bahá'í National Review continued publication until November of 1970. [Bahá'í National Review Issue 24 December 1969 p15] | - Newsletters; - Periodicals; American Bahá'í (newsletter); Bahá'í National Review; Wilmette, IL | |
1970 Jan
197- |
Claire Gung opened Auntie Claire's Kindergarten in new facilities in Kampala with an enrollment of 146 children. [CG81] | - Bahá'í inspired schools; Auntie Claires Kindergarten, Uganda; Kampala, Uganda; Uganda | |
1970 25 Jan
197- |
Valde Nyman, the first full Gypsy in Finland to become a Bahá'í, enrolled in Helsinki. | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Finland; Gypsies | first full Gypsy Bahá’í in Finland |
1970 20 Feb
197- |
The passing of Curtis Demude Kelsey (b. 6 March, 1894 in Salt Lake City, UT) in Bradenton, FL.
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- Biography; - Births and deaths; - In Memoriam; Auxiliary board members; Bradenton, FL; Curtis Kelsey; Florida, USA; Harriet Kelsey; United States (USA) | |
1970 20 - 22 Feb
197- |
First American National Baha'i Education Conference in America was held in Wilmette. [USBN April 1970] | - Conferences; Conferences, Bahá'í; United States (USA); Wilmette, IL | First American National Baha'i Education Conference |
1970 18 or 20 Mar
197- |
The passing of Hilda Yank Sing Yen Male (b. 29 Nov or 29 Nov 1902, 1904 or 1906 in China, d. Riverdale, Bronx County, New York, USA). She was buried at the Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, New York, USA.
"Fellow Baha'is, this is more than a pleasure. It is a miracle that I am participating with you in discussing such important matters. I contacted two denominations and a parliament of religions before I met Julia Goldman, Baha'i, who sowed this seed in my heart. While convalescent from a flying crash, my life was given me for service to God. Julia took me under her wing. I saw God vaguely; then more clearly, through the Baha'i Faith. Then came the battle of Hongkong(sic) where all shared in a common danger and hunger - forced to live the oneness of mankind. At length I secured a priority to fly to America and how do I rejoice to be in this free country! Conferring with Americans I have found this country the best to execute the message of peace. I have been blessed in meeting other Baha'is. I have been deeply impressed by the love and affection among Baha'is. China is well prepared by its sages for the Baha'i Faith. …" [BN No 170 September 1944 p6] |
- Biography; - In Memoriam; Bahá'í International Community; China; Hilda Yen; Riverdale, NY; United Nations | |
1970 Apr - Aug
197- |
More than 6,000 people became Bahá'ís in Bolivia. [BW15:232] | Bolivia; Mass conversion | |
1970 Ridván
197- |
In its Ridván Message the Universal House of Justice announced the appointment of three additional Councillors, Iraj Ayman in Western Asia, Anneliese Bopp and Betty Reed in Europe and some 45 additional Auxiliary Board Members, 9 in Africa, 16 in Asia, 2 in Australasia and 18 in the Western Hemisphere. [Ridván 1970] | - Bahá'í World Centre; Assistants; Auxiliary board members; Counsellors | |
1970 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Botswana (Formerly Bechuanaland, until 1966.) was formed with its seat in Gaborone. [BW15:199]
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Botswana; Gaborone, Botswana; National Spiritual Assembly, formation | first NSA Botswana |
1970 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Malawi (formerly Nyasaland, until 1964.) was formed with its seat in Limbe. [BW15:200]
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Limbe, Malawi; Malawi; National Spiritual Assembly, formation | first NSA Malawi |
1970 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Fiji was formed with its seat in Suva. [BW15:271]
Photo or first National Assembly from Bahaimedia. |
Fiji; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Suva, Fiji | first NSA Fiji |
1970 Ridván
197- |
The first Local Spiritual Assembly of Nouakchott, Mauritania was formed. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Mauritania; Nouakchott, Mauritania | first Local Spiritual Assembly Nouakchott, Mauritania |
1970 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Tonga and the Cook Islands was formed with its seat in Nuku'alofa. [BW15:275]
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Cook Islands; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Nukualofa, Tonga; Pacific | first NSA Tonga and the Cook Islands |
1970 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of West Central Africa with its seat in Lagos was dissolved and three new National Assemblies were established. [BW15p189 Note 1]
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Accra, Ghana; Ghana; National Spiritual Assembly, formation | first NSA Ghana |
1970 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of West Central Africa with its seat in Lagos was dissolved and three new National Assemblies were established. [BW15p189 Note 1]
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Cotonou, Benin; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Togo | first NSA Dahomey, Togo and Niger |
1970 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of West Central Africa with its seat in Lagos was dissolved and three new National Assemblies were established. [BW15p192]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Nigeria | first NSA Nigeria |
1970 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Upper West Africa was formed with its seat in Banjul, The Gambia. Jurisdiction for this Assembly extended over Senegal and Mauritania. [BW15p193]
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Banjul (Bathurst), The Gambia; Gambia, The; National Spiritual Assembly, formation | first NSA Upper West Africa |
1970 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Samoa was formed with its seat in Apia. [BW15:274]
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Apia, Samoa; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Samoa | first NSA Samoa |
1970 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Central Africa was formed with its seat in Bangui. [BW15:206]
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Bangui, Central African Republic; National Spiritual Assembly, formation | first NSA Central Africa |
1970 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Zaire was formed with its seat in Kinshasa. (Formerly Belgian Congo until 1960; then Republic of Congo (Kinshasa) until the name changed to Zaire in 1971. (Kinshasa was formerly called Leopoldville.) [BW15:205]
At this time there was a large concentration of believers in South Kivu, there were Bahá'ís in Western Kasai, in Kinshasa and in Lubumbashi. The election took place in the home of Belgian pioneers Jean-Pierre and Anne-Marie Laperches. Hand of the Cause Mr Faizi was in attendance to represent the Universal House of Justice. [A Remarkable Response Film 26:55 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of; National Spiritual Assembly, formation | first NSA Zaire |
1970 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Southern Rhodesia was formed with its seat in Salisbury. [BW15:200]
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Harare, Zimbabwe; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Rhodesia | first NSA Rhodesia |
1970 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Guyana, Surinam and French Guiana was formed with its seat in Georgetown, Guyana. [BW15:238]
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Georgetown, Guyana; Guyana; National Spiritual Assembly, formation | first NSA Guyana, Surinam and French Guiana |
1970 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Near East was formed with its seat in Beirut, Lebanon with jurisdiction over Lebanon, Jordon and Syria. [BW15:146; BW16:264]
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Beirut, Lebanon; Lebanon; National Spiritual Assembly, formation | first NSA Near East |
1970 22 Apr
197- |
The first Earth Day mobilized 20 million Americans to call for increased protections for our planet. The organization of this event was inspired in part but the Santa Barbara Oil Spill of the 28th of January 1969 when an off-shore oil well owned by Union Oil blew out and spilled more than three million gallons of oil and killing thousands of seabirds, dolphins, seals, and sea lions and fouling the California coastline. As a reaction to this disaster, activists were mobilized to create environmental regulation, environmental education, and Earth Day. [Earth Day website] | California, USA; Earth Day; Environment; United States (USA) | |
1970 May
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The 'Iráqi Government issued a decree disbanding all Bahá'í institutions and all activities. For nearly three years, although the authorities carefully watched the conduct of the Bahá'ís, nothing apparently gave cause for interference in their personal lives and there were no additional impositions. [BW15p137] | - Persecution; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution, Other; Iraq; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Persecution, Iraq | |
1970 May
197- |
One thousand Guajiro Indians became Bahá'ís in Venezuela. [BW15:241] | Mass conversion; Native Americans; Venezuela | |
1970 27 May
197- |
The Bahá'í International Community was granted consultative status, category II, by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations [BBRSM149; BW15:178, 366; BW16:333; BW19:30; VV54]
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Amin Banani; Aziz Navidi; Bahá'í International Community; Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC); John Ferraby; Mildred Mottahedeh; New York, USA; Ugo Giachery; United Nations; United States (USA); Victor de Araujo | |
1970 27 May
197- |
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations approved the recommendation by the Committee on Non-Governmental Organisations of February 12th 1970, that the Bahá'í International Community be granted consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. | Bahá'í International Community; New York, USA; New York, USA; United Nations; United Nations Economic and Social Council | |
1970 15 June
197- |
Worldwide Bahá'í Statistics [CBN248,February1971p11]Countries opened to the Faith: Independent countries 134 Significant territories and islands 179 Total 373 Number of localities where Bahá'ís reside 43,341 Number of local spiritual assemblies 10,318 |
- Worldwide; Growth; Statistics | |
1970 19 – 21 Jun
197- |
Rúhíyyih Khánum interrupted her African teaching safari to meet with more than 2,000 youth at the National Youth Conference in the United States. [BW15:331; VV10] | - Africa; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; United States (USA); Youth | |
1970 23 Jun
197- |
The centenary of the death of Mírzá Mihdí was commemorated with a day of prayer by Bahá'ís around the world and in the Holy Land with a pilgrimage to the barracks in 'Akká, Bahjí and to his monument. [BW15:162–3] | Akka, Israel; Bahji, Israel; Centenaries; Mírzá Mihdi (Purest Branch); Monument Gardens (Haifa) | |
1970 (Summer)
197- |
The first National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Uganda was elected for the first time. Those elected were: Mr. Enos Epyeru, Assistant Treasurer; Mr. Javan Gutosi, Treasurer; Mr. S. M. Isimai, Secretary; Mr. Moses Senoga, Vice-Chairman and Assistant Secretary, Mr. Julias Nambafu, Augustin Massati, Augustin Naku, and Albert Ocamodek. [Bahá'í News No 479 February 1971 pg15; Wikipedia] | Kampala, Uganda; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Uganda | |
1970 approx Jul
197- |
The release of the film It's Just the Beginning. The documentary film is about the 1970 Bahá'í National Youth Conference and was made by Kiva Films. This film was aired on television and at community events. Distribution was under the Public Information Committee of the National Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States.
[National Bahá'í Review Issue 47 November 1972 p2]
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- Film; Its Just the Beginning (documentary film); United States (USA) | |
1970 3 Aug
197- |
The passing of Haik (Haig) Kevorkian (b.1 October 1916 in Aleppo, Syria) in Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires province of Argentina at the age of 54. He was buried in the British Cemetery beside his parents and his infant son.
Haik had learned of the Faith from his father who had embraced the Faith in his birthplace, Gaziantep Aintab, Turkey. In 1937 the family emigrated from Aleppo, Syria to Argentina and they stopped on the way to visit the Holy Land where they spoke with the Guardian about pioneering. They arrived in Buenos Aires on the 29th of March after a another stop in Bahia to visit Leonora Holsapple. On February 29th, 1940 May Maxwell, accompanied by her niece Jeanne Bolles arrived in Buenos Aires and it was from Haik that she received the a telephone call to welcome her. The following morning when the Kevorkian family called at the City Hotel they learned that May Maxwell had passed during the night. Haik and Wilfrid Barton searched for a befitting spot for her interment and Haik spent the rest of his life honouring and caring for her resting place. Haik taught the Faith in the interior of Argentina and make international trips to Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Chile Brazil and Ecuador. He assisted in the formation of the first spiritual assembly in Guayaquil and won the honour of being named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh when he settled in the Galapolos Islands in May 1954. A record of his service there can be found in Heroes of God: History of the Bahá'í Faith in Ecuador, 1940-1979 by Helen Bassett Hornby. Upon his return from the Galapolos to Buenos Aires he married Aurora de Eyto and they had one surviving son, Daniel Claudio (b.1960). [BW15p483-485] |
- Biography; - In Memoriam; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Argentina; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Haig Kevorkian | |
1970 14 Aug - 1971 5 Sep
197- |
Eight Oceanic and Continental Conferences were held. BW15:296–323]
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- Conferences; - Conferences, Continental; Oceanic Conference | |
1970 14 – 16 Aug
197- |
The Oceanic Conference of the Indian Ocean was held in Rose Hill, Mauritius. [BW15:317; VV5]
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- Conferences; Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius; Mauritius; Oceanic Conference | |
1970 14 – 16 Aug
197- |
The Continental Conference was held in La Paz, Bolivia. [BW15:317; VV5]
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- Conferences; - Conferences, Continental; Bolivia; La Paz, Bolivia | |
1970 26 Sep
197- |
The passing of Florence Evaline (Lorol) Schopflocher (b.1886 in Montreal. QC) in the Green Acre area. She was buried at the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Eliot, Maine [Find a grave]
A radiant star went from the West to the East.[BW15p488-489] |
- Biography; - Births and deaths; - In Memoriam; Canada; House of Bahá'u'lláh (Baghdad); Lorol Schopflocher; Montreal, QC; Quebec, Canada; Siegfried Schopflocher | |
1970 12 Nov
197- |
Bahá'ís in the Central African Republic were arrested at a meeting to commemorate the anniversary of the birth of Bahá'u'lláh and Bahá'í activities were banned when a disaffected Bahá'í denounced the Faith as a political movement to the authorities. [BW15:207] | - Persecution; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Bans; Central African Republic; Persecution, Central African Republic | |
1970 20 Nov - 28 May 1971
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Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum and her companion, Violette Nakhjavání, arrived in Ghana, at the start of the second leg of the 'Great African Safari' covering Western Africa. The itinerary was as follows:
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Accra, Ghana; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of; Burkina Faso; Gambia, The; Ghana; Great African Safari; Ivory Coast; Liberia; Mali; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Violette Nakhjavani | |
1970 Dec
197- |
One of the goals of the Canadian Bahá'í Community was to prepare its "daughter" community, Iceland, to achieve National Assembly status by Ridván 1972 with incorporation by 1973. To facilitate these goals the National Spiritual Assembly assigned Douglas and Elizabeth Martin to the project with Elizabeth as the principal executive. The opening phase of the proclamation was launched at a Victory Conference which resulted in the enrollment of thirty people in January 1971 thus doubling the numbers in Iceland.
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- Conferences; Anna Maggy Palsdottir; Baldur B. Bragason; Douglas Martin; Elizabeth Martin; Gudmundur Bardarson; Iceland; Janina Njalsdottir; Margret Bardardottir; Reykjavik, Iceland; Svana Einarsdottir | |
1970 8 Dec
197- |
The government of Taiwan granted Certificate of Registration to register the Bahá'í Faith as a religion. | Recognition (legal); Taiwan | |
1970 25 Dec - 1971 3 Jan
197- |
The First International Bahá'í Youth Winter School took place in Salzburg, Austria, attended by 600 people from 25 countries. [BW15:332]
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- Conferences, International; - Europe; - First conferences; Austria; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Salzburg, Germany | First International Bahá’í Youth Winter School |
1971 (In the year)
197- |
In Germany, Hermann Zimmer resurrected the claims of Ruth White in a small book published in 1971 (English translation in 1973), A Fraudulent Testament devalues the Bahá'í Religion into Political Shogism.
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Covenant-breaking; Criticism and apologetics; Francesco Ficicchia; Germany; Hermann Zimmer; Ruth White; Switzerland | |
1971 (In the year)
197- |
Following the prohibition of Bahá'í activity in Egypt in 1960, Egyptian Bahá'ís put forward a petition to the Supreme Constitutional Court seeking to overturn the presidential decree as unconstitutional. | - Persecution; - Persecution, Bans; Egypt; Persecution, Egypt; Petitions | |
1971 (In the year)
197- |
The first summer school in Singapore was held. | First summer and winter schools; Singapore | first summer school in Singapore |
1971 (In the year)
197- |
The first local spiritual assembly in Mali was formed in Bamako. | Bamako, Mali; Local Spiritual Assembly; Mali | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Mali |
1971 (In the year)
197- |
The first three people to become Bahá'ís in Guinea enrolled. [BINS45] | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Guinea | first three Bahá’ís in Guinea |
1971 (In the year)
197- |
The first Amerindian to become a Bahá'í in French Guiana enrolled. | French Guiana | first Amerindian Bahá’í in French Guiana |
1971 (In the year)
197- |
The first Gypsies, six adults and six youth, the first to become Bahá'ís in France, enrolled at a campsite near Le Bourget airport. | - First believers by background; France | first Gypsies Bahá’ís in France |
1971 (In the year)
197- |
The first Pingelapese to become a Bahá'í enrolled in the East Caroline Islands. | - First believers by background; Caroline Islands | first Pingelapese Bahá’í the East Caroline Islands |
1971 (In the year)
197- |
Over 500 people became Bahá'ís in Bangladesh. [BINS86] | Bangladesh; Mass conversion | |
1971 (In the year)
197- |
The 'Lake Victoria Plan', a joint venture among the National Spiritual Assemblies of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi designed to carry the Faith to all the peoples and tribes living within Africa's largest lake basin, was inaugurated at the suggestion of Hand of the Cause Dr Muhájir. [DM96–8] | - Africa; - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Lake Victoria; Rahmatullah Muhajir | |
c. 1971
197- |
The first local spiritual assembly in Ciskei was formed in Mdantsane. | Ciskei, South Africa; Local Spiritual Assembly; Mdantsane, South Africa | first Local Spiritual Assembly Mdantsane, Ciskei |
1971 (In the year)
197- |
Dan Jordon with Don Streets co-founded the Center for the Study of Human Potential at the University of Massachusetts and, along with other Bahá'í educators and scholars, Dr Jordon started the Anisa Project, a comprehensive, Bahá'í-inspired educational system organized around a philosophical base. The model was adopted by dozens of school systems during Jordan's lifetime.
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* Philosophy; Alfred North Whitehead; Anisa Educational Model; Dan Jordan; Don Streets; Education; Massachusetts, USA; Process philosophy | |
1971 (In the year)
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The publication of Memorials of the Faithful by the Bahá'í Publishing Trust in Wilmette as translated from the original Persian and annotated by Marzieh Gail. It contains eulogies of some eighty early Bahá'ís transcribed from a series of talks given by 'Abdu'l‑Bahá in Haifa around 1914–15.
It was first published in 1924 in Farsi when the Persian transcripts that had been corrected by 'Abdu'l‑Bahá were compiled into a single volume. |
* `Abdu'l-Bahá, Basic timeline; * `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of; * `Abdu'l-Bahá (chronology); - Basic timeline, Expanded; Bahá'í Service for the Blind (USA); Gertrude D Schurgast; Marzieh Gail; Memorials of the Faithful (book); United States (USA); Wilmette, IL | |
1971 (In the year)
197- |
The publication of Divine Symphony by the Bahá'í Publishing Trust of New Delhi. The book was reprinted in 1976 and 1977. [Collins7.2771; p156] | Divine Symphony; India; New Delhi, India | |
1971 1 Jan
197- |
The passing of Agnes Baldwin Alexander, (b. 26July 1875 in Hawaii) Hand of the Cause; "the daughter of the Kingdom", and "the beloved maid-servant of the Blessed Perfection" ('Abdu'l-Baha); the only Hand of the Cause mentioned in the Tablets of the Divine Plan; The first Bahá'í to set foot on Hawaiian soil; the first Bahá'í to settle in Japan; and the first Bahá'í to teach the Faith in Korea, passed away in Honolulu. (b. 21 July 1875) [BW15:423; VV8]
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- Biography; - Births and deaths; - Hands of the Cause; - In Memoriam; Agnes Alexander; Firsts, other; Hands of the Cause, Appointments; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Hawaii, USA; Honolulu, HI | first to set foot on Hawaiian soil, first to settle in Japan, first to teach the Faith in Korea |
1971 1 – 3 Jan
197- |
The Oceanic Conference of the South China Seas was held in the Victoria Memorial Hall in Singapore. [BW15:319; VV5]
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- Conferences; Oceanic Conference; Singapore | |
1971 1 – 3 Jan
197- |
The Continental Conference of Africa was held in Monrovia, Liberia. [BW15:318; VV5]
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- Conferences; - Conferences, Continental; Liberia; Monrovia, Liberia | |
1971 11 Feb
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The Montreal Municipality issued a permit recognizing the Maxwell home as a Bahá'í Shrine after nine years of negotiations and delays. With this struggle came a hidden blessing. For years the Shrine had been used as a Bahá'í Centre by the Montreal community, open also to friends of the area as a place to hold public meetings, open Feasts, and certain activities not always suited to it as a Shrine. The realization was made that it was a National Bahá'í Shrine and as such should not be used as a centre. [CBNApril1971p10] | Canada; Montreal, QC; Montreal Shrine; Quebec, Canada; Recognition (legal) | |
1971 13 Feb
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Following the ban imposed by the government of the Central African Republic on Bahá'í activities in November 1970 and subsequent representations made by the international Bahá'í lawyer Dr Aziz Navidi, the ban was lifted and the Bahá'í Faith officially recognized.
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- Persecution; - Persecution, Bans; Central African Republic; Firsts, other; Persecution, Central African Republic; Recognition (legal) | first public proclamation in Central African Republic |
1971 28 Mar
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The Universal House of Justice sent a message to all National Spiritual Assemblies titled Principles of Bahá'í Publishing. [Mess63-86p185-189]
See as well the referenced document Reviewing: Practice and Functions of Literature Review by Shoghi Effendi and Universal House of Justice compiled by Research Department of the Universal House of Justice. |
- Publishing, Review; Publishing, Policy and practice | |
1971 Apr
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The International Bahá'í Youth Conference took place at Oteppe-Namur, Belgium, launching a two-year youth campaign for Europe. [BW15:333–4]
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- Europe; Belgium; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Oteppe, Belgium; Youth | |
1971 18 Apr
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The Bahá'í International Community appointed a representative to the UN in Geneva. [BIC History 1971] | Bahá'í International Community; Geneva, Switzerland | |
1971 Ridván
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The National Spiritual Assembly of Chad was formed with its seat in Fort Lamy. (In 1973 Fort Lamy became known as N'Djaména.) [BW15:207]
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Chad; National Spiritual Assembly, formation | first NSA Chad |
1971 Ridván
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The National Spiritual Assembly of the Central African Republic was formed with its seat in Bangui. [BW15:207]
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Central African Republic; National Spiritual Assembly, formation | first NSA Central African Republic |
1971 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Congo and Gabon was formed with its seat in Brazzaville, the Congo. [BW15:206]
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Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo; Congo, Democratic Republic of; National Spiritual Assembly, formation | first NSA Congo and Gabon |
1971 Ridván
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The National Spiritual Assembly of Lesotho was formed with its seat in Maseru. It was formerly Basutoland until 1966. Part of the area under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of Swaziland, Lesotho and Mozambique, 1967—1971) [BW15:202]
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Lesotho, South Africa; Maseru, Botswana; National Spiritual Assembly, formation | first NSA Lesotho |
1971 Ridván
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Formerly under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assemblies of North West Africa, from 1956 to 1964, and of West Africa from 1964 to 1971 the Bahá'í community of Ivory Coast, Mali and Upper Volta elected its National Spiritual Assembly at Riḍván, 1971, with its seat in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. [BW15p193]
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Ivory Coast; National Spiritual Assembly, formation | first NSA Ivory Coast, Mali and Upper Volta |
1971 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Sudan was formed. Prior to this time it had been with Egypt. National Spiritual Assembly of Egypt formed. [BW15p187]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Sudan | first NSA Sudan |
1971 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Solomon Islands was formed with its seat in Honiara. Previously it had been administered by the National Spiritual Assembly of the South West Pacific Ocean. [BW15:269] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Oceania; Solomon Islands | first NSA Solomon Islands |
1971 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Trinidad and Tobago was formed with its seat in Port-of-Spain. [BW15:219, 242] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Trinidad and Tobago | first NSA Trinidad and Tobago |
1971 Ridván
197- |
The first local spiritual assemblies in Guam were formed in Dededo, Inarajan, Mangilao and Tamuning. | Guam; Local Spiritual Assembly | first Local Spiritual Assemblies in Guam |
1971 Ridván
197- |
Although the first National Spiritual Assembly of Uganda was elected in the summer of 1970 it has been listed the following Ridván. [BW15p295] | Kampala, Uganda; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Uganda | |
1971
197- |
Localities: 46,707 Local Assemblies: 10,461 National Assemblies: 113 [from a pamphlet published by the NSA of Canada "Baha'i A New Man A New World Order"] |
Statistics | |
1971 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the South West Pacific Ocean was formed with it seat in New Caledonia. Because of the departure of the Solomon Islands from this union, the new National Spiritual Assembly of South West Pacific Ocean comprised of the New Hebrides, New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands. [Bahaipedia; BW15p269] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; New Caledonia | |
1971 May
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The first National Teaching Committee of Sierra Leone was appointed by the Regional Spiritual Assembly of West Africa. | Firsts, other; Sierra Leone; Teaching | first National Teaching Committee of Sierra Leone |
1971 21 – 23 May
197- |
The Oceanic Conference of the Caribbean was held in Kingston, Jamaica. [BW15:218, 319–20; VV5–6]
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- Conferences; Jamaica; Kingston, ON; Oceanic Conference | |
1971 21 – 23 May
197- |
The Oceanic Conference of the South Pacific was held in Suva, Fiji, BW15:320–1; VV6.
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- Conferences; Fiji; Oceanic Conference; Suva, Fiji | |
1971 24 May
197- |
The passing of Anna Reinke (b. 15 August, 1882 Travis County, Texas) in Travis County Texas. She was buried in the Maul Cemetery in Travis County.
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- Biography; Anna Reinke; Texas, USA; Travis County, TX; United States (USA) | first Baha'i in Texas. Held the first racially integrated meeting in Texas. |
1971 16 - 29 June
197- |
A special seminar for UN member state was held in Yaoundé in observance of the International Year for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination. The Bahá'í International Community was represented by Dr 'Azíz Navídí and Counsellor Dr Mihdí Samandarí. This was the first representation of the Bahá'í International Community with their consultative status. [BW15p368] | Aziz Navidi; Bahá'í International Community; Cameroon; Mihdi Samandari; Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
1971 7 Jul
197- |
The "boogie board", was invented by Tom Morey who was inspired by a certain passage of a Bahá'í prayer that has been translated as ... confer upon me thoughts which may change this world into a rose garden ....[The most iconic vintage bodyboards of all time; Short Biography; Mini Documentary; Wikipedia] | - Famous Bahá'ís; Boogie Board; Hawaii, USA; Tom Morey | |
1971 31 Jul - 11 Aug
197- |
The European Youth Conference took place in Fiesch, Switzerland, attended by 1,200 youth from 50 countries. [BW15:336–8]
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- Europe; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Fiesch, Switzerland; Switzerland; Youth | |
1971 Aug
197- |
The Universal House of Justice erected an obelisk on the site of the future House of Worship of the Holy Land on land that was purchased in 1953 with a gift of $50,000 from Milly Collins. [MBW63, 78-79, BBD 172; BW15:177–8; DH175; MUHJ83–4, SES18-20] | - Bahá'í World Centre; - Bahá'í World Centre; - Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; - Basic timeline, Expanded; - Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Funds; Haifa, Israel; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Haifa; Millie Collins; Mount Carmel; Obelisks; Universal House of Justice; Universal House of Justice, Basic timeline | |
1971 4 Aug
197- |
The first Bahá'í College Club of Latin America was formed at the University of the Americas, Puebla, Mexico. [BW15:215] | Mexico; Puebla, Mexico; Universities | first Bahá’í College Club of Latin America |
1971 6 Aug - 31 May 1972
197- |
Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum and her companion, Violette Nakhjavání, arrived in Ghana, at the start of the third leg of the 'Great African Safari'. [BW15:594–607]
The itinerary was as follows: |
Accra, Ghana; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of; Benin; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Ghana; Great African Safari; Nigeria; Violette Nakhjavani; Zambia; Zimbabwe | |
1971 27 – 30 Aug
197- |
The first Bahá'í Youth Conference for Western Asia took place in New Delhi. [BW15:335]
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- Asia; - First conferences; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; India; Mass conversion; New Delhi, India; Youth | first Bahá’í Youth Conference for Western Asia |
1971 approx Sep
197- |
The Universal House of Justice distributed a memorandum to all National Assemblies to provide clarification to the publishing review policy. The purpose of review is to protect the Faith from misrepresentation and to ensure dignity and accuracy in its presentation. In general the function of a reviewing committee is to say whether the work submitted gives an acceptable presentation of the Cause or not. [National Bahá'í Review Issue 45 September 1971 p2] | * Publishing; - Bahá'í World Centre; - Publishing, Review; Publishing, Policy and practice; Universal House of Justice | |
1971 3 – 5 Sep
197- |
The Oceanic Conference of the North Pacific was held in Sapporo, Japan. [BW15:321–2; VV6]
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- Conferences; Japan; Oceanic Conference; Sapporo, Japan | |
1971 3 – 5 Sep
197- |
The Oceanic Conference of the North Atlantic was held in Reykjavik, Iceland attended by some 800 people from 36 countries. [BW15:322–3; VV6; BN 488 November 1971 p24]
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- Conferences; Florence Springgay; Hugette James; Iceland; Mary Ann Crow; Oceanic Conference; Reykjavik, Iceland | |
1971 4 Sep
197- |
Músá Banání, Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Kampala, Uganda. (b.1886) [BW15:42; VV7]
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- Biography; - Births and deaths; - Hands of the Cause; - In Memoriam; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Hands of the Cause, Second Contingent; Kampala, Uganda; Musa Banani; Uganda | |
1971 13 Oct
197- |
Following the banning of Bahá'í activities in Egypt in 1960, Egyptian Bahá'ís submitted a petition to the Supreme Constitutional Court asking for redress and for justice to be upheld. [BW15:173]
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- Persecution; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution, Court cases; Court cases; Egypt; Persecution, Egypt | |
1971 16 Oct
197- |
The inauguration of Shahyad Tower ("King's Memorial Tower") in Tehran. The tower was built in honour of the shah on the occasion of the commemoration of the 2,500th anniversary of the Persian Empire and has become an iconic symbol of the city of Tehran. It has been described as being a tower, an arch, a gate and an obelisk in one and is 50 meters (164 ft) tall and completely clad in some eight thousand blocks of cut marble from Isfahan Province. The main financing was provided by a group of five hundred Iranian industrialists.
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- Architects; Architecture; Hossein Amanat (Husayn Amanat); Iran; Tehran, Iran | |
1971 Nov
197- |
The first Bahá'í Youth Conference of the Antilles took place in the Dominican Republic. [BW 15:217] | - First conferences; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Dominican Republic; Youth | first Bahá’í Youth Conference of the Antilles |
1971 26 – 28 Nov
197- |
The fiftieth anniversary of the passing of 'Abdu'l-Bahá was commemorated. [BW15:125–8; VV14]
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- Bahá'í World Centre; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Ascension of; Haifa, Israel | |
1971 Dec - 1972 Jan
197- |
The first youth summer school for southern Africa was held at the Leroy Ioas Teacher Training Institute in Mbabane and is attended by 67 people from eight countries. | First summer and winter schools; Mbabane, Eswatini; Swaziland | first youth summer school for southern Africa |
1971 24 Dec
197- |
The murder of American pioneer Martha (Marty) Ross Dean on a train from Wankie destined for Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). She was killed by an intruder who had entered her sleeping compartment and strangled her. She had been in Rhodesia since late 1970 and was enrolled in the Bulawayo School of Nursing at the time of her death. [BW15p508]
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Bulawayo, Zimbabwe; Martha Ross Dean | |
1972 (In the year)
197- |
The Louis G. Gregory Institute was founded in 1972. It was named after a native to South Carolina and the first to bring the Bahá'í Faith to the state. It is a training center owned by the Bahá'ís of the United States and managed by the Regional Baha'i Council for the Southeastern States. [Louis G. Gregory Bahá'í Institute] | Hemingway, SC; Louis G. Gregory; United States (USA) | |
1972 (In the year)
197- |
Egyptian security services have exploited the decree to orchestrate six major crackdowns on the Bahá'í community , in 1965, 1967, 1970, 1972,1985 and 2001. The authorities arrested a total of 236 Egyptian Bahá'ís in these crackdowns, on grounds that they had violated the decree or on charges of "contempt of religion" On the few occasions on which arrests were followed by prosecutions, none of the defendants were ever found guilty of violating Law 263/1960 or any other law." from "IV. Egypt's Baha'is and the Policy of Erasure" in Prohibited Identities: State Interference with Religious Freedom by Human Rights Watch. | Persecution, Egypt | |
1972 (In the year)
197- |
Derek and Sally Dacey, the first resident pioneers on Montserrat in the East Leeward Islands, arrived at their pioneer post. | - Travel teachers and pioneers, First; Leeward Islands | first resident pioneers on Montserrat |
1972 (In the year)
197- |
In Indonesia the Attorney-General confirmed the 1962 ban on Bahá'í administrative institutions and added a further prohibition against organized Bahá'í teaching activities. [BW19:41] | - Persecution; - Persecution, Bans; Indonesia; Persecution, Indonesia | |
1972 (In the year)
197- |
The first Bahá'í studies seminar was held in London. For an account of the development of these seminars see BW18:204 and BW19:368. | Bahá'í studies; Conferences, Other; Firsts, other; London, England; United Kingdom | first Bahá’í studies seminar in London |
1972 Jan
197- |
The first Bahá'í Youth Summer School in Southern Africa took place in Swaziland, attended by 70 youth from eight countries. [BW15:338]
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First summer and winter schools; Swaziland | first Bahá’í Youth Summer School in Southern Africa |
1972 Mar
197- |
A thousand children attended a Bahá'í school in Esmeraldas, Ecuador. [BW15:237] | Ecuador; Esmeraldas, Ecuador | |
1972 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Afghanistan was formed with its seat in Kabul. [BW15:243]
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Afghanistan; Kabul, Afghanistan; National Spiritual Assembly, formation | first NSA Afghanistan |
1972 Ridván
197- |
National Spiritual Assembly of the Arabian Peninsula with its seat in Bahrayn was dissolved and the National Spiritual Assembly of the Eastern Arabian Peninsula was formed with its seat in Bahrayn (Bahrain) as well as the National Spiritual Assembly of Kuwait with its seat in Kuwait city. [BW15p297]
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Arabian Peninsula; Bahá'u'lláh, Prison cell of (Akká); Bahrain; Kuwait; National Spiritual Assembly, formation | first NSA Arabian Peninsula |
1972 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Bangladesh was formed with its seat in Dacca. [BW15:243]
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Bangladesh; Dhaka, Bangladesh; National Spiritual Assembly, formation | first NSA Bangladesh |
1972 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Republic of Ireland was formed with its seat in Dublin. [BW15:283]
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British Isles; Dublin, Ireland; Ireland; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; United Kingdom | first NSA Republic of Ireland |
1972 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Iceland was formed with its seat in Reykjavik. Its members were: Liesel Becker, Svana Einarsdottir, Barbara Thinat, Carl John Spencer, Petur Magnusson, Johannes Stefansson, Roger Lutley, Baldur Bragasson and Larry Clarke. [BW15:225, 281]
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Iceland; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Reykjavik, Iceland | first NSA Iceland |
1972 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Malagasy Republic (Madagascar) was formed with its seat in Tananarive. [BW15:199, BWNS288]
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Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Madagascar; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Tananarive, Madagascar | first NSA Malagasy Republic |
1972 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Puerto Rico was formed with its seat in San Juan. [BW15:218]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Puerto Rico; San Juan, Puerto Rico | first NSA Puerto Rico |
1972 Ridván
197- |
The counties of Rwanda and Burundi were known as Ruanda-Urundi up until 1962 when the area was divided into two separate countries. From 1956 until 1964 they were administered by the Regional Spiritual Assembly of Central and East Africa and from 1964 to 1969 came under the Uganda and Central Africa regional assembly. The National Spiritual Assembly of Rwanda and Burundi was formed in 1969 and in 1972 the National Spiritual Assembly of Burundi with its seat in Bujumbura and the National Spiritual Assembly of Rwanda with its seat in Kilgali. [BW15:205]
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Bujumbura, Burundi; Burundi; Kigali, Rwanda; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Rwanda | first NSA Burundi |
1972 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Nepal was formed with its seat in Kathmandu. [BW15:249]
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Kathmandu, Nepal; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Nepal | first NSA Nepal |
1972 Ridván
197- |
The first national spiritual assembly in Micronesia, the National Spiritual Assembly of the North West Pacific Ocean, was formed with its seat in Ponape. [BW15:268]
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Micronesia; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Pohnpei, Caroline Islands | first NSA in Micronesia; first NSA North West Pacific Ocean |
1972 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Réunion was formed with its seat in St Pierre. [BW15:199]
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France; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Reunion Island; St. Pierre and Miquelon | first NSA Réunion |
1972 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Seychelles was formed with its seat in Victoria. [BW16:156]
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Limbé, Camaroon; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Seychelles | first NSA Seychelles |
1972 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Rwanda was formed. [BW15:205]
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Kigali, Rwanda; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Rwanda | first NSA Rwanda |
1972 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Gabon was formed. [BW15:206] | Gabon; National Spiritual Assembly, formation | first NSA Gabon |
1972 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Brunei (1966) was reconstituted as the National Spiritual Assembly of Eastern Malaysia and Brunei with its seat in Kuching, Sarawak and took on the added responsibility for Brunei, Sabah and Sarawak. [BW15:253; BN no 496 July 1972 p16]
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Kuching, Malaysia; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Sarawak, Malaysia | first NSA Eastern Malaysia and Brunei |
1972 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Singapore was formed with its seat in Singapore. [BW15:257]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Singapore | first NSA Singapore |
1972 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Windward Islands was formed with its seat in St Lawrence, Barbados. It was responsible for administrating the Faith in St. Lucia, St. Vincent, the Grenadines, Grenada, and Barbados. [BW15:220; BN No 496 July 1972 p17]
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Barbados; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; St. Lawrence, Barbados | first NSA Barbados and the Windward Islands |
1972 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Tunisia was formed. [no substantiation can be found) iiiii | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Tunisia | first NSA Tunisia |
1972 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Republic of the Congo was formed with its seat in Brazzaville. [BW15p206] | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo; Congo, Democratic Republic of; National Spiritual Assembly, formation | |
1972 Ridván
197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Mauritius was formed. [Bahaipedia; BW15p295]
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Mauritius; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Port Louis, Mauritius | |
1972 Ridván
197- |
The Spiritual Assembly of Phuntsholing town was formed. It was the first assembly of Bhutan. [Bahá'í Collections] | Bhutan; Local Spiritual Assembly; Phuntsholing, Bhutan | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Bhutan. |
1972 Ridván
197- |
The first local spiritual assembly in the Republic of San Marino was formed. | Local Spiritual Assembly; San Marino, Italy | first Local Spiritual Assembly Republic of San Marino |
1972 Ridván
197- |
Due to intensifying conflict throughout the country, the National Spiritual Assembly of Viet Nam reported that it has lost contact with a number of localities, including those in the regions of Binh Long, Binh Dinh, Kontum, Pleiku, Quang Tri, Thua Thien and Chuong Thien. [BN497 August 1972; Bahaipedia] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Vietnam | |
1972 28 Apr - 2 May
197- |
An international teaching conference was held in conjunction with the dedication of the Mother Temple of Latin America in Panama. [BW15:633–42]
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- Conferences, International; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Panama; Panama | |
1972 29 Apr
197- |
The House of Worship in Panama, the Mother Temple of Latin America, was dedicated in a series of ceremonies held throughout the day attended by Hands of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum, Ugo Giachery and Dhikru'lláh Khádem and four thousand Bahá'ís. [BW15:634; VV14]
Specifics
Foundation Stone: 8 October 1967 (Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum) Construction Period: 1969-1972 Site Dedication: 29 April, 1972 (Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum) Architect: Peter Tillotson Seating: 550 Dimensions: Cost: Dependencies: References: BW14p493, BW15p632-649 |
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