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1979 Dec
197- |
'Azamatu'lláh Fahandizh was executed in Tihrán. [BW18:255] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Deaths; Iran; Tehran, Iran | |
1973 - 1974
197- |
1973 - 1974 was a Year of Preparation. [Mess63-86pxli] | * Teaching Plans | |
1973 Ridván
197- |
The Synopsis and Codification of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas was published. [BBRSM138; MUHJ105; VV14; BW15:169]
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* Publications; - Bahá'í World Centre; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Questions and answers | |
1975 Jan
197- |
A Bahá'í was arrested in Iraq and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. [BW16:138] | - Persecution; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Court cases; Iraq; Persecution, Iraq | |
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 | |
1978 15 Dec
197- |
A cabled message was sent to 93 national spiritual assemblies stating that the Bahá'ís in Iran and the Holy Places in Tihrán and Shíráz were in peril. [BW17:79] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Other; Iran; NSA | |
1979 Feb
197- |
A mob of some 5,000 armed with hatchets, spades and pickaxes converged on Hisár, Iran, intent on harming the Bahá'ís; the mob was prevented from doing so. [BW18:275]
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* Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Mobs; Hisar, Iran; Iran | |
1972 9 Jun
197- |
A National Spiritual Assembly had been formed in Zaire at Ridván 1970 but the Faith did not receive the required official recognition to function in the country. Dr Navidi spent one year in Kinshasa preparing the file for presentation to the government but in March 1972 when the names of the officially recognized religions were announced, the Bahá'í Faith was not among them. Through the intervention of Dr Amin'u'lláh Jazab, President Mobutu's personal physician, official recognition of the Faith was approved. [A Remarkable Response Film 33:50-35:50] | Congo, Democratic Republic of; Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo | |
1975 25 Apr
197- |
A revolution in Portugal removed the ban on Bahá'í meetings and teaching activities. | - Persecution; - Persecution, Bans; Persecution, Portugal; Portugal | |
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 | |
1975 5 Feb
197- |
A strip of land facing the resting place of Shoghi Effendi was purchased by the Universal House of Justice to ensure protection of the site. [BW16:134; BW17:82; VV22] | London, England; Shoghi Effendi, Resting place of (London); United Kingdom | |
1973 Dec
197- |
A teenage Muslim girl learned of the Faith from one of her Bahá’í school classmates and, together with her older sister, became seriously interested in the teachings. When the Bahá’í Faith was referred to during a discussion of religion in class in one of the Government schools in Baghdad, the girl rose to her feet in defence of the Cause. When questioned by the teacher she announced her belief in Baha’u’llah, an assertion which created a stir in the class. The students spoke of the incident the same day to their parents, among whom was the Minister of Education, who, the following day, ordered an investigation to be made. He himself went to the school, dismissed the headmaster, and following the intervention of the Minister of the Interior ordered the arrest of the girl, together with that of three Bahá’í girls studying at that school. A chain of arrests, totalling almost fifty, followed in the course of the next few months. [BW15p138]
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- Persecution; - Persecution, Arrests; Baghdad, Iraq; Iraq; Persecution, Iraq; Without Hesitation | |
1972 Mar
197- |
A thousand children attended a Bahá'í school in Esmeraldas, Ecuador. [BW15:237] | Ecuador; Esmeraldas, Ecuador | |
1979 from 1979
197- |
After the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, the persecution of Bahá'ís significantly intensified due to their perceived beliefs and association with the previous regime. The Iranian government viewed the Bahá'ís as heretics and threats to Islam. Bahá'ís faced severe restrictions on their religious freedom, denial of basic human rights, and discriminatory laws targeting them.
Persecution included but was not limited to: Arrests and imprisonment: Bahá'ís were often arrested on false charges, including espionage or propaganda against the state, and were subjected torture and to long prison sentences. Discrimination in education and employment: Bahá'ís were barred from higher education and many forms of employment within the public sector initially and then it expanded to all sectors of the economy. Their business licences were often revoked or they were prevented from starting businesses. Property confiscation: Bahá'í properties, including holy sites, cemeteries, and religious centres, were desecrated, vandalized, confiscated or destroyed by the government. Denial of citizenship rights: Bahá'ís faced difficulty in obtaining identification documents, which denied them citizenship rights and access to essential services. Hate propaganda and vilification: Bahá'ís were subjected to hate propaganda through state-controlled media and religious leaders, portraying them as morally corrupt, enemies of Islam and the state. [Iran Press Watch] Physical violence and harassment: Bahá'ís were targeted for physical violence, harassment, and intimidation by both government authorities and extremist groups. Efforts by the international community, international human rights organizations, and individuals raised awareness of the persecution faced by Bahá'ís in Iran, urging the Iranian government to respect their human rights and provide them with the freedom to practice their religion without fear of persecution. In the early years of the Revolution about 200 Bahá'ís were executed but in the face of international pressure the regime resorted to more subtile and systematic means of oppression. On the whole the regime was defiant in the face of pressure from other countries, the United Nations and other Human Rights groups. [Iran Press Watch] |
* Persecution, Iran; - Basic timeline, Expanded; Human rights; Iran; Iranian revolution (1979) | |
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 | |
1979 25 – 26 Aug
197- |
An Administrative Committee for Uganda was appointed by the Universal House of Justice to prepare the Bahá'í community for the re-establishment of the national spiritual assembly. [LoF471] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Uganda | |
1977 12 – 14 Aug
197- |
An International Bahá'í Youth Conference was held in Enugu, Nigeria, attended by over 250 Bahá'ís from 19 countries. [BW17:150, 153] | - Africa; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Enugu, Nigeria; Nigeria; Youth | |
1978 Aug
197- |
An International Bahá'í Youth Conference was held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, attended by some 380 Bahá'ís from 19 countries. [BW17:150, 153] | - Africa; Cameroon; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Yaoundé, Cameroon; Youth | |
1976 23 – 25 Jul
197- |
An International Teaching Conference was held in Anchorage, Alaska, attended by 1,005 Bahá'ís. [BW17:81]
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- Conferences, International; Alaska, USA; Anchorage, AK; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; Teaching; United States (USA) | |
1977 19 – 22 Jan
197- |
An International Teaching Conference was held in Auckland, New Zealand, attended by 1,195 Bahá'ís. [BW17:81; VV33]
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- Asia-Pacific; - Conferences, International; Auckland, NZ; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; New Zealand; Teaching | |
1977 27 – 30 Jan
197- |
An International Teaching Conference was held in Bahia, Brazil, attended by 1,300 Bahá'ís, the largest such gathering of Bahá'ís to date in Brazil. [BW17:81; VV33]
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- Conferences, International; Bahia, Brazil; Brazil; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; Latin America; Teaching | |
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 | |
1976 5 – 8 Jul
197- |
An International Teaching Conference was held in Helsinki, Finland, attended by some 950 Bahá'ís. [BW17:81; VV33]
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- Conferences, International; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; Finland; Helsinki, Finland; Teaching | |
1976 27 – 30 Nov
197- |
An International Teaching Conference was held in Hong Kong, attended by 506 Bahá'ís. [BW17:81; VV33]
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- Asia; - Conferences, International; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; Hong Kong; Teaching | |
1977 4 – 6 Feb
197- |
An International Teaching Conference was held in Mérida, Mexico, attended by more than 2,000 Bahá'ís. [BW17:81; VV33]
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- Conferences, International; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; Latin America; Merida, Mexico; Mexico; Teaching | |
1976 15 – 17 Oct
197- |
An International Teaching Conference was held in Nairobi, Kenya, attended by 1,363 Bahá'ís. [BW17:81; VV33]
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- Africa; - Conferences, International; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; Kenya; Nairobi, Kenya; Teaching | |
1976 3 – 6 Aug
197- |
An International Teaching Conference was held in Paris, attended by some 5,700 Bahá'ís. [BW17:81; DM416; VV33]
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- Conferences, International; - Europe; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; France; Kurt Waldheim; Paris, France; Teaching; United Nations; United Nations, Secretary-Generals | |
1976 9 – 11 Jul
197- |
An International Youth Conference was held in Ivory Coast, attended by nearly 200 Bahá'ís. [BW17:150, 153] | - Africa; - Conferences, International; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Ivory Coast; Youth | |
1974 11 Sep
197- |
Annemarie Krüger, a German citizen and a granddaughter of Dr Auguste Forel, arrived in Moldavia (then the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, a part of USSR) on the first of her teaching trips to Chisinau (Kishinev) as a tourist.
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- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Annemarie Krüger; Moldova | first teaching trip to Moldavia |
1974 (In the year)
197- |
As a result of an intervention by the Egyptian chargé d'affaires, Bahá'í activities in Burundi were banned. [BW16:137]
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- Persecution; - Persecution, Bans; Aziz Navidi; Burundi; Persecution, Burundi | |
1974 Ridván
197- |
As part of the the Five Year Plan the Canadian Bahá'í Community was asked to "Cultivate opportunities for courses on the Faith in Canadian institutions of higher learning".
In response the National Spiritual Assembly of Canada established the Canadian Association for Studies on the Bahá'í Faith. From 1974 to 1979 four annual meetings were held. The Association grew in membership, published a series of high quality monographs, initiated work on a textbook on the Faith of university calibre and stimulated formal presentation at universities and colleges throughout Canada.
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Association for Bahá'í Studies (North America); Bahá'í Studies, Associations for; Bahá'í studies; Canada | |
1977 Jun
197- |
At the behest of the Universal House of Justice, two conferences were held for Persian-speaking Bahá'ís resident in Europe, one in Germany and one in London. [BW17:194] | - Conferences, International; - Europe; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Persian-speaking Bahá'ís; Diaspora, Persian; Germany; London, England; United Kingdom | |
1977 17 Oct
197- |
At the end of the Asian Bahá'í Women's Conference Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum laid the foundation stone of the Mother Temple of the Indian Subcontinent. [BW17:85, 180, 368–70; VV35] | - Asia; - Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Women; Foundation stones and groundbreaking; India; Lotus temple, New Delhi; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Delhi; New Delhi, India | |
1978 15 - 15 Apr
197- |
At the second Seminar on Bahá'í Studies held at the University of Lancaster Denis MacEoin, a Lecturer in Islamic Studies at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, delivered his paper Early Shaykhí Reaction to the Báb and His Claims. It has been presented in Studies in Bábí & Bahá'í History, Volume 1, edited by Moojan Momen. | Bahá'í Studies, Associations for; Bahá'í studies; Lancashire, England; Lancaster, England; Shaykhism; United Kingdom | |
1974 23 Apr
197- |
At the trial of nearly 50 Bahá'ís in Baghdád, the Iraqi military court sentenced 13 men and one girl to life imprisonment, one man and two girls to 15 years' imprisonment, and two men and seven women to ten years' imprisonment; 13 Bahá'ís were fined and released. [BW16:138] | - Persecution; - Persecution, Court cases; Baghdad, Iraq; Iraq; Persecution, Iraq | |
1979 1 Feb
197- |
Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran from exile in France. On the 11th of February, the revolutionary government assumed power. | - Ayatollahs; Ayatollah Khomeini; History (general); Iran; Iran, General history; Iranian revolution (1979); Tehran, Iran | |
1976 May
197- |
Bahá'í activities in Mali were restricted by order of the government and the decree of recognition of the Faith suspended. [BW17:81] | - Persecution; - Persecution, Bans; Mali; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Persecution, Mali | |
1979 (In the year)
197- |
Bahá'í cemeteries across Iran were confiscated, including the cemetery in Tihrán, which contains the graves of several Hands of the Cause and other distinguished Bahá'ís as well as several thousand other graves of Bahá'ís.
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* Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Destruction; - Persecution, Other; Cemeteries and graves; Iran | |
1978 Dec
197- |
Bahá'í homes in Andarún, Iran, were besieged; one Bahá'í was badly beaten. [BW18:275–6] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Other; Andarún, Iran; Iran | |
1979 Nov
197- |
Bahá'í meetings were prohibited in Shasavár, Iran. [BW18:255] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Other; Iran; Shasavar, Iran | |
1979 12 Jan
197- |
Bahá'í members of the Sádát-Mahmúdí clan of the Buyr-Ahmad tribe of central Iran were driven from their homes by other clan members. [BW18:271]
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* Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Other; Iran | |
1976 Jan
197- |
Bahá'ís in Jamaica initiated a weekly 15-minute radio programme. [BW16:186] | Jamaica; Radio | |
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 | |
1979 Sep
197- |
Bahár Vujdání was executed in Mahábád, Iran. [BW18:255] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Deaths; Iran; Mahabad, Iran | |
1979 6 May
197- |
Bernard Howell Leach CBE, (b.5 Jan 1887 Hong Kong), internationally known potter, artist and author, passed away in St Ives, Cornwall. He was buried in the Barnoon Cemetery in St Ives. [BW18:669–71]
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- Biography; - Births and deaths; - In Memoriam; Bernard Leach; Cornwall, England; St. Ives, England; United Kingdom | |
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 |
1976 to 1985
197- |
British pioneers Ron, Thelma, Simon and Suzanne Batchelor lived in Kathmandu, Nepal. [Thelma Batchelor on Bahá'í History UK] | - Pioneers; Kathmandu, Nepal; Nepal | |
1975 Ridván
197- |
By this time the Bahá'í communities of Liberia and Guinea had developed sufficiently to merit their own Regional Spiritual Assembly. Previously they had been administrated by the National Spiritual Assembly of West Africa which had been formed in 1964 and re-formed in 1970. This new administrative unit, the National Spiritual Assembly of Liberia and Guinea, operated until 1982 when they each formed an independent national assembly. [BW98-99p54-55] | Guinea; Liberia; National Spiritual Assembly, formation | |
1978 4 Mar
197- |
Christaline Francis, the first woman of the Caribs to become a Bahá'í, enrolled in Dominica. | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Dominica | first woman Carib Bahá’í in Dominica |
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 | |
1978 27 Mar
197- |
Counsellors do not have any legislative, executive or judicial authority, priestly functions, and can not make authoritative interpretations, however, the Universal House of Justice explained that they outrank Assemblies and the Assemblies are to keep them informed and consider their advice and recommendations. The relationship between the Councellors and the Assemblies is to be one characterized by love and a common desire to serve rather than by rank or station. [27 March 1978] | Counsellors | |
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 | |
1978 Ridvan
197- |
Delegates to the International Convention attended a ceremony to further dedicate the new building for the Seat of the Universal House of Justice. The superstructure of the building was completed at this stage. Chairing the event was Hand of the Cause Dr. Ugo Giachery with special guest Ethel Revell, former member of the International Bahá'í Council in attendance. A casket containing dust from both Holy Shrines was placed in a niche specially designed for it.
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- Bahá'í World Centre; Báb, Shrine of (Haifa); Bahá'u'lláh, Shrine of (Bahjí); Boxes containing dust, earth or plaster; Haifa, Israel; Universal House of Justice, Seat of (Haifa) | |
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 |
1978 Apr
197- |
Dorothy Francis, an Aboriginal person from the Salteaux tribe, was awarded the Order of Canada for her services to Canadian native peoples and her efforts to preserve their culture. [BW17:103; VV29]
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Canada; Dorothy Francis | |
1979 11 Nov
197- |
Dr 'Alímurád Dávúdí, a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran, was kidnapped in Tihrán and presumed to be dead. [BW18:254, 294] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Deaths; Iran; NSA; Tehran, Iran | |
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 (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 | |
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 | |
1976 (In the year)
197- |
Elizabeth Martin with Chris Lyons made a film called Retrospective, a memoir of Hand of the Cause John Robarts. It included his reminiscences of the Guardian and of the early days of the Faith in Canada. [HNWE36] | - Film; - Hands of the Cause; Canada; Chris Lyons; Elizabeth Martin; John Robarts; Toronto, ON | |
1975 Jun
197- |
Elti Kunak of Papua New Guinea was awarded the British Empire Medal for her work with women's clubs in the Bismarck Archipelago. [BW16:278] | Elti Kunak; Papua New Guinea | |
1979 16 Sep
197- |
Enoch Olinga—Hand of the Cause of God and Knight of Bahá'u'lláh—his wife and three of his children were murdered in Kampala, Uganda. (b.24 June 1926) [BBD 172; BW18:633; LoF471-472]
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- Births and deaths; - Hands of the Cause; - In Memoriam; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; - Persecution; - Persecution, Deaths; Dreams and visions; Enoch Olinga; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Hands of the Cause, Third Contingent; Kampala, Uganda; Persecution, Uganda; Uganda | |
1975 5 Jun
197- |
Excavation of the site of the Seat of the Universal House of Justice began. [BW16:133; BW18:465]
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- Architects; - Bahá'í World Centre; Architecture; Haifa, Israel; Hossein Amanat (Husayn Amanat); Universal House of Justice, Seat of (Haifa) | |
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 |
1979 (In the year)
197- |
Five Bahá'ís were killed in Iran, two by execution. [BW18:291]
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* Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Deaths; Iran | |
1974 4 Mar
197- |
Following the arrest of more than 50 Bahá'ís in Iraq, their trial opened and the Bahá'ís were exonerated.
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- Persecution; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Court cases; Iraq; Persecution, Iraq | |
1971 13 Feb
197- |
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 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 | |
1976 (In the year)
197- |
Following the conquest of South Vietnam by North Vietnam, an anti-religion policy was implemented and the Bahá'í Faith, along with all other religions, were banned. | - Persecution; - Persecution, Bans; Persecution, Vietnam; Vietnam | |
1975 (In the year)
197- |
Following the creation of the Rastákhíz political party by the Sháh of Iran and the refusal of the Bahá'ís to join it, although membership in it is compulsory, Bahá'ís throughout Iran are put under pressure. [BW18p391]
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* Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Other; Iran | |
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 | |
1973 7 Apr
197- |
Following the return to stability in Burundi, the Bahá'í Faith was granted formal recognition by the government. [BW16:137] | Burundi; Recognition (legal) | |
1975 21 Jun
197- |
Following the revolution in Portugal in April, the National Spiritual Assembly was officially recognized.
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National Spiritual Assembly; Portugal | |
1971 Ridván
197- |
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 |
1974 25 Oct
197- |
FUNDAEC (A Spanish acronym for Foundation for the Application and Teaching of the Sciences) was founded by a group of scientists and professionals led by Farzam Arbab, a renowned physicist who had arrived as a visiting professor to the University of Valle in 1970. The non-profit, non-governmental organization focused on training and development in the rural areas of Colombia and other countries in Latin America. [FUNDAEC website]
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Colombia; FUNDAEC; SAT (Sistema de Aprendizaje Tutorial) | |
1970 20 Nov - 28 May 1971
197- |
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 | |
1973 Feb
197- |
Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum and her companion Violette Nakhjavání completed their tour of Africa.
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- Africa; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of; Great African Safari; Haifa, Israel; Violette Nakhjavani | |
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 | |
1975 Feb - Aug
197- |
Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum set out on the Green Light Expedition to visit the indigenous peoples of the Amazon Basin in South America. [VV30–2]
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- Documentaries; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of; Anthony Worley; David Walker; Green Light Expedition; Latin America; Mark Sadan; Rodney Charters | |
1972 11 May - 24 Feb 1973
197- |
Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum and her companion, Violette Nakhjavání, arrived in Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe), at the start of the fourth leg of the 'Great African Safari'. This leg of the tour ended in Kenya. [BW15:594–607] The itinerary was as follows: |
Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of; Botswana; Burundi; Great African Safari; Harare, Zimbabwe; Kenya; Lesotho, South Africa; Mafia Island; Malawi; Mozambique; Nairobi, Kenya; Namibia; Rwanda; Seychelles; South Africa; Swaziland; Tanzania; Violette Nakhjavani; Zambia; Zimbabwe | |
1978 23 Dec
197- |
Helmut Winkelbach, a German Bahá'í, arrived in Bobrujsk, in what was then called the Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [Ela-D Committee of Germany Records; BW95-96p48] | - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Belarus; Bobrujsk, Belarus; Helmut Winkelbach | |
1976 12 Sep
197- |
His Highness Malietoa Tanumafili II of Western Samoa visited the resting place of Shoghi Effendi. [BW17:69; VV22] | London, England; Malietoa Tanumafili II of Western Samoa; Samoa; Shoghi Effendi, Resting place of (London); United Kingdom | |
1973 18 Sep
197- |
Husayn Amánat was appointed architect of the Seat of the Universal House of Justice. [BW16:133; DH172; VV37] | - Architects; - Bahá'í World Centre; Architecture; Haifa, Israel; Hossein Amanat (Husayn Amanat); Universal House of Justice, Seat of (Haifa) | |
1979 3 Jan
197- |
In a message from the Department of the Secretariat of the Universal House of Justice "To the Participants in the Bahá'í Studies Seminar on Ethics and Methodology held in Cambridge on 30 September and 1 October 1978" the subject of the review of Bahá'í publications was clarified.
.....it has already established the policy that doctoral theses do not have to be reviewed unless there is a proposal to publish them in larger quantities than is required by the examining body. Also included were comments / a small compilation from the Research Department at the World Centre on the seminar and on Bahá'í scholarship. They concluded by discussing the two particular dangers to which Bahá'í scholars are exposed. |
* Publications; * Publishing; * Science; - Publishing, Review; Bahá'í Studies, Associations for; Cambridge, England; Publishing, Policy and practice; Scholarship; United Kingdom | |
1977 24 Mar
197- |
In a cabled message, the Universal House of Justice called upon Bahá'í women around the world to arise and play an active role in the service of the Faith. [BW17:202]
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Women | |
1974 9 Jun
197- |
In a letter to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Iceland, the Universal House of Justice reiterated the laws not yet binding on the Bahá'ís of the West in the Kitab-i-Aqdas. [9 June 1974] | - Bahá'í World Centre; Iceland; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Laws | |
1975 5 Jun
197- |
In a message to the Bahá'ís of the world, the Universal House of Justice recalled the "capital institutional significance" of the transference to Mount Carmel of the sacred remains of the Purest Branch and Navváb, interring them in the immediate neighbourhood of the resting-place of the Greatest Holy Leaf some thirty-six years prior.
Now, on the occasion of the commencement of the construction of the seat of the Universal House of Justice, they recounted the progress of the Faith in the eighteen years since the completion of the first building on the Arc, the International Archives Building in June of 1957. In the time between 1957 to 1975.......
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- Bahá'í World Centre; Statistics | |
1974 (In the year)
197- |
In Cambodia, political upheaval and a ban on the Bahá'í Faith had scattered its communities and caused some believers to be imprisoned briefly. Dempsey and Adrienne Morgan returned in 1971 and discreetly helped facilitate communication among Bahá'ís. Once the ban was lifted in 1974, he assisted in re-formation of several Local Spiritual Assemblies and instituted training classes. The foundation built by the national Bahá'í community helped it endure the devastating upheavals of subsequent years.
[The American Bahá'í, Servants of the Glory page 48]
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- Persecution, Bans; Adrienne Morgan; Cambodia; Dempsey Morgan; Persecution, Cambodia; Thailand | |
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 | |
1975 (In the year)
197- |
In Indonesia several Bahá'ís were arrested, given light sentences and released for violating the 1962 and 1972 bans on Bahá'í activity. [BW19:41]
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- Persecution; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution, Court cases; Indonesia; Persecution, Indonesia | |
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 | |
1979 Feb
197- |
In Iran, Bahá'í representatives met with high-ranking clergy in Shíráz, Qum and Mashhad to combat the widespread accusation that the Bahá'ís of Iran had supported the regime of the Sháh. [BW18:252] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Other; Iran | |
1979 Oct
197- |
In Iran, Bahá'ís in the ministries of education, health and social administration were dismissed from their jobs. [BW18:255] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Education; - Persecution, Other; Iran | |
1978 (In the year)
197- |
In Iran, many local Bahá'í centres were seized by armed men of the revolutionary committees, along with files and membership lists. [BW17:79–80] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Other; Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres); Iran | |
1975 Nov
197- |
In Iran, the house of the maternal uncle of the Báb and the adjacent house in which the Báb was born were destroyed on the pretext that the sites needed to be cleared. [BW17:79] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Destruction; Báb, Family of; Báb, House of (Shiraz); Iran; Shíráz, Iran | |
1979 (early June)
197- |
In Iran, the offices of Nawnahálán and the Umaná' Corporation were taken over by Revolutionary Guards. [BW18:252]
The Bahá'í Children's Savings Company, known in Iran as Shirkat-i Nawnahalan, began as a savings bank for Bahá'í children in 1917. As successive generations of Bahá'í children grew up, they kept their savings–primarily intended for their future educations–with the company, and local and national Bahá'í institutions also placed their deposit funds there. The Iranian government raided and took over the offices of this company in early June of 1979, freezing and then confiscating all of its assets, estimated at $5 million—literally stealing money from children. [Bahá'í Teachings 4 Oct 2012] |
* Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Other; Iran; Nawnahalan | |
1975 Jul
197- |
In Iraq, a partial amnesty reducing the terms of the Bahá'ís imprisoned by 15 per cent was granted. [BW16:138] | - Persecution; - Persecution, Court cases; Iraq; Persecution, Iraq | |
1975 Sep c.
197- |
In Iraq, a young Bahá'í was detained, interrogated, beaten and asked to recant his faith when he specified his religion on a form.
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- Persecution; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Court cases; Iraq; Persecution, Iraq | |
1974 21 Mar
197- |
In its Naw-Rúz Message the Universal House of Justice announced that there would be eight International Teaching Conferences will be held during the middle part of the Five Year Plan; two for the Arctic, one in Anchorage and one in Helsinki during July 1976, one in Paris in August 1976, one in Nairobi in October 1976, one in Hong Kong in November 1976, one in Auckland and one in Bahia, Brazil in January 1977 and one in Mérida, Mexico in February 1977. The theme of these conferences was the urgent need for the Bahá'ís to ARISE to teach the Cause of Bahá'u'lláh. (Arise-Reach-Individual-Souls-Everywhere). 14,500 Bahá'ís attended. [Naw-Rúz 1974.] | - Conferences, International; - Worldwide; Arising; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; Teaching; Universal House of Justice | |
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 | |
1978 Jul
197- |
In Niger, an announcement was made on the national radio banning 'the Baha'ist sect and the Nineteen Day Feast' throughout the country; immediately, all Bahá'í administrative activities were suspended and the national spiritual assembly was dissolved. [BW17:147]
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- Persecution; - Persecution, Bans; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Niger; Persecution, Niger | |
1979 27 Jan
197- |
In Samoa, His Highness Malietoa Tanumafili II and Hand of the Cause of God Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum laid the cornerstone of the first Bahá'í House of Worship of the Pacific Islands. [BW17:188, 371; VV36]
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- Islands; - Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Apia, Samoa; Foundation stones and groundbreaking; Malietoa Tanumafili II of Western Samoa; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Apia, Samoa; Pacific; Samoa | |
1975 Ridván
197- |
In the chaos related to the final days of the Vietnam War, a national convention could not be held and the election of the National Spiritual Assembly was conducted by mailed ballot. At this time it was estimated that the Bahá'í population of Vietnam was around 200,000.
[Bahaipedia]
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Conventions, National; Vietnam | |
1979 -1982
197- |
In the period Riḍván 1979 to Riḍván 1982 the Association for Bahá'í Studies played an increasingly important role in the affairs of the international Bahá'í community and through its conferences and publications has provided an exciting forum for intellectual and spiritual development.
A change of name which was recommended by the Canadian National Assembly and approved by the Universal House of Justice in April 1981 reflecting the emerging nature of the Association's membership and activities with national affiliates established in a number of countries. lts executive committee included, for the first time, members from the United States as well as Canada. Serving on the Executive Committee were Hossain Danesh, Glen Eyford, Richard Gagnon, Jane Goldstone, William Hatcher, Douglas Martin, Peter Morgan, Nasser Sabet and Christine Zerbinis, of Canada. Firuz Kazemzadeh and Dorothy Nelson served as liaison officers in the United States. [BW18p194] See Wikipedia for a current list of association for Bahá'í Studies worldwide. In 1979 the Universal House of Justice gave a further goal to the Canadian community for the Seven Year Plan: 'Expand the opportunities for teaching in Canadian institutions of higher learning and further develop the Canadian Association for Studies on the Bahá'í Faith.' And in 1981, when the second phase of the Seven Year Plan was launched, the Universal House of Justice restated this goal and divided it into two parts: 'Foster the development of the Canadian Association for Studies on the Bahá'í Faith' and "Expand and intensify the teaching of the Faith in Canadian institutions of higher learning.' The goal of cultivating opportunities for formal presentations and courses remained a primary objective of the Association, but the Universal House of Justice also encouraged specific attention to the development of the Association itself. The Association had become a significant feature of the intellectual, social and spiritual life of the Canadian community, and for increasing numbers of Bahá'ís worldwide. In March of 1981 the Association for Bahá'í Studies announced the acquisition of a property in the heart of the University of Ottawa campus, the first such centre in the world. It is located at 34 Copernicus Street Ottawa, Ontario KIN 7K4. [BW18p195] |
Bahá'í Studies, Associations for; Canada; United States (USA) | |
1977 16 Sep
197- |
In Uganda, 27 religious organizations were banned, including the Bahá'í Faith, and the Bahá'í House of Worship was closed. [BW17:81]
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- Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); - Persecution; - Persecution, Bans; LSA; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Kampala; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Persecution, Uganda; Uganda | |
1975 24 Jun
197- |
Iran became one of the first countries in the world to ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The covenant spelled out clearly the concept of freedom of religion or belief. Article 18 states that "[e]veryone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right shall include freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice, and freedom, either individually or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his/her religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching." The ICCPR also spells out specific rights to due process "without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status." These include freedom from arbitrary arrest or detention, the right to be "promptly informed" of charges, and the right to legal counsel. Article 9 of the ICCPR states that "[n]o one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention." It also states that "[a]nyone who is arrested shall be informed, at the time of arrest, of the reasons for his arrest and shall be promptly informed of any charges against him." Article 14 spells out the right to legal counsel, stating everyone has the right "to defend himself in person or through legal assistance of his own choosing. …" The Covenant was opened for signature at New York on 19 December 1966 and came into force on 23 March 1976. [International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; Fact Sheet] |
Bahá'í International Community; Human rights; International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR); Iran; New York, USA; United Nations; United Nations; United States (USA) | |
1977 31 May
197- |
Joe Rabess, the first Carib to become a Bahá'í, enrolled in Dominica. | Dominica; Joe Rabess | first Carib Bahá’í, in Dominica |
1973 5 Sep
197- |
John Ferraby, Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Cambridge, England. (b. 9 January,1914) [BW16:511, VV8]
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- Biography; - Births and deaths; - Hands of the Cause; - In Memoriam; Cambridge, England; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Hands of the Cause, Third Contingent; John Ferraby; United Kingdom | |
1974 18 Aug
197- |
Laura Clifford Dreyfus-Barney, (b. 30 Nov 1879, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA) passed away in Paris. [BW16:296]
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- Biography; - Births and deaths; - In Memoriam; Amatul-Bahá (title); France; Laura Clifford Barney; Paris, France; Some Answered Questions (book) | |
1973 (In the year)
197- |
Leonora Armstrong was appointed to the Continental Board of Counsellors. [Biographical Profile] | Brazil; Counsellors; Leonora Holsapple Armstrong | |
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 | |
1973
197- |
Localities: 54,102 Local Assemblies: 13,737 National Assemblies: 113 Tribes and minorities represented: 1,191 Literature translated into 567 languages Schools and Institutes: 153 Independent countries and important territories opened to the Bahá'í Faith: 317 [from a pamphlet published by the NSA of Canada "Baha'i A New Man A New World Order"] |
Statistics | |
1975 20 Apr
197- |
Michael Cooper, a Bahá'í from Northampton, U.K., who had never had a passport, never been out of his country , and never been on an airplane, volunteered to pioneer to Iceland. He on April 20th, just in time to become the ninth member of a Spiritual Assembly. [BN No 544 July 1975 p17] | - Pioneers; Iceland; Michael Cooper | |
1978 Oct - Nov
197- |
Mobs destroyed the Hazíratu'l-Quds in Mihán-du-´Ab followed by the burning or looting of 80 homes and the murder of two believers, a father and son who bodies were dragged through the streets, cut into pieces and consigned to the flames.
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- Persecution; Azerbaijan; Funds; Funds, relief; Iran; Mihán-du-`Ab, Iran | |
1979 17 Jan
197- |
Mohammad Rezā Pahlavi, known as Mohammad Reza Shah, entitled Shāhanshāh ("Emperor" or "King of Kings"), fled Iran. The dissolution of the monarchy was complete on the 11th of February. | - Shahs; - Shahs, Throne changes; History (general); Iran; Iran, General history; Iranian revolution (1979); Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi; Tehran, Iran | |
1978 16 - 19 Dec
197- |
More than 560 Bahá'ís from 14 countries throughout Malaysia gathered for the South East Asia Bahá'í Regional Conference. [BN136 April 1979] | - Conferences, Regional; Kuching, Malaysia; Malaysia; Sarawak, Malaysia | |
1970 Apr - Aug
197- |
More than 6,000 people became Bahá'ís in Bolivia. [BW15:232] | Bolivia; Mass conversion | |
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 | |
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 |
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 May
197- |
One thousand Guajiro Indians became Bahá'ís in Venezuela. [BW15:241] | Mass conversion; Native Americans; Venezuela | |
1974 (In the year)
197- |
Oscar DeGruy founded Bahá'í youth workshops to reach disaffected young people battered by racism, gang violence and drug abuse. The groups aided youth to explore the social problems plaguing the world and to identify the spiritual principles that could address them. The groups created dances that creatively addressed different issues, such as ending racial prejudice, substance abuse, and the equality of men and women.
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Dance workshops; Oscar DeGruy | |
1972 summer
197- |
Over 150 American youth join European youth in Operation Hand-in-Hand, a joint teaching project. [BW15:338]
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Teaching campaigns; United States (USA); Youth | |
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) | |
1971 (In the year)
197- |
Over 500 people became Bahá'ís in Bangladesh. [BINS86] | Bangladesh; Mass conversion | |
1974 (In the year)
197- |
Owing to difficulties within the Bahá'í community, the National Spiritual Assembly of Thailand was disbanded. | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Thailand | |
1975 (In the year)
197- |
Owing to the continuing ban on Bahá'í activities and institutions, the national spiritual assembly and all local spiritual assemblies were disbanded in Indonesia. | - Persecution; - Persecution, Bans; Indonesia; Persecution, Indonesia | |
1974 (In the year)
197- |
Owing to the failure of the Indonesian Bahá'ís to obtain religious liberty, the Universal House of Justice instructed that the national convention not be held. | - Persecution; - Persecution, Bans; Conventions, National; Indonesia; Persecution, Indonesia | |
1972 30 Jul
197- |
Parvíz Sádiqí, Farámarz Vujdání and Parvíz Furúghí, Iranian youth pioneers, were murdered near Mindanao, Philippines, by Muslims. [BW15:257; DM316–17]
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- Persecution; - Persecution, Deaths; Cemeteries and graves; Persecution, Philippines; Philippines | |
1977 May
197- |
Paul and Jane Jensen arrived on Andros Island in the Bahamas, the first Bahá'ís to reside on the island. | - Travel teachers and pioneers, First; Andros Island | first Bahá’ís to reside on Andros Island |
1977 Dec
197- |
Properties confiscated by the Iraqi government belonging to individual Bahá'ís were returned; properties and funds belonging to the Faith were turned over to the Ministry of the Interior for disposal. [BW17:80] | - Persecution; - Persecution, Other; Iraq; Persecution, Iraq | |
1979 29 Dec
197- |
Rahmatu'lláh Muhájir, Hand of the Cause of God and Knight of Bahá'u'lláh, passed away in Quito, Ecuador. (b. 4 April 1923 in 'Abdu'l-'Azím) [BW18:486, 651]
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- Biography; - Births and deaths; - Hands of the Cause; - In Memoriam; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; `Abdu'l-Azím, Iran; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Ecuador; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Hands of the Cause, Third Contingent; Iran; Quito, Ecuador; Rahmatullah Muhajir | |
1979 Sep
197- |
Revolutionary committees in Shahsavár, 'Ábádán and Tabríz, Iran, ordered the arrest of Bahá'ís. [BW18:255]
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* Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Other; Ábádan, Iran; Iran; Shahsavar, Iran; Tabríz, Iran | |
1979 Apr
197- |
Revolutionary Guards in Iran occupied the House of the Báb in Shíráz and neighbouring Bahá'í properties, explaining that it was a temporary measure intended to protect the building. [BW17:79] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Other; Báb, House of (Shiraz); Iran; Shíráz, Iran | |
1979 Feb
197- |
Revolutionary Guards raided the offices of Nawnahálán, a Bahá'í investment company, and the Umaná' Corporation, a foundation for the purchase and maintenance of Bahá'í properties, and impoundeded the keys. [BW18:252]
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* Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Other; Iran; Nawnahalan | |
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 | |
1976 7 May
197- |
Saichiro Fujita, (b. 1886) the second Japanese to become a Bahá'í, passed away in Haifa. [BW17:406; Bahá'í Canada No 294 June 1996 p6]
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- Biography; - Births and deaths; - In Memoriam; Haifa, Israel; Saichiro Fujita | |
1979 24 May
197- |
Shaykh Muhammad Muvahhid, a well-known Bahá'í, was kidnapped in Tihrán. [BW18:254, 294] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Arrests; Iran; Tehran, Iran | |
1975 1 Jan
197- |
Shidan and Susan Kouchekzadeh, an Iranian-British couple pioneering in Sierra Leone, arrived in Conakry, the first Bahá'ís to settle in Guinea. | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Conakry, Guinea; Guinea; Sierra Leone | first Bahá’ís to settle in Guinea |
1979 11 Nov
197- |
Starting just months after the revolution, seven members of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Iran were disappeared. Only years later was it learned that they had been tried in a sham trial by a revolutionary court on charges of espionage, had been sentenced to death, and had been executed by firing squad. [* Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Deaths; Iran; NSA; Tehran, Iran | ||
1978 (In the year)
197- |
Ten Bahá'ís were killed in Iran, seven by mobs. [BW18:291]
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* Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution, Mobs; Human rights; Iran | |
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 (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 | |
1974 19 - 30 Aug
197- |
The 3rd World Population Conference was held in Bucharest, Romania. The Conference was attended by representatives of 135 countries. The debate focused on the relationship between population issues and development. The Conference adopted the World Population Plan of Action, which stated, among other principles, that the essential aim is the social, economic and cultural development of countries, that population variables and development are interdependent and that population policies and objectives are an integral part (constituent elements) of socio-economic development policies. [United Nations site]
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Andre McLaughlin; Anneliese Bopp; Bahá'í International Community; Bucharest, Romania; Marco G. Kappenberger; Romania; United Nations; Victor de Araujo | |
1979 Ridván
197- |
The Seven Year Plan was launched. (1979-1986) [BBD181; BBRSM159; BW17:71]
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* Teaching Plans; - Bahá'í World Centre; Seven Year Plan (1979-1986) | |
1975 Feb
197- |
The Arab Boycott Office, at its meeting in Cairo, announced that the Bahá'í Faith had been placed on its blacklist.
The decision had been taken through a misunderstanding as to the true nature and purpose of the Faith of Bahá'u'lláh, and was subsequently modified to state that only the businesses of individual Bahá'ís and companies owned by them would be boycotted.
[BW17:78]
See the statement released by the Bahá'í Community in New York on the 25th of February 1975. |
- Persecution; - Persecution, Other; Cairo, Egypt; Egypt; Persecution, Egypt | |
1979 21 Aug
197- |
The arrest of the nine members of the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran by an unknown armed group "claiming authority". They were accused of "plotting against the security of the State".
Subsequently, on 11 September 1980, the Universal House of Justice sent a message to all National Assemblies informing them of an article published in the 29 August edition of Le Monde, by a non-Bahá'í contributor, Eric Rouleau condemning Iran for the complete disappearance of these nine Bahá'ís. |
* Persecution, Iran; Iran; Tehran, Iran | |
1977 13 – 16 Oct
197- |
The Asian Bahá'í Women's Conference was held in New Delhi, attended by more than a thousand women from across Asia. 1,200 women from 36 countries were in attendance. [BW17:180]
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- Asia; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Women; India; New Delhi, India; Women | |
1979 21 Nov
197- |
The assets of three smaller institutions owned by the Bahá'í community, the Vahhaj, Matla and Huqúq companies, institutions that had served as holding companies for various types of funds and properties, were formally confiscated as well as those of the Trustees Company and the Children's Savings Company, (Shirkat-i Nawnahalan) in verdicts handed down by the Central Islamic Revolutionary Court, Branch 1.
[Bahá'í Teachings 4 Oct 2012; BW18:252; Documentation (Page 3 and 5)]
The Bahá'í Hospital, the Misaghieh Hospital, in Tehran was confiscated. See the documentation (page 7) for the list of charges against it. |
* Persecution, Iran; Childrens Savings Company; Huquq Company; Iran; Matla Company; Misaghieh Hospital, Tehran; Nawnahalan; Trustees Company; Vahhaj Company | |
1977 Oct
197- |
The Bahá'í Faith, along with many other religious groups, were banned in Uganda. The National Assembly and 1,550 local assemblies were dissolved. The ban was lifted in April of 1979 and the community began the process to re-build. [BWNS135; BW17:141]
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- Persecution; - Persecution, Bans; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Persecution, Uganda; Uganda | |
1978 14 - 26 Aug
197- |
The Bahá'í International Community participated in the first World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination and sent a delegation of African, European, and Asian backgrounds to participate. A major focus on the conference was South Africa's apartheid policies of racial segregation and discrimination. [BIC History 1978]
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- BIC statements; Bahá'í International Community; Geneva, Switzerland; Racism; United Nations | |
1976 8 Mar
197- |
The Bahá'í International Community was granted consultative status with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). [BIC History Consultative Status; BW16:337–8; VV54] | Bahá'í International Community; New York, USA; UNICEF; United Nations; United States (USA) | |
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 | |
1975 (In the year)
197- |
The Bahá'í Publishing Trust of Australia was established. | - Publishing Trusts; Australia | |
1975 (In the year)
197- |
The Bahá'í Publishing Trust of Fiji was established. | - Publishing Trusts; Fiji | |
1974 (In the year)
197- |
The Bahá'í Publishing Trust of Japan was established. | - Publishing Trusts; Japan | |
1976 Feb
197- |
The Bahá'í Publishing Trust of Korea was established. [BW16:237] | - Publishing Trusts; Korea | |
1974 (In the year)
197- |
The Bahá'í Publishing Trust of Malaysia was established. | - Publishing Trusts; Malaysia | |
1976 (In the year)
197- |
The Bahá'í Publishing Trust of Norway was established. | - Publishing Trusts; Norway | |
1972 Sep
197- |
The Bahá'í Publishing Trust of Taiwan was established and registered. [BW15:262] | - Publishing Trusts; Taiwan | |
1974 Mar
197- |
The Bahá'í Publishing Trust of the Philippines was established in Manila. [DM318] | - Publishing Trusts; Manila, Philippines; Philippines | |
1979 20 Apr
197- |
The Bahá'í World Centre reported that ten countries or territories had a Bahá'í population that exceeded one percent of the general population. [BW17:99]
The world population of Bahá'ís was estimated to be 3,217,000. [BW19p67] |
Statistics | |
1977 Ridván
197- |
The Bahá'ís of Guyana elected an independent assembly while Surinamé and French Guiana communities organized their own national assembly. The elected members of the first National Assembly of Guyana were Sheila Dolphin, Henry Dolphin, Ellen Widmer, Frank Sheffey, Ivan Fraser, Eileen Hill, David Morris, Rooplall Doodnauth, and Krishna Seegopaul. [BN No 555 June 1977 p11] | Guyana; National Spiritual Assembly, formation | |
1975 (End of the year)
197- |
The Bahá'ís of the Central African Republic began to televise regular semi-weekly programmes. [BW16:141] | Central African Republic; Radio | |
1973 1 Apr
197- |
The Bahá'ís of the Central African Republic broadcasted the first of their weekly radio programs on Radio Bangui. The Bahá'í community along with the other major religions in the country was accorded the privilege of presenting weekly radio broadcasts over Radio Bangui, whose programmes reach not only all of the Central African Republic but the neighbouring countries of Equatorial Africa as well. The first programme was entitled "What is the Bahá'í Faith?" and was presented by Gbaguene Robert and Toleque-Koy Michel. [BW16:141]
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Central African Republic; Firsts, other; Radio | first weekly radio programme Central African Republic |
1973 Jan
197- |
The Bahá'ís of The Gambia were granted freedom of worship by the Secretary-General of the Gambian government. [BW15:193] | Gambia, The; Recognition (legal) | |
1974 1 Dec
197- |
The Bahá'í International Community appointed a representative in Nairobi. [BIC History 1974] | Bahá'í International Community; Kenya; Nairobi, Kenya | |
1971 18 Apr
197- |
The Bahá'í International Community appointed a representative to the UN in Geneva. [BIC History 1971] | Bahá'í International Community; Geneva, Switzerland | |
1972 5 - 16 Jun
197- |
The Bahá'í International Community was invited to participate in the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm. It was attended by some 1,500 representatives and 600 observers. The BIC Representatives were Dr Arthur Lyon Dahl, a marine ecologist and Mr Torleif Ingelog, a forest ecologist. A special pamphlet, The Environment and Human Values: A Bahá'í View was prepared and distributed. [BW15p368]
The Stockholm Declaration provided the first global set of principles for future international cooperation on environmental issues. |
- BIC statements; Arthur Dahl; Bahá'í International Community; Environment; Stockholm, Sweden; Sweden; Torleif Ingelog; United Nations | |
1978 30 Sep - 1 Oct
197- |
The Bahá'í Studies Seminar on Ethics and Methodology was held in Cambridge, UK.
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- Ethics; Bahá'í studies; Cambridge, England; Methodology; Scholarship | |
1978 (In the year)
197- |
The Bahá'ís of Vietnam were prohibited by the government from meeting and practising their religion. [BW17:81; BW19:50]
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- Persecution; - Persecution, Bans; Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres); National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Persecution, Vietnam; Vietnam | |
1979 Apr
197- |
The ban against the Bahá'í Faith in Uganda was lifted and the House of Worship in Kampala was re-opened for worship. [BW17:141] | - Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); - Persecution; - Persecution, Bans; Kampala, Uganda; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Kampala; Persecution, Uganda; Uganda | |
1975 (In the year)
197- |
The ban imposed on the Bahá'í Faith in Burundi in 1974 was lifted but Bahá'í activities continued to be restricted, particularly in provincial areas. [BW16:137] | - Persecution; - Persecution, Bans; Burundi; Persecution, Burundi | |
1976 (In the year)
197- |
The buildings for two new permanent Bahá'í institutes, at Kilifi and Mugweko, were completed, and the institutes began functioning. A large Bahá'í Centre was built in Nakuru and steps were taken towards completion of another at Tongeren. [BW16p145] | Bahá'í Institutes; Kenya; Kilifi, Kenya; Mugweko, Kenya; Nakuru, Kenya; Tongeren, Belgium | |
1974 (In the year)
197- |
The Canadian Association for Studies on the Bahá'í Faith was created. [BW16:200]
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Association for Bahá'í Studies (North America); Bahá'í Studies, Associations for; Canada | |
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) | |
1977 11 Jun
197- |
The centenary of the termination of Bahá'u'lláh's confinement in 'Akká was commemorated at the World Centre. [BW17:64] | - Bahá'í World Centre; Bahá'u'lláh, Banishment of; Centenaries; Haifa, Israel | |
1975 25 May
197- |
The compilation, Use of Radio and Television in Teaching (Extracts from letters written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi), was sent in a message addressed to all National Spiritual Assemblies by the Universal House of Justice. [25 May 1975] | - Bahá'í World Centre; - Compilations; Bahá'í Radio; Media (communication); Teaching | |
1974 28 Aug - 2 Sep
197- |
The conference held in St Louis, Missouri, to launch the Five Year Plan in the United States attracted some 10,000 Bahá'ís, the largest gathering of Bahá'ís to take place anywhere in the world to date. [BW16:203; VV40]
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Badasht, Iran; Conferences, Bahá'í; Iran; St. Louis, MO; United States (USA); Zikrullah Khadem | |
1979 Dec
197- |
The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, from which all civil rights stem and which did not give recognition to the Bahá'í Faith, was adopted by referendum. [BI11]
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* Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Human rights; Constitutions (general); Human rights; Iran; Iranian constitution; Iranian revolution (1979) | |
1972 26 Nov
197- |
The constitution of the Universal House of Justice was adopted. [BW15:169; BBRSM132, 138; VV14; Message 26 November 1972]
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- Bahá'í World Centre; - Basic timeline, Expanded; Constitutions (Bahá'í); Universal House of Justice; Universal House of Justice, Basic timeline; Universal House of Justice, Constitution of | |
1974 7 Feb
197- |
The construction of the Seat of the Universal House of Justice was initiated with the acceptance of the design conceived by architect Husayn Amánat. [BW17:73] | - Bahá'í World Centre; Architecture; Hossein Amanat (Husayn Amanat); Universal House of Justice, Seat of (Haifa) | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 |
1974 4 Feb
197- |
The death of Charles Mason Remey, Hand of the Cause of God (1951-60) and subsequently a Covenant-breaker. in Florence, Italy. (b.15 May 1874) [Wikipedia]
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- Births and deaths; Charles Mason Remey; Covenant-breaking; Florence, Italy; Italy | |
1979 1 Apr
197- |
The declaration of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran after a referendum with a 98.2% supporting vote.
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Constitutions (general); Iran; Iran, General history; Iranian constitution; Iranian revolution (1979) | |
1974 13 July
197- |
The dedication of the Bosch Bahá'í School north of Santa Cruz, California. (Bosch Bahá'í School website, Bahá'´News page 716] | - Bahá'í schools (conference centres); Bonny Doon, CA; Bosch Bahá'í School; California, USA; Santa Cruz, CA; United States (USA) | |
1972 (Fall)
197- |
The duo "Seals and Crofts" were on tour in Boston. Their fourth album, "Summer Breeze", had been released a couple of months previously but the album and the title song they had worked so hard to perfect were not catching on in the music charts and their label had stopped promoting it. Their manager, Marcia Day, through a personal connection with a DJ on one of the city's most popular radio stations, arranged for them play the song. He was impressed and put the song into rotation. This proved to be the career break they were looking for. They went on to release more than a dozen albums. Their hit singles from this period also included "Diamond Girl," "We May Never Pass This Way (Again)," and "Get Closer". A number of their songs began to include references to and passages from the Bahá'í scriptures. When they appeared in concert, they often remained on stage after the performance to talk about the Faith. They became embroiled in controversy in 1974 due to the title track of their Unborn Child album, an anti-abortion song written from the fetus' point of view. The album was a critical failure, while the single flopped and outraged abortion advocates, who held demonstrations at many of the duo's shows. [Article in the TexasMonthly, February, 2020 entitled The Secret Oil Patch Roots of 'Summer Breeze'; Biography by Steve Huey] |
- Famous Bahá'ís; Boston, MA; Seals and Crofts | |
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 | |
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 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 | |
1974 Jun
197- |
The first Alacalufe Indians to become Bahá'ís enrolled in Puerto Eden, Chile. [BW16:215] | - First believers by background; Chile; Villa Puerto Edén, Chile | first Alacalufe Indian Bahá'ís in Chile |
1975 (In the year)
197- |
The first all-Quechua Bahá'í Conference was held in Cusco, Peru, attended by Bahá'ís from Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador. [BW16p445]
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- Conferences, International; - First conferences; - Indigenous people; - Native American messengers; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of; Conferences, Bahá'í; Cusco, Peru; Green Light Expedition; Native Americans; Peru; Quechua; Viracocha | first international Quechua conference in Cusco, Peru |
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 |
1977 16 – 17 Apr
197- |
The first annual Bahá'í Studies Seminar supported by the Departments of Religious Studies and of Sociology at the University of Lancaster, England, took place. [BW18:204] | Bahá'í Studies, Associations for; Bahá'í studies; Conferences, Other; Firsts, other; Lancaster, England; United Kingdom | first annual Bahá’í Studies Seminar England |
1975 2 – 4 Jan
197- |
The first annual meeting of the Association for Bahá'í Studies is held at Cedar Glen, Bolton, Ontario. [BW17:198]
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Association for Bahá'í Studies (North America); Bahá'í Studies, Associations for; Bolton, ON; Canada; Conferences, Bahá'í studies; Ontario, Canada | first annual meeting of the Association for Bahá’í Studies |
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 |
1977 12 Oct
197- |
The first Bahá'í educational and cultural radio station, HCRN-1 Radio Bahá'í del Ecuador, made its inaugural broadcast at 1420kHz, 20 watts, in Spanish and Quechua from studios in Otavalo. [BBD193; BW17:169, 215–17; BW19:120; VV77; Mess63-86p373]
Bahá'í-owned radio; Bahá'í Radio; Cahas, Ecuador; Ecuador; Education; Firsts, other; Otavalo, Ecuador |
first Bahá’í educational and cultural radio station in Ecuador makes inaugural broadcast |
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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 |
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