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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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Rahmatullah Muhajir; * Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Births and deaths; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; In Memoriam; Hands of the Cause, Third Contingent; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Quito, Ecuador; Ecuador; `Abdu'l-Azím, Iran; Iran | |
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, Human rights; - Persecution; Constitutions (general); Iranian constitution; Human rights; Iranian revolution; Iran | |
1979 Dec 197- |
'Azamatu'lláh Fahandizh was executed in Tihrán. [BW18:255] | Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; Tehran, Iran; Iran | |
1979 Dec 197- |
Work on the demolition of the House of the Báb in Shíráz was resumed and the building almost razed to the ground. [BW18:255]
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Báb, House of (Shiraz); Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Destruction; - Persecution; Shíráz, Iran; Iran | |
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; Vahhaj Company; Matla Company; Huquq Company; Trustees Company; Childrens Savings Company; Nawnahalan; Iran; Misaghieh Hospital, Tehran | |
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, Deaths; - Persecution; NSA; Tehran, Iran; Iran | ||
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, Deaths; - Persecution; NSA; Tehran, Iran; Iran | |
1979 Nov 197- |
Bahá'í meetings were prohibited in Shasavár, Iran. [BW18:255] | Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Shasavar, Iran; Iran | |
1979 24 Oct 197- |
The publication of the compilation Inspiring the Heart by the Universal House of Justice. This compilation was published as a book by the Bahá'í Publishing Trust of the United Kingdom in 1981. [Messages63-86p430] | Inspiring the Heart (compilation); * Publications; - Compilations; Universal House of Justice; * Bahá'í World Centre; United Kingdom | |
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, Other; - Persecution; - Persecution, Education; Iran | |
1979 Oct 197- |
The first Bahá'í summer school for Quechua-speakers was held in Cachaco, Imbabura, Ecuador. [BW17:170] | First summer and winter schools; Cachaco, Ecuador; Ecuador | first Bahá’í summer school for Quechua-speakers in Ecuador |
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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Enoch Olinga; * Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Births and deaths; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; In Memoriam; Hands of the Cause, Third Contingent; Persecution, Uganda; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; Dreams and visions; Kampala, Uganda; Uganda | |
1979 15 - 16 Sep 197- |
The second Baha'i Studies Seminar on Ethics and Methodology was held at St. John's College in Cambridge, England.
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Scholarship; Bahá'í studies; - Ethics; Methodology; Cambridge, England | |
1979 8 – 10 Sep 197- |
The House of the Báb in Shíráz was attacked and substantially demolished by a crowd accompanied by 25 Revolutionary Guards apparently under the clergyman in charge of the local religious endowments department. [BBD108; BI11; BW18:253]
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Báb, House of (Shiraz); Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Destruction; - Persecution; Shíráz, Iran; Iran | |
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, Arrests; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Shahsavar, Iran; Ábádan, Iran; Tabríz, Iran; Iran | |
1979 Sep 197- |
Bahár Vujdání was executed in Mahábád, Iran. [BW18:255] | Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; Mahabad, Iran; Iran | |
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 | |
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; Tehran, Iran; Iran | |
1979 4 Jul 197- |
The Universal House of Justice announced the appointment of a fourth Counsellor to the International Teaching Centre, Counsellor Anneliese Bopp. [Mess63-86p421] | International Teaching Centre; Anneliese Bopp; Counsellors; * Bahá'í World Centre | |
1979 29 Jun 197- |
The Universal House of Justice announced that the term of service for the members of the Continental Board of Counsellors will be five years as of the 26th of November, 1980, the Day of the Covenant. [Message from the Universal House of Justice 29 June, 1979, BW19:27] | Counsellors; Appointed arm; * Bahá'í World Centre | |
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, Other; - Persecution; Nawnahalan; Iran | |
1979 12 Jun 197- |
The UN Conference entitled "The Human Factor in Science and Technology for Development" was held in New York. Those attending on behalf of the Bahá'í International Community were: Dr. Will C. van den Hoonaard, Alternative Representative of the Baha'i International Community; Dr. K.H. Standke, Director, UN Office of Science and Technology for Development; Mr. Jurge Mahner, Special Fellow, UN Institute for Training and Research; Mr. John Edmonds, Engineer, Baha'i; and Ms. Susan Berge, Economist, Baha'i. [BIC History Science and Technology for Development] | Bahá'í International Community; United Nations conferences; New York, USA; United States (USA) | |
1979 24 May 197- |
Shaykh Muhammad Muvahhid, a well-known Bahá'í, was kidnapped in Tihrán. [BW18:254, 294] | Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution; Tehran, Iran; 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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Bernard Leach; In Memoriam; Births and deaths; St. Ives, England; Cornwall, England; United Kingdom | |
1979 Ridván 197- |
The first local spiritual assembly in Lapland was formed in Kemi, Finland. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Kemi, Finland; Finland; Sápmi | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Lapland |
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) | |
1979 Ridván 197- |
The Seven Year Plan was launched. (1979-1986) [BBD181; BBRSM159; BW17:71]
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Seven Year Plan (1979-1986); - Teaching Plans; * Bahá'í World Centre | |
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 | |
1979 17 Apr 197- |
The first local spiritual assembly in Greenland was formed in Nuuk (Godthåb) the capital city. Members of the Assembly were: Lillen Bente Delevran, James Milne, Henning Jensen, Carsten Lind, Else Boesen Jensen, Lotus Neilsen, John Berthelsen Lyberth, Ole Berthelsen, and Linda Milne. [BN No 585 December 1979 p15]
For a picture of this first Local Spiritual Assembly see the for the National Community. |
Local Spiritual Assembly, formation; Nuuk, Greenland; Greenland | first LSA in Greenland |
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] | Báb, House of (Shiraz); Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Shíráz, Iran; Iran | |
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, Kampala; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Persecution, Uganda; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; Kampala, Uganda; Uganda | |
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); Iranian constitution; Iranian revolution; Iran, General history; Iran | |
1979 (Spring) 197- |
The House of Bahá'u'lláh in Tákur, Iran, was confiscated by the Revolutionary Government. [BW18:289] | House of Bahá'u'lláh (Takur); Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Takur, Iran; Iran | |
1979 21 Mar 197- |
The General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a programme of activities to be undertaken during the second half of the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination. On that occasion, the General Assembly decided that a week of solidarity with the peoples struggling against racism and racial discrimination, beginning on 21 March, would be organized annually in all States.
The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on the day the police in Sharpeville, South Africa, opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration against apartheid "pass laws" in 1960. [United Nations website. |
United Nations; International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; Racism; Sharpeville, South Africa; South Africa | |
1979 21 Mar 197- |
The Universal House of Justice outlined the broad goals of the Seven Year Plan to he launched at Ridván 1979. [BW18:81–5] | Seven Year Plan (1979-1986); - Teaching Plans; * Bahá'í World Centre | |
1979 Mar 197- |
Yúsif Subhání, a well-known Bahá'í businessman, was imprisoned in Tihrán. [BW18:278] | Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution; Iran; Tehran, Iran | |
1979 15 Feb 197- |
The National Hazíratu'l-Quds of Iran was seized by the Revolutionary Guards. [BW18:250]
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Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres); National Spiritual Assembly; 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, Other; - Persecution; Nawnahalan; Iran | |
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, Mobs; - Persecution; Hisar, Iran; Iran | |
1979 1 Feb 197- |
Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran from exile in France. On the 11th of February, the revolutionary government assumed power. | Ayatollah Khomeini; History (general); Iran, General history; Ayatollahs; Iranian revolution; Tehran, Iran; Iran | |
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, Other; - Persecution; Iran | |
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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Malietoa Tanumafili II of Western Samoa; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Apia, Samoa; Foundation stones and groundbreaking; Islands; Apia, Samoa; Samoa; Pacific | |
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. | Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi; - Shahs; - Shahs, Throne changes; History (general); Iran, General history; Iranian revolution; Tehran, Iran; 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, Other; - Persecution; Iran | |
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. |
Scholarship; Publishing, Policy and practice; * Publications; - Publishing; Publishing, Review; Bahá'í Studies, Associations for; - Science; Cambridge, England; United Kingdom | |
1979 (In the year) 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Afghanistan was disbanded owing to persecution of the Bahá'ís and the political instability of the country. | Persecution, Afghanistan; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Afghanistan | |
1979 (In the year) 197- |
The government of Denmark recognized the right of the Bahá'í Community of Denmark to perform marriages and to receive other rights owning to a religious community. [SRRB14p248-250] | Marriage; Denmark | |
1979 (In the year) 197- |
The House of Bahá'u'lláh in Tihrán was confiscated by the revolutionary government of Iran. [BW17:79] | House of Bahá'u'lláh (Tihran); Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Tehran, Iran; Iran | |
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, Destruction; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Cemeteries and graves; Iran | |
1979 (In the year) 197- |
The Síyáh-Chál in Tihrán and the houses of Quddús and Hujjat were seized and occupied by members of the revolutionary committees. [BW17:79–80] | Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Siyah Chal (Black Pit); Quddus; Hujjat; Iran; Tehran, Iran | |
1979 (In the year) 197- |
Five Bahá'ís were killed in Iran, two by execution. [BW18:291]
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Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; Iran | |
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; Human rights; Iranian revolution; - Basic timeline, Expanded; Iran | |
1978 28 – 30 Dec 197- |
The West African Bahá'í Women's Conference was held in Monrovia, Liberia with the theme, "Spiritual Education of Women-The Foundation of a New Human Society". [BW17:154]
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Women; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Women; - Conferences, International; Jane Faily; Bahá'í International Community; Monrovia, Liberia; Liberia; - Africa | |
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] | Helmut Winkelbach; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Bobrujsk, Belarus; Belarus | |
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; Sarawak, Malaysia; Malaysia | |
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, Other; - Persecution; NSA; Iran | |
1978 Dec 197- |
Bahá'í homes in Andarún, Iran, were besieged; one Bahá'í was badly beaten. [BW18:275–6] | Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Andarún, Iran; Iran | |
1978 Dec 197- |
The first Bahá'í Winter School of Malta took place. [BW17:192] | First summer and winter schools; Malta | first Bahá’í Winter School of Malta |
1978 7 Nov 197- |
The murder of Major-General Ali Mohammad Khademi (b. 16 December, 1913 in Jahrom, Fars.) After a brilliant career in the military he became head of Iran's national airline. In 16 years he transformed it into a world-class airline with international connections. General Khademi was killed in his home. Despite witness accounts by his wife and the soldiers assigned to his home, the government controlled media called his murder a "suicide", although several international media outlets, such as the New York Times, reported on his murder. Among Iranian Bahá'ís, General Khademi held the highest ranking leadership post in a public institution. His religious affiliation, which was not a secret, was the cause of fierce opposition by a number of Muslim clergy. An investigation into his murder named three members of "the joint anti-terror committee", one of whom was identified at the Military Command by Bahiyyih Moayyed as the shooter of her husband. Despite these individuals' identification and arrest by the Military Command, none was tried or punished. Later on, The National Security and Intelligence Agency (SAVAK) detained Bahiyyih Moayyed for about one month to force her to declare that her husband had committed suicide. She refused. [Wikipedia; Iran Press Watch 19724; |
`Alí Mohammad Khademi; Bahiyyih Moayyed; - Persecution; In Memoriam; Tehran, Iran; Iran | |
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; Funds; Funds, relief; Mihán-du-`Ab, Iran; Azerbaijan; Iran | |
1978 Oct 197- |
Three hundred Bahá'í homes near Shíráz were burned or destroyed and in another 200 homes the Bahá'ís were driven from them, property was stolen and many Bahá'ís were beaten. [BW17:79; BW19:42]
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Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution, Destruction; - Persecution; Shíráz, Iran; Iran | |
1978 30 Sep - 1 Oct 197- |
The Bahá'í Studies Seminar on Ethics and Methodology was held in Cambridge, UK.
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Scholarship; Bahá'í studies; - Ethics; Methodology; Cambridge, England | |
1978 14 - 25 Aug 197- |
The first World Conference Against Racism was held in Geneva, Switzerland. A major focus on the conference was South Africa's apartheid policies of racial segregation and discrimination.
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United Nations; Bahá'í International Community; UNESCO; Racism; Discrimination; Geneva, Switzerland | |
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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Bahá'í International Community; Racism; United Nations; - BIC statements; Geneva, Switzerland | |
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] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; Yaoundé, Cameroon; Cameroon; - Africa | |
1978 5 Jul 197- |
The passing of Ruth J. Ellis Moffet (b. 19 January 1880 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin). She was buried in Glendale Cemetery in
Des Moines, Iowa. Ruth Moffet has been described as a "champion teacher for of the Cause of God" and as being "instrumental in helping establish the Bahá'í Faith in the United States". Her travels took her through Europe, the Near East, Asia, Egypt and Canada as well as the United States. [BW17p463]
Publications:
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Ruth Moffett; In Memoriam; Prayer, Five Steps of; Prayer; Eau Claire, WI; Des Moines, IA | |
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, Niger; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Niger | |
1978 23 May 197- |
The House of Worship in Wilmette was included in the register of historic places in the United States. [BW17:166, 375]
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Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Wilmette; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Architecture; Recognition (legal); Wilmette, IL; United States (USA) | |
1978 Ridván 197- |
The first local assembly in the British Virgin Islands was formed on Tortola. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Tortola, British Virgin Islands; British Virgin Islands | first Local Spiritual Assembly in the British Virgin Islands |
1978 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Qatar with its seat in Doha was formed. [Message from the Universal House of Justice dated 24 March 1977] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Doha, Qatar; Qatar | |
1978 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Oman with its seat in Muscat was formed. [Message from the Universal House of Justice dated 24 March 1977] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Muscat, Oman; Oman | |
1978 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Swaziland was formed. [BN No 598 January 1981 p14; BN no 608 November 1981 p10]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Auxiliary board members; Swaziland | |
1978 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Burundi was re-formed. [BW16:137; BW17:141, 142, 347] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Burundi | |
1978 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Mariana Islands was formed. [BW17:174–176, 348; DM348, 386]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Mariana Islands | first National Spiritual Assembly of the Marshall Islands |
1978 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahamas was formed with its seat in Nassau. [BW17:162, 348] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Nassau, Bahamas; Bahamas | first The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahamas is formed |
1978 Ridván 197- |
The first National Spiritual Assembly of Mauritania was formed with its seat in Nouakchott. [BW17:141, 348, BW19:491] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Nouakchott, Mauritania; Mauritania | first National Spiritual Assembly of Mauritania is formed |
1978 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Cyprus was formed with its seat in Nicosia. [BW17:190, 348] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Nicosia, Cyprus; Cyprus | first NSA Cyprus, the first island in the Mediterranean to form an NSA. |
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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Universal House of Justice, Seat of; Bahá'u'lláh, Shrine of; Báb, Shrine of; Boxes containing dust, earth or plaster; * Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | |
1978 Ridván 197- |
The Universal House of Justice was elected for the fourth time at the International Convention held in Haifa. [BW17:293]
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Universal House of Justice, Election of; Conventions, International; Elections; * Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | |
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; Bahá'í Studies, Associations for; Shaykhism; Lancaster, England; Lancashire, England; United Kingdom | |
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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Dorothy Francis; Canada | |
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 | |
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 |
1978 Mar 197- |
The first Bahá'í-owned school in Pakistan, the New Day Montessori, opened in Karachi. | - Bahá'í inspired schools; Karachi, Pakistan; Pakistan | first Bahá’í-owned school in Pakistan |
1978 Feb 197- |
The government of the Congo banned the majority of smaller religious groups, including the Bahá'í Faith. [BW17:141]
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Persecution, Congo; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres); Congo, Democratic Republic of | |
1978 15 Jan 197- |
The first National Bahá'í Women's Conference of Niger took place. | Women; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Women; - Conferences, National; - First conferences; Niger | first National Bahá’í Women’s Conference of Niger |
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, Vietnam; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres); Vietnam | |
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, Other; - Persecution; Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres); Iran | |
1978 (In the year) 197- |
The publication of Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitáb-i-Aqdas. [TRAKA] It is also published under the title "Fountain of Wisdom: A Collection of Writings from Baháʼu'lláh". Sixteen Tablets revealed by Bahá'u'lláh during the later years of His life, including the Tablet of Carmel, the Book of the Covenant, and the Tablet of Wisdom, as well as excerpts from other Writings. Six of the tablets in this volume were translated into English and published in 1917. The translations were improved upon by Shoghi Effendi, and those not translated by him were filled in with the publication in 1978 under the supervision of the Universal House of Justice. [wikipedia] |
Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh revealed after the Kitáb-i-Aqdas; * Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; * Translation; * Publications; Fountain of Wisdom (book); Akka, Israel; * Bahá'í World Centre | |
1978 (In the year) 197- |
Ten Bahá'ís were killed in Iran, seven by mobs. [BW18:291]
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Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution, Mobs; - Persecution; Human rights; Iran | |
1978 (In the year) 197- |
The first local spiritual assembly in Bonaire was formed.
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Local Spiritual Assembly; Bonaire | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Bonaire |
1977 27 – 30 Dec 197- |
The first Bahá'í summer school of Sierra Leone was held in Magburaka. [BW17:151] | First summer and winter schools; Magburaka, Sierra Leone; Sierra Leone | first Bahá’í summer school of Sierra Leone |
1977 15 Dec 197- |
The Hemispheric Bahá'í Radio and Television Conference was held in Panama, with 125 participants from 24 countries. [BW17:219; Mess63-86] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Other; Bahá'í Radio; Television; Media (communication); Panama | |
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, Iraq; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Iraq | |
1977 Dec 197- |
The first International Conference of Bahá'í Women in South America was held in Lima, Peru, attended by 200 women from 12 countries. [BW17:172]
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Conferences, Bahá'í; - Conferences, International; Conferences, Women; Women; - First conferences; Lima, Peru; Peru | first International Conference of Bahá’í Women in South America |
1977 Dec 197- |
The restoration of the house of 'Abdu'lláh Páshá began. [BW17:84] | House of `Abdu'lláh Páshá; Restoration; Akka, Israel; * Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | |
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] | * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Delhi; Lotus temple, New Delhi; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Foundation stones and groundbreaking; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Women; New Delhi, India; India; - Asia | |
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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Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Women; Women; New Delhi, India; India; - Asia | |
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 Radio; Bahá'í-owned radio; Firsts, other; Education; Otavalo, Ecuador; Cahas, Ecuador; Ecuador |
first Bahá’í educational and cultural radio station in Ecuador makes inaugural broadcast |
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1977 21 Sep 197- |
The government of Idi Amin in Uganda banned all religion groups but for four. President Amin, who was a Moslem convert, granted the freedom of worship only to Islam and the Anglican, Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christian churches. The vast majority of Christians belonged to the Anglican and Catholic churches. Some of those organizations banned had been included in previous bans imposed by President Amin in 1973 and 1975. [CG113]
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Persecution, Uganda; Uganda | |
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, Uganda; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Uganda | |
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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Persecution, Uganda; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; LSA; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Kampala; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Uganda | |
1977 14 Sep 197- |
The first Spiritual Assembly of the Galapagos was established on the island of Santa Cruz. The members of this first local Spiritual Assembly of Puerto Oyora, Santa Cruz, Galapagos were: Sr. Catlos Patino, Sr. Golo Paredes, Sta. Nilda Pena, Srta. Ester Margarlta Panedei, Sr. Gonzalo Salinas, Sra. Luzmila Villacis de Salinas, Sra. Vilma de Arguello, Sra. Soila Robaliino, and Sr. Victor Hugo Arguello. . [Heroes of God: History of the Bahá'í Faith in Ecuador, 1940-1979 p82] | Local Spiritual Assembly, formation; Puerto Ayora, Galápagos; Santa Cruz, Galápagos; Galápagos Islands, Ecuador; Ecuador | the first Spiritual Assembly of the Galapagos |
1977 16 Aug 197- |
The passing of Annamarie Honnold (b. 23 December 1914 in Urbana, Illinois) in Kennet Square, PA, USA. She was an American Bahá'í author, teacher and United Nations representative. Her mother became a Bahá'í a year after her birth and in 1921 the parents and their two daughters, Annamarie and Margaret Rosa, went on pilgrimage and met 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
Her publications were: |
In Memoriam; Annamarie Honnold; Urbana, IL; Kennett Square, PA; Pennsylvania, USA; United States (USA) | |
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] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; Enugu, Nigeria; Nigeria; - Africa | |
1977 5 Jul 197- |
The passing of Mírzá Ahmad Khán Yazdání Kasrawí (b. April 24, 1891) in Tehran. Born into a Muslim family he learned of the Faith from a peddler and then studied under Hand of the Cause Ibni-Abhár and from the renowned teacher, Aflavén-i's-Safé and became an avowed believer at the age of twenty-two.
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Ahmad Yazdani; In Memoriam; Central Organization for a Durable Peace; Tehran, Iran; Iran | |
1977 Jul 197- |
The first Bahá'í summer school of Ecuador was held in Cuenca. [BW17:170] | Cuenca, Ecuador; Ecuador | first Bahá’í summer school of Ecuador |
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] | Centenaries; Bahá'u'lláh, Banishment of; Haifa, Israel; * Bahá'í World Centre | |
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, Bahá'í; - Conferences, International; Conferences, Persian-speaking Bahá'ís; Diaspora, Persian; Germany; London, England; United Kingdom; - Europe | |
1977 31 May 197- |
Joe Rabess, the first Carib to become a Bahá'í, enrolled in Dominica. | Joe Rabess; Dominica | first Carib Bahá’í, in Dominica |
1977 14 May 197- |
The house of a Bahá'í in Fádilábád, Iran, was attacked; the Bahá'í was killed and his sister severely injured. [BW18:391]
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Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; Fadilabad, Iran; Iran | |
1977 May 197- |
Paul and Jane Jensen arrived on Andros Island in the Bahamas, the first Bahá'ís to reside on the island. | First travel teachers and pioneers; Andros Island | first Bahá’ís to reside on Andros Island |
1977 May 197- |
The Himalayan Conference was held in Gangtok, Sikkim. [BW17:180–2] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Gangtok, Sikkim; Sikkim, India; India | |
1977 Ridván 197- |
The first National Spiritual Assembly of the unified nation of Vietnam was elected. [Bahaipedia] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Vietnam | |
1977 Ridván 197- |
The first National Spiritual Assembly of the French Antilles was formed with its seat in Pointe a Pitre in Guadeloupe. [BW17pxviii, 336; Guadeloupe by Daniel Caillaud]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; French West Indies; Guadeloupe; Îles des Saintes, Guadeloupe; Marie-Galante, Guadeloupe; St. Barthélemy; Desirade Island, Guadeloupe; St. Martin Island | first National Spiritual Assembly of the French Antilles is formed. |
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] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Guyana | |
1977 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Suriname and French Guiana was formed with its seat in Paramaribo. [BW16:219, 341]. | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Suriname; French Guiana | first NSA Surinam and French Guiana |
1977 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Greece was formed with its seat in Athens.This had been a goal of the German community. [BW16:287; BW17:190] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Athens, Greece; Greece | first NSA Greece |
1977 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the New Hebrides was formed with its seat in Port Vila. Since 1964 it had been administered by the National Spiritual Assembly of the South West Pacific Ocean. With the name change it became the National Spiritual Assembly of Vanuatu on 30 July 1980. [BW17:xxviii,186, 341]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Port Vila, Vanuatu; Vanuatu | first NSA New Hebrides |
1977 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Marshall Islands was formed with its seat in Majuro. [BW17:174]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Majuro, Marshall Islands; Marshall Islands | first NSA Marshall Islands |
1977 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Upper Volta (Burkina Faso) was formed with its seat in Ouagadougou. [BW17pxviii, 141, 341]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Upper Volta, Burkina Faso | first NSA Upper Volta |
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; Firsts, other; Bahá'í studies; Conferences, Other; Lancaster, England; United Kingdom | first annual Bahá’í Studies Seminar England |
1977 Apr 197- |
The first National Bahá'í Children's Conference of Samoa took place. [BW17:211] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Children; - First conferences; Samoa | first National Bahá’í Children’s Conference of Samoa |
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 | |
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, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - Conferences, International; Teaching; Merida, Mexico; Mexico; Latin America | |
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, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - Conferences, International; Teaching; Bahia, Brazil; Brazil; Latin America | |
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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Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - Conferences, International; Teaching; Auckland, NZ; New Zealand; - Asia-Pacific | |
1977 (In the year) 197- |
The first Macuxi people to become Bahá'ís enrolled in the northern state of Roraima, Brazil. | Macuxi people; Roraima, Brazil; Brazil | first Macuxi Bahá’ís in Brazil |
1977 (In the year) 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Thailand re-formed. | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Thailand | |
1977 (In the year) 197- |
The publication of Call to the Nations, by Shoghi Effendi. It was composed of selections from the writings of the Guardian's "World Order letters" chosen by the Universal House of Justice and offered as a light and a guidance to all humankind in a "dark period of our history".
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* Shoghi Effendi, Writings of; * Publications; Call to the Nations (book); Shoghi Effendi, Works of; * Bahá'í World Centre | |
1976 27 Dec 197- |
The first local spiritual assembly in Dominica was formed in St George. | Local Spiritual Assembly; St. George, Dominica; Dominica | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Dominica |
1976 Dec 197- |
The first Bahá'í Winter School in Cyprus was held in Nicosia. | First summer and winter schools; Nicosia, Cyprus; Cyprus | first Bahá’í Winter School in Cyprus |
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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Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - Conferences, International; Teaching; Hong Kong; - Asia | |
1976 6 – 7 Nov 197- |
The first Canadian Bahá'í Native Council was held in Tyendinaga, Ontario. [BW17:162] | Tyendinaga First Nation, ON; Ontario, Canada; Canada | first Canadian Bahá’í Native Council in Tyendinaga, Ontario |
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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Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - Conferences, International; Teaching; Nairobi, Kenya; Kenya; - Africa | |
1976 5 Oct 197- |
The passing of Adelaide Sharp (b. Texas, 1896) in Tehran.
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Adelaide Sharp; Clara Sharp; Tarbiyat School, Tihran; In Memoriam; Births and deaths; Firsts, other; Texas, USA; United States (USA); Tehran, Iran; Iran | first woman member of the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran |
1976 12 Sep 197- |
His Highness Malietoa Tanumafili II of Western Samoa visited the resting place of Shoghi Effendi. [BW17:69; VV22] | Malietoa Tanumafili II of Western Samoa; Shoghi Effendi, Resting place of; Samoa; London, England; United Kingdom | |
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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Kurt Waldheim; United Nations; United Nations, Secretary-Generals; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - Conferences, International; Teaching; Paris, France; France; - Europe | |
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, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - Conferences, International; Teaching; Anchorage, AK; Alaska, USA; United States (USA) | |
1976 9 – 11 Jul 197- |
An International Youth Conference was held in Ivory Coast, attended by nearly 200 Bahá'ís. [BW17:150, 153] | Conferences, Bahá'í; - Conferences, International; Conferences, Youth; Youth; Ivory Coast; - Africa | |
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, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - Conferences, International; Teaching; Helsinki, Finland; Finland | |
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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Saichiro Fujita; In Memoriam; Births and deaths; Haifa, Israel | |
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, Mali; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Mali | |
1976 24 Apr 197- |
The passing of Mark George Tobey (b. December 11, 1890 Centerville, Wisconsin – d. April 24, 1976 Basel, Switzerland) [Bahá'í News page 341, Wiki, VV119]
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In Memoriam; Mark Tobey; Bernard Leach; Anne Gould Hauberg; * Arts and crafts; - Painting; Centerville, WI; Wisconsin, USA; United States (USA); Basel, Switzerland; Switzerland | |
1976 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Swaziland and Mozambique was given the added responsibility of administering the Faith in Angola and therefore became the National Spiritual Assembly of Swaziland, Mozambique, and Angola. [BN no 608 November 1981 p10] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Swaziland; Mozambique; Angola | |
1976 24 – 25 Mar 197- |
The first Continental Youth Conference of Western Asia took place in Karachi, Pakistan. [BW16:265] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; - First conferences; Karachi, Pakistan; Pakistan; - Asia | first Continental Youth Conference of Western Asia |
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] | United Nations; UNICEF; Bahá'í International Community; New York, USA; United States (USA) | |
1976 Feb 197- |
The Bahá'í Publishing Trust of Korea was established. [BW16:237] | - Publishing Trusts; Korea | |
1976 10 – 15 Jan 197- |
The first National Bahá'í Children's School to he held in Rhodesia took place in Salisbury. [BW16:155] | Bahá'í Childrens school; Harare, Zimbabwe; Rhodesia | first National Bahá’í Children’s School in Rhodesia |
1976 10 Jan 197- |
The most northerly-located local spiritual assembly in the world was formed in the Iñupiat community of Barrow, Alaska. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Superlatives; Barrow, AK; Alaska, USA; United States (USA) | |
1976 Jan 197- |
Bahá'ís in Jamaica initiated a weekly 15-minute radio programme. [BW16:186] | Radio; Jamaica | |
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; Elizabeth Martin; Chris Lyons; John Robarts; * Hands of the Cause; Toronto, ON; Canada | |
1976 (In the year) 197- |
The publication of Selections from the Writings of the Báb compiled by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice and translated by Habib Taherzadeh with the assistance of a Committee at the Bahá'í World Centre. [SWB] | Selections from the Writings of the Báb (book); Habib Taherzadeh; * Publications; * Báb, Writings of; * Bahá'í World Centre; Translators | first authorized source of the Bab’s Writings in English. |
1976 (In the year) 197- |
The government of Equatorial Guinea outlawed all religions and the national spiritual assembly was dissolved.
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Persecution, Equatorial Guinea; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Equatorial Guinea | |
1976 (In the year) 197- |
The Bahá'í Publishing Trust of Norway was established. | - Publishing Trusts; Norway | |
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, Vietnam; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; Vietnam | |
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; Kilifi, Kenya; Mugweko, Kenya; Nakuru, Kenya; Tongeren, Belgium; Kenya | |
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 (End of the year) 197- |
The Bahá'ís of the Central African Republic began to televise regular semi-weekly programmes. [BW16:141] | Radio; Central African Republic | |
1975 Dec 197- |
The first International Youth School to be held in Rhodesia took place near Bulawayo. [BW16:155] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; - Conferences, International; - First conferences; Bulawayo, Rhodesia; Rhodesia | first International Youth School in Rhodesia |
1975 Dec 197- |
The first National Teaching Conference to be held in Senegal took place in Dakar. [BW16:175] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; Teaching; Dakar, Senegal; Senegal; - First conferences | first National Teaching Conference in Senegal |
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, Destruction; - Persecution; Báb, House of (Shiraz); Báb, Family of; Shíráz, Iran; Iran | |
1975 Nov 197- |
The land for the Samoan House of Worship was purchased on a site overlooking Apia. [BW18:104] | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Apia, Samoa; Purchases and exchanges; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Apia, Samoa; Samoa | |
1975 31 Oct 197- |
The Secretary of Religious Affairs in the President's Office of Uganda informed the Bahá'ís that the Bahá'í Faith was not among those religions prohibited to practise in the country. [BW16:147] | Recognition (legal); Uganda | |
1975 c. Oct 197- |
The Icelandic Bahá'í community proclaimed the Faith to the leaders of Iceland, presenting them with literature, including The Bahá'í World,Vol. XIV.
Presentations were made to the president of the Republic of Iceland, the Bishop of Iceland and the Rev. Arelius Nielsson, who was described as " the best beloved priest in this country and surely the most renown. [BN No 537 December 1975 p15] |
Proclamation; Iceland | |
1975 Oct 197- |
The New Era Rural Development Project, the first project of its kind in the world, began in the villages around Panchgani, India. [BW17:227–8] | New Era Development Institute, India; Social and economic development; Firsts, other; Panchgani, India; Maharashtra, India; India | first rural development project in world |
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, Iraq; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution; Iraq | |
1975 9 – 12 Jul 197- |
The first International Bahá'í Youth Conference of Iceland took place in Njardvik with youth from nine countries. [BW16:301] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; - First conferences; Njardvik, Iceland; Iceland; - Europe | first International Bahá’í Youth Conference of Iceland |
1975 4 - 8 Jul 197- |
The Ridván Message contained the phrase, "EVIDENCES GATHERING CLOUDS WIDESPREAD OPPOSITION" and the Universal House of Justice called together all the 'high ranking officers' and 'senior administrative bodies' of the Faith in North America for special consultation on the future protection of the Cause" to be held in Wilmette. It was attended by the three Hands of the Cause for North America, Mr Sears, Mr Robarts and Mr Zikrullah Khadem; the four members of the Board of Counsellors, Velma Sherrill, Lloyd Gardner, Sarah Periera, and Edna True; all the members of the National Spiritual Assemblies of Alaska, Canada and the United States as well as representative of the National Assembly of Hawaii; all of the Auxiliary Board members in North America and special guest, Counsellor 'Azíz Yazdí of the International Teaching Centre.
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- Conferences; - Conferences, Continental; Wilmette, IL; Chicago, IL; United States (USA) | first continental conference in North America. |
1975 Jul 197- |
The first Katio Indians to become Bahá'ís enrolled in northern Colombia. [BW16:217] | First believers by background; Colombia | first Katio Indian Bahá’ís in northern Colombia |
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, Iraq; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution; Iraq | |
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] |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR); United Nations; Human rights; United Nations; Bahá'í International Community; New York, USA; United States (USA); Iran | |
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 | |
1975 19 Jun - 2 Jul 197- |
Two* Bahá'í women represented the Bahá'í International Community at the first World Conference on Women in Mexico City. It was the first international conference held by the United Nations to focus solely on women's issues and marked a turning point in policy directives. Nine Bahá'ís represented the Bahá'í International Community at the parallel NGO Tribune. Those attending were: Dorothy Nelson*; Jane Faily, Sheila Banání, Edris Rice-Wray, Carmen Burafato, Catherine Mboya, Shirin Fozdar*, Jyoti Munsiff, Elsie Austin and Shomais Afnán.
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Bahá'í International Community; - Conferences; Conferences, Women; Dorothy Nelson; Jane Faily; Sheila Banani; Edris Rice-Wray; Carmen Burafato; Catherine Mboya; Shirin Fozdar; Jyoti Munsiff; Elsie Austin; Shomais Afnan; - BIC statements; Mexico City, Mexico; Mexico | first World Conference on Women in Mexico City |
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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Statistics; * Bahá'í World Centre | |
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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Hossein Amanat (Husayn Amanat); Universal House of Justice, Seat of; Architecture; - Architects; Haifa, Israel; * Bahá'í World Centre | |
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 | |
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] | Media (communication); Bahá'í Radio; - Compilations; Teaching; * Bahá'í World Centre | |
1975 2 May 197- |
The first teaching institute of the Bahamas took place in Nassau. [BW16:207] | Teaching institutes; Firsts, other; Islands; Nassau, Bahamas; Bahamas | first teaching institute of Bahamas |
1975 25 Apr 197- |
A revolution in Portugal removed the ban on Bahá'í meetings and teaching activities. | Persecution, Portugal; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; Portugal | |
1975 Ridván 197- |
The first local spiritual assembly to be elected among the Meo tribes, Laotian refugees in northern Thailand, was formed. [BW16:262] | Local Spiritual Assembly; Thailand | first Local Spiritual Assembly among Meo tribes, Laotian refugees |
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 | |
1975 Ridván 197- |
The zone of Northwestern Africa was split into the two separate zones of Northern and Western Africa and to each of which were transferred parts of the Central and East African zone. The zone of Northern Africa comprised of Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Spanish Sahara. The zone of Western Africa consisted of Mauritania, Sénégal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, the Cape Verde Islands, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Upper Volta, Niger, Ghana, Togo, Dahomey, Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and São Tomé and Príncipe. [Message of the Universal House of Justice dated 6 January 1975]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation | |
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] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Liberia; Guinea | |
1975 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Benin was formed. Prior to this the Bahá'í community in Benin was administrated by the National Spiritual Assembly of Dahomey, Togo and Niger from 1970 to 1975.
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Benin | |
1975 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Niger was formed with its seat in Niamey. [BW16:141]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Niger | first NSA Niger |
1975 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Jordan was formed with its seat in Amman. From 1970 it was a part of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Near East with its seat in Lebanon and jurisdiction over Lebanon, Jordon and Syria. This left the National Spiritual Assembly of Lebanon with its seat in Beirut and jurisdiction over Syria. [BW16:264]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Amman, Jordan; Jordan; Lebanon; Syria | first NSA Jordan |
1975 Ridván 197- |
The Universal House of Justice changed the name of the National Spiritual Assembly of North East Africa to the National Spiritual Assembly of Ethiopia. The only difference in the area of jurisdiction was that it no longer included Somalia. [BW16:144] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Ethiopia | first NSA Ethiopia |
1975 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of The Gambia was formed with its seat in Banjul. [BW16:165] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Banjul (Bathurst), The Gambia; Gambia, The | first NSA The Gambia |
1975 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Upper West Africa was formed with its seat in Dakar, Senegal. The name was later changed to the National Spiritual Assembly of Senegal. [BW16:141]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Dakar, Senegal; Senegal | first NSA Upper West Africa |
1975 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Togo was formed with its seat in Lomé. [BW16:141]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Lomé, Togo; Togo | first NSA Togo |
1975 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Sierra Leone was formed with its seat in Freetown. [BW16:141] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Freetown, Sierra Leone; Sierra Leone | first NSA Sierra Leone |
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] | Pioneering; Michael Cooper; Iceland | |
1975 29 Mar 197- |
The first Bahá'í Youth Conference of the Canary Islands was held in Santa Cruz. [BW16:313] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; - First conferences; Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands; Canary Islands, Spain | first Bahá’í Youth Conference of Canary Islands |
1975 Mar 197- |
The only Bahá'í to visit the continent in the 1970s, John R. Peiniger, an Australian, was stationed in Antarctica for a brief time.
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John R. Peiniger; Antarctica | |
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] | Shoghi Effendi, Resting place of; London, England; United Kingdom | |
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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Green Light Expedition; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of; Rodney Charters; Mark Sadan; David Walker; Anthony Worley; Latin America; - Documentaries | |
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, Egypt; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Cairo, Egypt; Egypt | |
1975 Feb 197- |
The first Bahá'í Women's Conference of the Solomon Islands took place at Auki, Malaita Island, attended by more than 90 women. [BW16:282] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Women; Women; - First conferences; Solomon Islands; Oceania | first Bahá’í Women’s Conference of Solomon Islands |
1975 Feb 197- |
The first National Teaching Conference in Sierra Leone took place in Bo. [BW16:172] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; Teaching; - First conferences; Bo, Sierra Leone; Sierra Leone | first National Teaching Conference in Sierra Leone |
1975 14 Jan 197- |
The house of 'Abdu'lláh Páshá was purchased after lengthy and delicate negotiations. [BBD108; BW16:103, 133; BW17:82; DH73; VV39]
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House of `Abdu'lláh Páshá; Purchases and exchanges; - Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; * Bahá'í World Centre; Akka, Israel; * Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | |
1975 Jan 197- |
A Bahá'í was arrested in Iraq and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. [BW16:138] | Persecution, Iraq; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution; Iraq | |
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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Conferences, Bahá'í studies; Bahá'í Studies, Associations for; Association for Bahá'í Studies (North America); Bolton, ON; Ontario, Canada; Canada | first annual meeting of the Association for Bahá’í Studies |
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 |
1975 (In the year) 197- |
The release of the film entitled Invitation produced under the auspices of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada by Elizabeth Martin, with the help of Chris Lyons. It was a memoir of Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum incorporating footage from Khánum's Andean trip along with memories of her childhood years in Montreal. [HNWE36]
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- Film; Invitation (film); Elizabeth Martin; Chris Lyons; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of; Montreal, QC; Canada; Latin America | |
1975 (In the year) 197- |
The first Bahá'í summer school to be held in Antigua took place. [BW16:187]
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First summer and winter schools; Antigua | first Bahá’í summer school in Antigua |
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, Indonesia; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; Indonesia | |
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, Other; - Persecution; Iran | |
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 | |
1975 (In the year) 197- |
The Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt decided that the 1960 decree of President Nasser banning all Bahá'í activities was constitutional and the application of the Bahá'ís for annulment of the decree was dismissed. [BW16:137]
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Persecution, Egypt; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; Human rights; Egypt | |
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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Quechua; Conferences, Bahá'í; - Conferences, International; - First conferences; Native Americans; - Native American messengers; Indigenous people; Viracocha; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of; Green Light Expedition; Cusco, Peru; Peru | first international Quechua conference in Cusco, Peru |
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, Burundi; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; Burundi | |
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, Indonesia; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; Indonesia | |
1974 1 Dec 197- |
The Bahá'í International Community appointed a representative in Nairobi. [BIC History 1974] | Bahá'í International Community; Nairobi, Kenya; Kenya | |
1974 5 - 16 Nov 197- |
The United Nations World Food Conference was held in Rome. [BW16p344]
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United Nations; Bahá'í International Community; Rome, Italy; Italy | |
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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FUNDAEC; SAT (Sistema de Aprendizaje Tutorial); Colombia | |
1974 13 Sep 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Denmark, with financial assistance from Canada, purchased a Hazíratu’l-Quds for the Greenland community in the centre of Godthaab. [Bahá'í News No 527 February 1975 p5-6] | Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres); Denmark; Canada; Greenland | |
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 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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Conferences, Bahá'í; Zikrullah Khadem; St. Louis, MO; United States (USA); Badasht, Iran; Iran | |
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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United Nations; Bahá'í International Community; Victor de Araujo; Anneliese Bopp; Marco G. Kappenberger; Andre McLaughlin; Bucharest, Romania; Romania | |
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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Laura Clifford Barney; In Memoriam; Births and deaths; Amatul-Bahá (title); Some Answered Questions (book); Paris, France; France | |
1974 11 – 18 Aug 197- |
The first Teaching Conference of the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of Europe took place in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. [BW16:110]
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Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - First conferences; Circumpolar regions; Tórshavn, Faroe Islands; Faroe Islands, Denmark; Arctic; Finland; Greenland; Svalbard, Norway; Scottish Islands | first Teaching Conference of Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of Europe |
1974 4 – 8 Aug 197- |
The first International Youth Conference, the largest conference ever held in Hawaii to date, took place in Hilo. [BW16:229]<
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Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; - Conferences, International; - First conferences; Hilo, HI; Hawaii, USA | first International Youth Conference in Hawaii |
1974 Aug 197- |
The first local spiritual assembly in Andorra was formed at Andorra la Vella. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Andorra | first Local Spiritual Assembly Andorra |
1974 Aug 197- |
The first Bahá'í to settle on Christmas Island, Stanley Foo, arrived from Malaysia. | First travel teachers and pioneers; Christmas Island, Australia | first Bahá’í to settle on Christmas Island |
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] | Bosch Bahá'í School; - Bahá'í schools (conference centres); Bonny Doon, CA; Santa Cruz, CA; California, USA; United States (USA) | |
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] | Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Laws; Iceland; * Bahá'í World Centre | |
1974 Jun 197- |
The first Alacalufe Indians to become Bahá'ís enrolled in Puerto Eden, Chile. [BW16:215] | First believers by background; Villa Puerto Edén, Chile; Chile | first Alacalufe Indian Bahá'ís in Chile |
1974 20 May 197- |
The Iraqi military court tried nearly 50 Bahá'ís and handed down in absentia sentences of life imprisonment on ten Bahá'ís, two of whom were deceased and a number of whom were of other nationalities or Iraqis not resident in Iraq.
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Persecution, Iraq; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution; Iraq | |
1974 May c. 197- |
The first National Youth Conference of Burma took place during the visit of Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum. [BW16:251] | Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; - First conferences; Myanmar | first National Youth Conference of Burma |
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, Iraq; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution; Baghdad, Iraq; Iraq | |
1974 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Eastern Malaysia and Brunei elected in 1972 was dissolved and re-constituted under the name the National Spiritual Assembly of Malaysia and the territories of Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei were brought under its jurisdiction.
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Malaysia | |
1974 Ridván 197- |
The first local spiritual assembly of Kotzebue, an Iñupiat Eskimo community situated north of the Arctic Circle, was formed. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Kotzebue, AK; Alaska, USA; United States (USA); Arctic | first Local Spiritual Assembly Kotzebue |
1974 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of South East Arabia (Arabian Peninsula) was formed. [Naw Rúz Message 1974; BW16p88] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; South East Arabia; Arabian Peninsula | |
1974 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Hong Kong was formed with its seat in Kowloon. [BW16:233, 251; BWIM114]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Hong Kong | first NSA Hong Kong |
1974 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Japan was formed with its seat in Tokyo. [BW16:233] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Tokyo, Japan; Japan | first NSA Japan |
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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Bahá'í studies; Bahá'í Studies, Associations for; Association for Bahá'í Studies (North America); Canada | |
1974 Ridván 197- |
The Universal House of Justice launched the Five Year Plan (1974-1979). [BBD181; BBRSM159; BW16:107; VV17]
-preservation and consolidation of the victories won -a vast and widespread expansion of the Bahá'í community -development of the distinctive character of Bahá'í life particularly in the local communities. |
Five Year Plan (1974-1979); - Teaching Plans; * Bahá'í World Centre | |
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, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - Conferences, International; Teaching; Arising; Universal House of Justice; - Worldwide | |
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, Iraq; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution; Iraq | |
1974 Mar 197- |
The Bahá'í Publishing Trust of the Philippines was established in Manila. [DM318] | - Publishing Trusts; Manila, Philippines; Philippines | |
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] | Hossein Amanat (Husayn Amanat); Universal House of Justice, Seat of; Architecture; * Bahá'í World Centre | |
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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Charles Mason Remey; Covenant-breaking; Births and deaths; Florence, Italy; Italy | |
1974 1 Feb 197- |
The passing of Daoud Toeg (b. Baghdad, Iraq in 1897) in Hull, Quebec (now Gatineau).
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Daoud Toeg; In Memoriam; Auxiliary board members; Hull, QC; Quebec, Canada; Baghdad, Iraq; Sulaymaniyyih, Iraq; Kurdistan; Iraq | First Local Spiritual Assembly of Hull |
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 Workshop; Oscar DeGruy | |
1974 (In the year) 197- |
The publication of The Bahá'í Faith: Its History and Teachings by Reverend William McElwee Miller. This book was an update of his 1931 publication Bahá'ism: Its Origin, History and Teachings. Forty-three years earlier he had predicted that the Bahá'í Faith would soon only be known to students of history. Now he revised his assessment to say, "Whoever peruses the thousands of pages of the thirteen large volumes of The Bahá'í World will be impressed by the fact that the Bahá'í Faith is indeed a world faith." [MCSp766]
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Criticism and apologetics; William McElwee Miller; Pennsylvania, USA; United States (USA); Marzieh Gail | |
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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Dempsey Morgan; Adrienne Morgan; Persecution, Cambodia; Cambodia; Thailand; - Persecution, Bans | |
1974 (In the year) 197- |
The Canadian Association for Studies on the Bahá'í Faith was created. [BW16:200]
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Bahá'í Studies, Associations for; Association for Bahá'í Studies (North America); Canada | |
1974 (In the year) 197- |
The Bahá'í Publishing Trust of Malaysia was established. | - Publishing Trusts; Malaysia | |
1974 (In the year) 197- |
The Bahá'í Publishing Trust of Japan was established. | - Publishing Trusts; Japan | |
1974 (In the year) 197- |
The first Native Council took place in Haines, Alaska, attended by 50 native Bahá'ís. | Firsts, other; Haines, AK; Alaska, USA; United States (USA) | first Native Council in Haines, Alaska |
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 | |
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, Indonesia; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; Conventions, National; Indonesia | |
1974 (In the year) 197- |
The first International Bahá'í Youth Conference to be held in Botswana took place in Mahalapye. [BW16:150] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; - Conferences, International; - First conferences; Mahalapye, Botswana; Botswana | first International Bahá’í Youth Conference in Botswana |
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, Burundi; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; Aziz Navidi; Burundi | |
1974 (In the year) 197- |
The National Television Network of Ghana broadcasted an interview with Dr William Maxwell, the first mention of the Bahá'í Faith on television in the country. [BW16:168] | William Maxwell; Ghana | first mention Faith on television Ghana |
1974 (In the year) 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Leeward and Virgin Islands held its first annual National Teaching Conference. [BW16:187] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; Teaching; - First conferences; Leeward Islands; Virgin Islands, US | first annual National Teaching Conference Leeward and Virgin Islands |
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, Iraq; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution; Baghdad, Iraq; Iraq; Without Hesitation | |
1973 4 Dec 197- |
The Universal House of Justice announced the completion of the final, south-western quadrant of the gardens at Bahjí. [BW16:135–6; DH122] | - Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; * Bahá'í World Centre; Bahji, Israel | |
1973 Dec 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Puerto Rico held its first Bahá'í school. [BW16:194] | Puerto Rico | first Bahá’í school Puerto Rico |
1973 Nov 197- |
The first youth conference of Papua New Guinea took place in Sogeri with 40 youth and visitors. [BW16:276] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; - First conferences; Sogeri, Papua New Guinea; Papua New Guinea | first youth conference of Papua New Guinea |
1973 7 Oct 197- |
The Universal House of Justice announced that the number of Auxiliary Board members throughout the world was to be raised to 270, of whom 81 will serve on the Auxiliary Boards for the Protection of the Faith and 189 will serve on the Auxiliary Boards for the Propagation of the Faith. In all there will be 54 Auxiliary Board members in Africa, 81 in the Western Hemisphere, 81 in Asia, 18 in Australasia and 36 in Europe. |
Counsellors; Auxiliary board members; Assistants; Appointed arm; Universal House of Justice, Basic timeline; - Basic timeline, Expanded; * Bahá'í World Centre | |
1973 18 Sep 197- |
Husayn Amánat was appointed architect of the Seat of the Universal House of Justice. [BW16:133; DH172; VV37] | Universal House of Justice, Seat of; Hossein Amanat (Husayn Amanat); Architecture; - Architects; * Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | |
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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John Ferraby; * Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Births and deaths; In Memoriam; Hands of the Cause, Third Contingent; Cambridge, England; United Kingdom | |
1973 Jul 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Equatorial Guinea was formed. [BW16:141]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Equatorial Guinea | first NSA Equatorial Guinea |
1973 14 Jun 197- |
The International Teaching Centre met for the first time. [VV16] | International Teaching Centre; Haifa, Israel | first meeting ITC |
1973 8 Jun 197- |
The Universal House of Justice permitted the Continental Boards of Counsellors to authorize individual Auxiliary Board members to appoint assistants. [BW17:322]
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Counsellors; Auxiliary board members; Assistants; Appointed arm; Universal House of Justice, Basic timeline; - Basic timeline, Expanded; Funds, Continental; Funds; * Bahá'í World Centre | |
1973 5 Jun 197- |
The Universal House of Justice asked the Bahá'ís to commemorate on the Feast of Núr, the one hundredth anniversary of Bahá'u'lláh's departure from 'Akká and move to Mazra'ih. [VV21] | Centenaries; Bahá'u'lláh, Banishment of; Mazraih, Iran; House of Bahá'u'lláh (Mazraih) | |
1973 5 Jun 197- |
The International Teaching Centre was established at the Bahá'í World Centre for the purpose of continuing the work of the Hands of the Cause of God into the future. [BBD118–19; BBRSM132–3; BW16:134, 411–14; BW17:322–5; VV16, CEBF200; Wikipedia]
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International Teaching Centre; International Teaching Centre, Members of; * Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Counsellors; Universal House of Justice, Basic timeline; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; `Alí-Akbar Furútan; Paul Haney; Abu'l-Qasim Faizi; Hooper Dunbar; Florence Mayberry; Aziz Yazdi; Appointed arm; - Basic timeline, Expanded; * Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | |
1973 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Equatorial Guinea was formed (The actual formation took place in July). Owing to local circumstances, it was disbanded within the year. [BW16:141]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; Equatorial Guinea | |
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 | |
1973 Ridván 197- |
The formation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Leeward and Virgin Island. [BW15p702] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas; St. Thomas Island | |
1973 - 1974 197- |
1973 - 1974 was a Year of Preparation. [Mess63-86pxli] | - Teaching Plans | |
1973 Ridván 197- |
The Nine Year Plan was successfully completed. [BW16:131]
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Nine Year Plan (1964-1973); - Teaching Plans; Youth; Travel Teaching; Aziz Navidi; * Bahá'í World Centre | |
1973 Ridván 197- |
The Universal House of Justice was elected for the third time. The conference was attended by 472 National Spiritual Assembly members of the possible 1,017 from the 113 National and Regional Assemblies. Members of 14 Assemblies were prevented from attending for circumstances beyond their control but at least one person attended from the remaining 99 Assemblies. [VV14, SDSC296]
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Universal House of Justice, Election of; Conventions, International; Elections; * Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | |
1973 Ridván 197- |
The Synopsis and Codification of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas was published. [BBRSM138; MUHJ105; VV14; BW15:169]
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Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); * Publications; Questions and Answers (Kitáb-i-Aqdas); * Bahá'í World Centre | |
1973 7 Apr 197- |
Following the return to stability in Burundi, the Bahá'í Faith was granted formal recognition by the government. [BW16:137] | Recognition (legal); Burundi | |
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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Radio; Firsts, other; Central African Republic | first weekly radio programme Central African Republic |
1973 13 Mar 197- |
The mansion at Mazra'ih was purchased. [BW15:169; BW16:136; BW19-779-782, DH94; VV14]
"The Mansion of Mazra`ih, often referred to by the beloved Guardian as one of the "twin mansions" in which the Blessed Beauty resided after nine years within the walled prison-city of `Akká, and dear to the hearts of the believers by reason of its associations with their Lord, has at last been purchased together with 24,000 square metres of land extending into the plain on its eastward side." [MUHJ68-73p112] |
House of Bahá'u'lláh (Mazraih); Purchases and exchanges; - Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; * Bahá'í World Centre; Mazraih, Iran; Akka, Israel | |
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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Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of; Violette Nakhjavani; Great African Safari; - Africa; Haifa, Israel | |
1973 Jan 197- |
The Bahá'ís of The Gambia were granted freedom of worship by the Secretary-General of the Gambian government. [BW15:193] | Recognition (legal); Gambia, The | |
1973 (In the year) 197- |
Leonora Armstrong was appointed to the Continental Board of Counsellors. [Biographical Profile] | Counsellors; Leonora Holsapple Armstrong; Brazil | |
1973 (In the year) 197- |
The first International Youth Conference of Mexico took place in Puebla City, was attended by 200 youth from five countries. [BW15:343] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; - First conferences; North America; Puebla, Mexico; Mexico | first International Youth Conference of Mexico |
1973 (In the year) 197- |
The first local spiritual assembly in the Faroes was formed in Tórshavn. | Local Spiritual Assembly, formation; Tórshavn, Faroe Islands; Faroe Islands, Denmark | first LSA in Faroes |
1973 (In the year) 197- |
The first local spiritual assembly in St Helena was formed. | Local Spiritual Assembly; St. Helena | first Local Spiritual Assembly in St Helena |
1973 (In the year) 197- |
The House of Bahá'u'lláh in Tihrán and its adjacent bírúní (reception area) were completely restored to their original structure, design and elegance. | House of Bahá'u'lláh (Tihran); Restoration; Tehran, Iran; Iran | |
1972 29 - 31 Dec 197- |
The first West African Bahá'í Youth conference was held in The Gambia. The Continental Board of Counsellors sponsored the first West African Bahá'í Youth Conference in conjunction with the National Spiritual Assembly of Upper West Africa. The Conference was held in The Gambia on the campus of Yundum College some fifteen miles from the capital city of Bathurst. Youth representing nine countries in this zone attended: Nigeria, Upper Volta, Ghana, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Senegal and Mauritania, plus pioneers originating from the United States, Mauritius, Malaysia, Iran, and friiq. A young Bahá'í from Sweden was able to greet the friends during a brief stop on a boat cruise. Counsellors Mr. H. R. Ardikani and Dr. William Maxwell Jr., were present as well as six of their Auxiliary Board members, Mr. Amos Agwu, Mr. Muhammad Al-Salihi, Mrs. H. Vera Edwards, Mr. Friday Ekpe, Mr. Shidan Kouchekzadeh and Dr. B. Sadiqzadeh. A total of fifty-six persons attended. [Bahá'í News 504] |
Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; - First conferences; Banjul (Bathurst), The Gambia; Gambia, The; - Africa | first West African Bahá’í Youth conference |
1972 17 Dec 197- |
The passing of Matthew Washington Bullock (b. 11 September, 1881 in Dabney, North Carolina) in Detroit, Michigan. His place of burial is unknown.
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In Memoriam; Matthew Bullock; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Births and deaths; Dabney, NC; Detroit, MI; United States (USA) | |
1972 Dec 197- |
The first winter school in Bangladesh took place. [BW15:245] | First summer and winter schools; Bangladesh | first winter school in Bangladesh |
1972 Dec 197- |
The first International Youth Conference of Surinam took places in Paramaribo. [BW15:341] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; - First conferences; Paramaribo, Suriname; Suriname; Latin America | first International Youth Conference of Suriname |
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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Universal House of Justice, Constitution of; Universal House of Justice; Universal House of Justice, Basic timeline; Constitutions (Bahá'í); - Basic timeline, Expanded; * Bahá'í World Centre | |
1972 197- |
The first Winter School of Luxembourg was held in Pétange. [BW15:284] | First summer and winter schools; Pétange, Luxembourg; Luxembourg | first Winter School of Luxembourg |
1972 Nov 197- |
Thirty–two people enrolled in Corsica. | Corsica, France | |
1972 Oct 197- |
The first local spiritual assembly in the Falkland Islands was formed. [BW15:650] | Local Spiritual Assembly; Falkland Islands | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Falkland Islands |
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] |
Seals and Crofts; - Famous Bahá'ís; Boston, MA | |
1972 7 Sep 197- |
The first local spiritual assembly in Malta was formed. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Malta | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Malta |
1972 Sep 197- |
The Bahá'í Publishing Trust of Taiwan was established and registered. [BW15:262] | - Publishing Trusts; Taiwan | |
1972 6 Aug 197- |
'Abdu'l-Hamíd Ishráq-Khávarí, Iranian scholar, author, translator and promoter of the Bahá'í Faith, passed away. [BW15:520]
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`Abdu'l-Hamid Ishraq-Khavari; In Memoriam; Births and deaths; Bahá'í scholars; Tehran, Iran; Iran | |
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, Philippines; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; Cemeteries and graves; Philippines | |
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; Youth; United States (USA) | |
1972 19 Jun 197- |
The government of Indonesia re-affirmed the ban on the Bahá'í Faith.
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Persecution, Indonesia; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; Indonesia | |
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] | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo; Congo, Democratic Republic of | |
1972 7 Jun 197- |
The Universal House of Justice announced the decision to construct its Seat. [DH172; MUHJ98–9; VV37] | Universal House of Justice, Seat of; * Bahá'í World Centre | |
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. |
Bahá'í International Community; Arthur Dahl; Torleif Ingelog; Environment; United Nations; - BIC statements; Stockholm, Sweden; Sweden | |
1972 197- |
The first Summer School of Jamaica was held. [BW15:218] | First summer and winter schools; Jamaica | first Summer School of Jamaica |
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; Violette Nakhjavani; Great African Safari; Harare, Zimbabwe; Zimbabwe; Zambia; Botswana; South Africa; Namibia; Lesotho, South Africa; Swaziland; Mozambique; Malawi; Nairobi, Kenya; Kenya; Seychelles; Rwanda; Tanzania; Mafia Island; Burundi | |
1972 May 197- |
The northeast and southeast quadrants of the gardens at Bahjí were completed and the southern gardens were extended to 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Tea House. | Bahji, Israel; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Tea House of; Akka, Israel | |
1972 1 May 197- |
The international teaching conference in Panama held in conjunction with the dedication of the House of Worship opened. [BW15:635]
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Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Panama; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - Conferences, International; Panama | |
1972 30 Apr 197- |
The House of Worship in Panama was publicly dedicated by Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum in two sessions. [BW15:634] | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Panama; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Dedications; 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 |
* Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); - Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Mother Temples; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Quick facts; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Panama; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Dedications; Ugo Giachery; Dhikrullah Khadem; Peter Tillotson; - Architects; - Basic timeline, Expanded; Panama City, Panama; Panama | |
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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Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Panama; Conferences, Bahá'í; - Conferences, International; Conferences, Teaching; Panama | |
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 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- |
The Spiritual Assembly of Phuntsholing town was formed. It was the first assembly of Bhutan. [Bahá'í Collections] | Local Spiritual Assembly; Phuntsholing, Bhutan; Bhutan | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Bhutan. |
1972 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Mauritius was formed. [Bahaipedia; BW15p295]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Port Louis, Mauritius; Mauritius | |
1972 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Republic of the Congo was formed with its seat in Brazzaville. [BW15p206] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo; Congo, Democratic Republic of | |
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 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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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; St. Lawrence, Barbados; Barbados | first NSA Barbados and the Windward Islands |
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 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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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Kuching, Malaysia; Sarawak, Malaysia | first NSA Eastern Malaysia and Brunei |
1972 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Gabon was formed. [BW15:206] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Gabon | first NSA Gabon |
1972 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Rwanda was formed. [BW15:205]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Kigali, Rwanda; Rwanda | first NSA Rwanda |
1972 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Seychelles was formed with its seat in Victoria. [BW16:156]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Limbé, Camaroon; Seychelles | first NSA Seychelles |
1972 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Réunion was formed with its seat in St Pierre. [BW15:199]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; St. Pierre and Miquelon; Reunion Island; France | first NSA Réunion |
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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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Pohnpei, Caroline Islands; Micronesia | first NSA in Micronesia; first NSA North West Pacific Ocean |
1972 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Nepal was formed with its seat in Kathmandu. [BW15:249]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Kathmandu, Nepal; Nepal | first NSA Nepal |
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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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Bujumbura, Burundi; Burundi; Kigali, Rwanda; Rwanda | first NSA Burundi |
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; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico | first NSA Puerto Rico |
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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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Tananarive, Madagascar; Madagascar | first NSA Malagasy Republic |
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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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Reykjavik, Iceland; Iceland | first NSA Iceland |
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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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Dublin, Ireland; Ireland; United Kingdom; British Isles | first NSA Republic of Ireland |
1972 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Bangladesh was formed with its seat in Dacca. [BW15:243]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Dhaka, Bangladesh; Bangladesh | first NSA Bangladesh |
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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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Arabian Peninsula; Bahá'u'lláh, Prison cell of; Bahrain; Kuwait | first NSA Arabian Peninsula |
1972 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Afghanistan was formed with its seat in Kabul. [BW15:243]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Kabul, Afghanistan; Afghanistan | first NSA Afghanistan |
1972 Mar 197- |
A thousand children attended a Bahá'í school in Esmeraldas, Ecuador. [BW15:237] | Esmeraldas, Ecuador; Ecuador | |
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 (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; Firsts, other; Conferences, Other; London, England; United Kingdom | first Bahá’í studies seminar in London |
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, Indonesia; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; Indonesia | |
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. | First travel teachers and pioneers; Leeward Islands | first resident pioneers on Montserrat |
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] | Louis G. Gregory; Hemingway, SC; United States (USA) | |
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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Martha Ross Dean; Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | |
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 26 – 28 Nov 197- |
The fiftieth anniversary of the passing of 'Abdu'l-Bahá was commemorated. [BW15:125–8; VV14]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Ascension of; * Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | |
1971 Nov 197- |
The first Bahá'í Youth Conference of the Antilles took place in the Dominican Republic. [BW 15:217] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; - First conferences; Dominican Republic | first Bahá’í Youth Conference of the Antilles |
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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Hossein Amanat (Husayn Amanat); Architecture; - Architects; Tehran, Iran; Iran | |
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, Egypt; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; Court cases; Egypt | |
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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Musa Banani; * Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Births and deaths; In Memoriam; Hands of the Cause, Second Contingent; Kampala, Uganda; Uganda | |
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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Oceanic Conference; - Conferences; Reykjavik, Iceland; Iceland; Florence Springgay; Hugette James; Mary Ann Crow | |
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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Oceanic Conference; - Conferences; Sapporo, Japan; Japan | |
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, Review; Publishing, Policy and practice; Universal House of Justice; - Publishing; * Bahá'í World Centre | |
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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Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; - First conferences; Mass conversion; New Delhi, India; India; - Asia | first Bahá’í Youth Conference for Western Asia |
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: |
Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of; Violette Nakhjavani; Great African Safari; Accra, Ghana; Ghana; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Zambia; Zimbabwe | |
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] | Universities; Puebla, Mexico; Mexico | first Bahá’í College Club of Latin America |
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] | Universal House of Justice; Universal House of Justice, Basic timeline; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Haifa; Obelisks; Funds; - Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; * Bahá'í World Centre; - Basic timeline, Expanded; Millie Collins; * Bahá'í World Centre; Mount Carmel; Haifa, Israel | |
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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Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; Fiesch, Switzerland; Switzerland; - Europe | |
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; Tom Morey; Boogie Board; Hawaii, USA | |
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] | Bahá'í International Community; Aziz Navidi; Mihdi Samandari; Yaoundé, Cameroon; Cameroon | |
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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Anna Reinke; Travis County, TX; Texas, USA; United States (USA) | first Baha'i in Texas. Held the first racially integrated meeting in Texas. |
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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Oceanic Conference; - Conferences; Suva, Fiji; Fiji | |
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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Oceanic Conference; - Conferences; Kingston, ON; Jamaica | |
1971 May 197- |
The first National Teaching Committee of Sierra Leone was appointed by the Regional Spiritual Assembly of West Africa. | Teaching; Firsts, other; Sierra Leone | first National Teaching Committee of Sierra Leone |
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 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- |
Although the first National Spiritual Assembly of Uganda was elected in the summer of 1970 it has been listed the following Ridván. [BW15p295] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Kampala, Uganda; Uganda | |
1971 Ridván 197- |
The first local spiritual assemblies in Guam were formed in Dededo, Inarajan, Mangilao and Tamuning. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Guam | first Local Spiritual Assemblies in Guam |
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 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; Solomon Islands; Oceania | first NSA Solomon Islands |
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- |
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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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Ivory Coast | first NSA Ivory Coast, Mali and Upper Volta |
1971 Ridván 197- |
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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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Maseru, Botswana; Lesotho, South Africa | first NSA Lesotho |
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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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo; Congo, Democratic Republic of | first NSA Congo and Gabon |
1971 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Central African Republic was formed with its seat in Bangui. [BW15:207]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Central African Republic | first NSA Central African Republic |
1971 Ridván 197- |
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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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Chad | first NSA Chad |
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 | |
1971 Apr 197- |
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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Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; Oteppe, Belgium; Belgium; - Europe | |
1971 28 Mar 197- |
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 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, Central African Republic; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; Firsts, other; Recognition (legal); Central African Republic | first public proclamation in Central African Republic |
1971 11 Feb 197- |
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] | Montreal Shrine; Recognition (legal); Montreal, QC; Quebec, Canada; Canada | |
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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Oceanic Conference; - Conferences; Singapore | |
1971 1 – 3 Jan 197- |
The Continental Conference of Africa was held in Monrovia, Liberia. [BW15:318; VV5]
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- Conferences, Continental; - Conferences; Monrovia, Liberia; Liberia | |
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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Agnes Alexander; * Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Births and deaths; In Memoriam; Hands of the Cause, Appointments; Firsts, other; Honolulu, HI; Hawaii, USA | first to set foot on Hawaiian soil, first to settle in Japan, first to teach the Faith in Korea |
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; New Delhi, India; India | |
1971 (In the year) 197- |
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, Writings and talks of; * `Abdu'l-Bahá (chronology); Memorials of the Faithful (book); - Basic timeline, Expanded; * `Abdu'l-Bahá, Basic timeline; Bahá'í Service for the Blind; Gertrude D Schurgast; Marzieh Gail; Wilmette, IL; United States (USA) | |
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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Anisa Educational Model; Dan Jordan; Don Streets; Alfred North Whitehead; * Philosophy; Process philosophy; Education; Massachusetts, USA | |
c. 1971 197- |
The first local spiritual assembly in Ciskei was formed in Mdantsane. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Mdantsane, South Africa; Ciskei, South Africa | first Local Spiritual Assembly Mdantsane, Ciskei |
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] | Rahmatullah Muhajir; * Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Lake Victoria; - Africa | |
1971 (In the year) 197- |
Over 500 people became Bahá'ís in Bangladesh. [BINS86] | Mass conversion; Bangladesh | |
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- |
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 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 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 local spiritual assembly in Mali was formed in Bamako. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Bamako, Mali; Mali | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Mali |
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- |
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, Egypt; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; Petitions; Egypt | |
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; Hermann Zimmer; Ruth White; Francesco Ficicchia; Criticism and apologetics; Germany; Switzerland | |
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, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; - Conferences, International; - First conferences; Salzburg, Germany; Austria; - Europe | First International Bahá’í Youth Winter School |
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 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; Elizabeth Martin; Douglas Martin; Gudmundur Bardarson; Anna Maggy Palsdottir; Baldur B. Bragason; Margret Bardardottir; Svana Einarsdottir; Janina Njalsdottir; Reykjavik, Iceland; Iceland | |
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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Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of; Violette Nakhjavani; Great African Safari; Accra, Ghana; Ghana; Ivory Coast; Liberia; Mali; Burkina Faso; Sierra Leone; Senegal; Gambia, The | |
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, Central African Republic; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; Central African Republic | |
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] |
Lorol Schopflocher; Siegfried Schopflocher; Births and deaths; In Memoriam; House of Bahá'u'lláh (Baghdad); Montreal, QC; Quebec, Canada; Canada | |
1970 14 – 16 Aug 197- |
The Continental Conference was held in La Paz, Bolivia. [BW15:317; VV5]
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- Conferences, Continental; - Conferences; La Paz, Bolivia; Bolivia | |
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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Oceanic Conference; - Conferences; Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius; Mauritius | |
1970 14 Aug - 1971 5 Sep 197- |
Eight Oceanic and Continental Conferences were held. BW15:296–323]
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Oceanic Conference; - Conferences, Continental; - Conferences | |
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] |
Haig Kevorkian; In Memoriam; Knight of Bahá'u'lláh; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Argentina | |
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 (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] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Kampala, Uganda; Uganda | |
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] | Mírzá Mihdi (Purest Branch); Centenaries; Monument Gardens; Akka, Israel; Bahji, Israel | |
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] | Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; United States (USA); - Africa | |
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 |
Statistics; Growth; - Worldwide | |
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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Bahá'í International Community; United Nations; Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC); Mildred Mottahedeh; Ugo Giachery; John Ferraby; Aziz Navidi; Amin Banani; Victor de Araujo; New York, USA; United States (USA) | |
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. | United Nations Economic and Social Council; Bahá'í International Community; United Nations; New York, USA; New York, USA | |
1970 May 197- |
One thousand Guajiro Indians became Bahá'ís in Venezuela. [BW15:241] | Native Americans; Mass conversion; Venezuela | |
1970 May 197- |
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, Iraq; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Iraq | |
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] | Earth Day; Environment; California, USA; United States (USA) | |
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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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Beirut, Lebanon; Lebanon | first NSA Near East |
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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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Georgetown, Guyana; Guyana | first NSA Guyana, Surinam and French Guiana |
1970 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Southern Rhodesia was formed with its seat in Salisbury. [BW15:200]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Harare, Zimbabwe; Rhodesia | first NSA Rhodesia |
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 |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Congo, Democratic Republic of | first NSA Zaire |
1970 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Central Africa was formed with its seat in Bangui. [BW15:206]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Bangui, Central African Republic | first NSA Central Africa |
1970 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Samoa was formed with its seat in Apia. [BW15:274]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Apia, Samoa; Samoa | first NSA Samoa |
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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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Banjul (Bathurst), The Gambia; Gambia, The | first NSA Upper West Africa |
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 West Central Africa with its seat in Lagos was dissolved and three new National Assemblies were established. [BW15p189 Note 1]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Cotonou, Benin; 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. [BW15p189 Note 1]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Accra, Ghana; Ghana | first NSA Ghana |
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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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Nukualofa, Tonga; Cook Islands; Pacific | first NSA Tonga and the Cook Islands |
1970 Ridván 197- |
The first Local Spiritual Assembly of Nouakchott, Mauritania was formed. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Nouakchott, Mauritania; Mauritania | first Local Spiritual Assembly Nouakchott, Mauritania |
1970 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Fiji was formed with its seat in Suva. [BW15:271] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Suva, Fiji; Fiji | first NSA Fiji |
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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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Limbe, Malawi; Malawi | first NSA Malawi |
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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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Gaborone, Botswana; Botswana | first NSA Botswana |
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] | Counsellors; Auxiliary board members; Assistants; * Bahá'í World Centre | |
1970 Apr - Aug 197- |
More than 6,000 people became Bahá'ís in Bolivia. [BW15:232] | Mass conversion; Bolivia | |
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] |
Hilda Yen; United Nations; Bahá'í International Community; In Memoriam; Riverdale, NY; China | |
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; Wilmette, IL; United States (USA) | First American National Baha'i Education Conference |
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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Curtis Kelsey; Harriet Kelsey; In Memoriam; Births and deaths; Auxiliary board members; Bradenton, FL; Florida, USA; United States (USA) | |
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; Gypsies; Finland | first full Gypsy Bahá’í in Finland |
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 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] | American Bahá'í (newsletter); Bahá'í National Review; - Newsletters; - Periodicals; Wilmette, IL | |
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- |
Botswana held its first National Youth School. [BW15:329] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; - Conferences, National; - First conferences; Botswana | first National Youth School in Botswana |
1970 (In the Year) 197- |
A Bahá'í International Youth Conference was held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; - Conferences, International; - First conferences; Abidjan, Ivory Coast; Ivory Coast | |
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- |
The first Gypsy in Spain to become a Bahá'í, Maria Camacho Martinez, enrolled in Sabadell. | Maria Camacho Martinez; First believers by background; Sabadell, Spain; Spain | first Gypsy Bahá’í in Spain |
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. | House of Bahá'u'lláh (Tihran); Restoration; Tehran, Iran; Iran | |
1970 (In the year) 197- |
The first believer of Nuuk declared in 1970: Else Boesen, a Danish nurse. | Nuuk, Greenland; Else Boesen | The first believer in Nuuk was Else Boesen, a Danish nurse. |
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