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| 1973 4 Dec |
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 |
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| 1973 Dec |
A teenaged Muslim student defended the Bahá'í Faith in a school in Baghdád, causing her arrest and the arrest of three Bahá'í girl students.
Over the next months nearly 50 Bahá'ís were arrested. [BW16:137] |
Persecution, Iraq; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution; Baghdad, Iraq; Iraq |
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| 1973 Dec |
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 |
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 |
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.
Each Continental Board of Counsellors was given the discretion to authorize individual Auxiliary Board members to appoint assistants and given broad latitude in this matter.
[Message from the Universal House of Justice 7 October, 1973] |
Counsellors; Auxiliary board members; Assistants; Appointed arm; Universal House of Justice, Basic timeline; - Basic timeline, Expanded; - Bahá'í World Centre |
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Try also a shorter date like or 1973 or 197
try also the Chronology Canada — 1973-1 or 1973 or 197
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Canada