Chronology: Date 1977-04-21

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Date 1977-04-21, descending — sort earliest first

date	event	tags	firsts
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] Its jurisdiction covered Guadeloupe and its dependencies, Iles des Saintes; Marie-Galante; St. Barthelemy; Desirade Island, St. Martin/St. Maarten. Note: Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin left the union of Guadeloupe in 2007.	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] With the independence of New Hebrides the National Spiritual Assembly of the South West Pacific Ocean was renamed the National Spiritual Assembly, Bahá'ís of New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands.	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] See letter sent on behalf of the Universal House of Justice dated 23 June 1995 regarding "Marshall Islands population statistics".	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] The former regional assembly of Ivory Coast, Mali and Upper Volta was reformed as the National Assembly of Ivory Coast and Mali at this time.	National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Upper Volta, Burkina Faso	first NSA Upper Volta


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