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| 1978 28 – 30 Dec |
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]
Delegates from sixteen countries attended. It was attended by 150 women and 50 men. Keynote speaker was Dr. Jane Faily, Consultant to the Bahá'í International Community's representative to the United Nations and a clinical psychologist associated with the University of Ottawa. [BN 136 April, 1979 pg10-15] |
Women; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Women; - Conferences, International; Jane Faily; Bahá'í International Community; Monrovia, Liberia; Liberia; Africa |
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| 1978 23 Dec |
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 |
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| 1978 16 - 19 Dec |
More than 560 Bahá'ís from 14 countries throughout Malaysia gathered for the South East Asia Bahá'í Regional Conference. [BN136 April 1979] |
- Conferences; South East Asia Bahá'í Regional Conference; Kuching; Sarawak, Malaysia; Malaysia |
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| 1978 15 Dec |
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 |
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| 1978 Dec |
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 |
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| 1978 Dec |
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 |
Try also a shorter date like 1978-1 or 1978
try also the Chronology Canada — 1978-12 or 1978-1 or 1978
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