Chronology: Date 1984-04

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date	event	tags	firsts
1984 Ridván 198-	The National Spiritual Assembly of Yemen (North) was formed. [BW19:524] In 1957 when the Regional Spiritual Assembly of the Arabian Peninsula it is assumed that it consisted of seven countries some of which formed their own National Assemblies: Kuwait (1972), UAE (1974), Oman (1978), Qatar (1978), and what was to become Yemen (1984). By 1984 there was only Saudi Arabia and Bahrain in the union. Since no Bahá'í administration is possible in Bahrain it is assumed that it is administered by the National Spiritual Assembly of Saudi Arabia at some level. With respect to Yemen: From 1962 until 30 November 1967, British administered the Aden Protectorate in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula. The constituent territories were the following: Aden (including the city of Aden and its surrounding areas), Hadhramaut, Mahra, Upper Aulaqi Sultanate, Lower Aulaqi Sultanate, Dhala, Fadhli Sultanate, and Beihan. It was known as the Federation of South Arabia and it was to become, for the most part, The Peoples Republic of South Yemen. Prior to their unification on the 22 of May, 1990. North Yemen, (the Yemen Arab Republic), and South Yemen, (the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen), existed as separate countries with distinct political systems.	National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Yemen	first NSA Yemen (North)
1984 Ridván 198-	The National Spiritual Assembly of the Canary Islands was formed with its seat in Santa Cruz. [BW19:62, 169] See BW19:520 for picture.	National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands; Canary Islands, Spain	first NSA Canary Islands
1984 Ridván 198-	The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Guadeloupe was formed. [Bahaipedia Guadeloupe]	National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe; Guadeloupe
1984 Ridván 198-	The National Spiritual Assembly of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands was formed with its seat in Port Blair. [BW19:62, 162] See BW19:520 for picture.	National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India	first NSA Andaman and Nicobar Islands
1984 Ridván 198-	The National Spiritual Assembly of Martinique was formed with its seat in Fort-de-France. [BW19:62, 155] See BW19:523 for picture.	National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Fort-de-France, Martinique; Martinique	first NSA Martinique
1984 Ridván 198-	The National Spiritual Assembly of Grenada was formed with its seat in St George's. [BW19:62, 155] See BW19:523 for picture. With the independent assembly of the Barbados formed in 1981 and Saint Lucia and Dominica in 1983 it left The National Spiritual Assembly of St. Vincent and the Grenadines was formed. [History in Dominica]	National Spiritual Assembly, formation; St. Georges, Grenada; Grenada	first NSA Grenada
1984 Ridván 198-	The National Spiritual Assembly of Gabon was formed with its seat in Libreville. [BW19:62, 147] See BW19:522 for picture.	National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Libreville, Gabon; Gabon	first NSA Gabon
1984 Ridván 198-	The National Spiritual Assembly of French Guiana was formed with its seat in Cayenne. [BW19:62, 155] See BW19:522 for picture. Formally part of a region assembly with French Guiana, the new National Spiritual Assembly of Suriname was formed with its seat in Paramaribo.	National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Cayenne, French Guiana; French Guiana; Paramaribo, Suriname; Suriname	first NSA French Guiana
1984 Ridván 198-	The National Spiritual Assembly of Equatorial Guinea was re-formed with its seat in Malaho. [BW19:62, 147] See BW19:521 for picture. Tribute was paid to Dr 'Aziz Navídí for his work in the incorporation of national communities in Cape Verde and Guinea. [BW10P149]	National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Aziz Navidi; Malaho, Equatorial Guinea; Equatorial Guinea
1984 Ridván 198-	The National Spiritual Assembly of Cape Verde was formed with its seat in Praia. [BW19:62, 147] See BW19:521 for picture. Prior to this the Bahá'í community of Cape Verde was administrated by the National Spiritual Assembly of West Africa from 1964, the National Spiritual Assembly of Upper West Africa from 1970, and the National Spiritual Assembly of Senegal from 1975. Tribute was paid to Dr 'Aziz Navídí for his work in the incorporation of national communities in Cape Verde and Guinea. [BW10P149]	National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Aziz Navidi; Praia, Cape Verde; Cape Verde	first NSA Cape Verde
1984 Ridván 198-	The emergence from obscurity, which has been so marked a feature of the Cause of God during the first five years of the Seven Year Plan [1979-1986], has been attended by changes, both external and internal, affecting the Bahá'í world community. Externally, there are signs of a crystallization of a public image of the Cause -- largely uninformed, however friendly -- while internally growing maturity and confidence are indicated by increased administrative ability, a desire for Bahá'í communities to render service to the larger body of mankind and a deepening understanding of the relevance of the divine Message to modern problems. Both these aspects of change must be taken into consideration as we enter the third and final phase of the Seven Year Plan. [The Universal House of Justice Ridvan 1984]	Emergence from obscurity; - Bahá'í World Centre
1984 Ridván 198-	Delegates at the United States National Convention petition the Universal House of Justice requesting that the law of Huqúqu'lláh be made binding on the American Bahá'ís. [AWH30; ZK146–77] The Universal House of Justice replied that it is not yet the time to take this step. [AWH30, Message from the Universal House of Justice dated 6 August, 1984]	Huququllah, Basic timeline; Conventions, National; Universal House of Justice; - Gradual implementation of laws; United States (USA)


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