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Date 1984-1, descending — sort earliest first

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1984 28 – 30 Dec The first National Bahá'í Youth Conference to be held in Greece took place in Athens. [BW19:319] Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; - First conferences; Athens, Greece; Greece first National Bahá’í Youth Conference Greece
1984 c. Dec Dr. Ruhollah Taelim, a popular physician living in Kermanshah, was hanged in Tehran in 1984 at the age of 47 on charges of following the Bahá'í faith. For his story see The Bahá'í Doctor Hanged for Refusing to Deny His Faith. Ruhollah Taelim; Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Deaths; Tehran, Iran; Iran; Kermanshah, Iran
1984 16 Nov Shu'á'u'lláh 'Alá'í, Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Scottsdale, Arizona. (b. 16 November 1889) [BW19:594; VV123]
  • BW19: 159 says this was 17 November.
  • For his obituary see BW19:593–5.
  • Shoghi Effendi had appointed him among the second contingent on the 29th of February, 1952. [MoCxxiii]
  • For a short biography "General" 'Alí see Bahá'í Chronicles.
  • See LoF335-338.
    		•  Shuaullah Alai; - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Births and deaths; In Memoriam; Hands of the Cause, Second Contingent; Scottsdale, AZ; Arizona, USA; USA
    1984 9 Nov The Universal House of Justice met with representatives of the Bahá'í International Community and various national spiritual assemblies at the World Centre. Universal House of Justice; Bahá'í International Community; National Spiritual Assembly; Haifa, Israel
    1984 Nov The International Bahá'í Refugee Office, responsible for coordinating efforts to resettle Iranian Bahá'í refugees, was established by the National Spiritual Assembly of Canada at the request of the Universal House of Justice. [BW19:50]
  • For a report of the work of the Office see BW19:50–3.
  • In 1990 this office was transferred to Geneva to facilitate closer interaction with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and with other organizations concerned with refugee maters. [BW20p527]
    		•  International Bahá'í Refugee Office; Refugees; Canada
    1984 21 Oct His Excellency Chaim Herzog, President of the State of Israel, pays an official visit to the Bahá'í World Centre at the invitation of the Universal House of Justice. [BW19:377; VV88]
  • This is the first visit by a head of state to the Seat of the House of Justice. [VV88]
    		•  Chaim Herzog; - Presidents; Prominent visitors; Haifa, Israel; - Bahá'í World Centre; Israel first visit by head of state to Seat of the House of Justice
    1984 19 Oct The United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) appointed Andrés Aguilar of Venezuela as its Special Representative to Iran on human rights. Iran refused to engage with him and he eventually resigned in 1986, unable to persuade Iranian officials to cooperate with him in any way. [Wikipedia; BIC site History] United Nations; UNHCR; Andres Aguilar; Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran; Bahá'í International Community; New York City, NY
    1984 Oct In Tunisia, the activities of the Faith were curtailed and Bahá'ís were interrogated. [BW19:50] Persecution, Tunisia; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; Tunisia

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