Chronology: Date 1989-0

date	event	tags	firsts
1989 (In the Year)	The Bahá'ís of Warwick (U.K.) began producing a series of leaflets known informally as the "Warwick leaflets", and marketed in North America as the "Star Series". They were designed to be given out to seekers and new believers, and cover many introductory aspects of the Bahá'í Faith. For a list of titles see Bahá'i Library. For the history of the Warwick Leaflets see Bahaipedia.	* Publications; Publishing; Warwick; United Kingdom
1989 (In the year)	More than 250 people became Bahá'ís in Zambia in the first three months of the year. [BINS201:6]	Mass conversion; Zambia
1989 (In the year)	During a three-week teaching effort on the island of Tobago, 450 people became Bahá'ís. [BINS201:7]	Teaching; Mass conversion; Trinidad and Tobago
1989 (In the year)	The first travel teachers to visit Albania since World War II arrived from Italy.	Albania	first travel teachers visit Albania since WW II
1989 (In the year)	The New Era Foundation was formed by the US National Spiritual Assembly to sponsor a wide range of development projects in several continents. [VV81]	New Era Foundation; USA
1989 (In the year)	A branch of the Bahá'í International Community's Office of Public Information was established in Hong Kong in anticipation of the time when the Bahá'í Faith can be proclaimed on the mainland of China. [AWH61; VV54]	Bahá'í International Community; Office of Public Information; Hong Kong; China
1989 (In the year)	Three International Music Festivals were held in Africa. [BINS215]	Festivals, Music; Music; Arts; - Africa
1989 (In the year)	The establishment of the Bahá'í International Community's Office of the Environment in New York. Ridván Message 1992 [AWH75; VV54 106]	Bahá'í International Community; Environment; New York, USA; USA
1989 Jan	Three per cent of the population of North Tarawa, Kiribati, 70 people, became Bahá'ís. [BINS193:3]	North Tarawa; Kiribati
1989 7 Jan	A week-long teaching project was launched in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands resulting in 43 enrolments and the re-formation of two local spiritual assemblies. [BINS191:7]	Local Spiritual Assembly, re-formed; Teaching; Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
1989 Feb	The inaugural publication of One Country, the newsletter of the Bahá'í International Community. It was a publication of the Office of Public Information of the Bahá'í International Community in New York. The periodical reported mainly on activities of the worldwide Bahá'í community in relation to issues of sustainable development, peace and world order, human rights, and the advancement of women. [BW'86-'92 p.539]	One Country (magazine); - Newsletters; Bahá'í International Community; - First publications; * Publications; - Periodicals; New York, USA; USA
1989 8 Feb	The publication of the statement by the Bahá'í International Community, "Eliminating Racism", to the forty-fifth session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.	Racism; United Nations; Bahá'í International Community; - BIC statements; Geneva, Switzerland; Switzerland
1989 9 Feb	The publication of the statement by the Bahá'í International Community, "Right to Development", to the forty-fifth session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.	Human Rights; Bahá'í International Community; - BIC statements; - Statements; United Nations; Geneva, Switzerland; Switzerland
1989 15 Feb	The publication of the statement by the Bahá'í International Community, "Creating a Universal Culture of Human Rights", to the fourty-fifth session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.	Bahá'í International Community; - BIC statements; - Statements; Human Rights; United Nations; Geneva, Switzerland
1989 9 Mar	The Commission on Human Rights adopted a resolution expressing grave concern at human rights violations in Iran, mentioning the Bahá'ís three times. [BINS195:1]	United Nations; Human Rights; Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Bahá'í International Community; Iran
1989 17 Mar	The Bahá'í International Community entered into a 'working relationship' with the World Health Organization (WHO) for the period 1989–91. [AWH61; BINS201:1]	Bahá'í International Community; World Health Organization (WHO)
1989 23 – 26 Mar	The First National Women's Conference of Spain was held in Madrid. [BINS201:6]	Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Women; - Conferences, National; Women; - First conferences; Madrid, Spain; Spain	first National Women’s Conference of Spain
1989 24 – 27 Mar	The first All-Ireland Youth Spring School was held in Closkelt, Northern Ireland. [BINS197:51]	Closkelt, Northern Ireland; Northern Ireland, UK	first All-Ireland Youth Spring School
1989 Apr	Nearly one half million new believers were enrolled since last Ridván. [AWH60]	Statistics; Growth; - Worldwide
1989 Apr	The Association for Bahá'í Studies of Malaysia was established. [BINS206:8]	Bahá'í Studies, Associations for; Malaysia; - Asia
1989 Ridván	The first National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Macau was formed. [PH73; AWH62]	National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Macau	first NSA of Macau
1989 Apr	The Universal House of Justice announced a vast majority of prisoners that had been held by authorities in Irán had been released. [AWH62]	Universal House of Justice; Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Iran
1989 Apr	Some four million persons had visited the House of Worship in New Delhi to this date. [AWH61]	Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Delhi; Lotus temple; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Statistics; New Delhi, India; India
1989 9 Apr	The Bahá'ís of Moscow celebrated the first Feast since the 1930s. The event took place in the Hainsworth home. [BW20p229]	Feast; Moscow, Russia	first Feast in Moscow since the 1930s
1989 Ridván	The National Spiritual Assembly of Guinea-Bissau was formed. [PH73; BW20p249; AWH62; BINS199:1, 4] In 1975 Senegal had jurisdiction over Mauritania (1978), Cape Verde Islands (1984) and Guinea-Bissau (1989). With the last of its territories gone this left Senegal alone hence the National Spiritual Assembly of Senegal was formed with its seat in Dakar.	National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Guinea Bissau; Dakar; Senegal	first NSA Guinea-Bissau
1989 Ridván	The Local Spiritual Assembly of 'Ishqábád (now Ashgabat, Turkmenistan) was re-formed after a lapse of 61 years, the first local assembly to be formed in the Soviet Union. [AWH73; VV111]	Local Spiritual Assembly; Ashgabat; Turkmenistan; Soviet Union; Russia	first Local Spiritual Assembly to in the former Soviet Union.
1989 Ridván	The Universal House of Justice reported that nearly half a million people had became Bahá'ís in the past year. [AWH60]	Statistics
1989 May	Nearly 880 people became Bahá'ís in Guyana. [BINS202:8]	Mass conversion; Guyana
1989 May	The Olinga Teaching Project was launched in Fiji, resulting in over a thousand people becoming Bahá'ís. [BINS204:3]	Mass conversion; Fiji
1989 6 May	The Bahá'í World Centre received one of six awards given by the Council for a "Beautiful Israel" in a ceremony in Jerusalem. [BINS199:2]	- Bahá'í World Centre; Awards; Jerusalem, Israel; - Bahá'í World Centre
1989 25 Jun	The Universal House of Justice said in a message it was timely for the knowledge of the Bahá'í Faith to be disseminated on the mainland of China as quickly as possible. [PH80] Also see [SWvol13no7pg185; VV104]	Universal House of Justice; China
1989 Jul - Aug	Five European Regional 'Peace Moves' Youth Conferences were held in different parts of the continent.	Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; Peace; - Europe
1989 1 – 2 Jul	The first European Bahá'í Women's Conference was held at De Poort Conference Centre, the Netherlands. [BINS203:2]	Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Women; - Conferences, International; De Poort, Netherlands; - First conferences; Groesbeek; Netherlands; - Europe	first European Bahá’í Women’s Conference
1989 3 Jul	The passing of Bobbie Cowan in Invermere, BC. [AC297]	Bobbie Cowan; In Memoriam; Births and deaths; Invermere, BC; British Columbia, Canada; Canada
1989 Jul	Sean Hinton, the first Bahá'í to reside in Mongolia, was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh by the Universal House of Justice.	Sean Hinton; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Mongolia	first Bahá’í to reside in Mongolia
1989 5 Jul	Dr Ugo Giachery (b. 13 May, 1896, Palermo, Sicily), Hand of the Cause of God, passed away while on a visit to Western Samoa. [BINS204:1; VV123] He died while visiting Samoa and was interred on the mountainside at Tiapapata, Apia, in view of the Pacific Ocean. His funeral service was attended by by His Highness Malietoa Tanumafili II, the Prime Minister of Samoa, four Ministers of Cabinet, four Counsellors, five Auxiliary Board members, representatives of six national communities of the Pacific, and over two hundred believers from many parts of the country. [LoF241) For the cable of the Universal House of Justice see BINS204:1. Shoghi Effendi had appointed him among the first contingent on the 24th of December, 1951. [MoCxxiii] Wikipedia For a short biography see LoF223-242. See Bahá'í Chronicles.	Ugo Giachery; - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Births and deaths; In Memoriam; Hands of the Cause, First Contingent; Tiapapata; Apia, Samoa; Samoa
1989 10 Jul	The Universal House of Justice issued statement on literacy. [AWH142-3]	Universal House of Justice; Literacy; - Statements
1989 23 Jul	The first meeting of Bahá'í women in Mauritius took place at the Bahá'í Institute. [BINS215:6]	Mauritius	first meeting of Bahá’í women in Mauritius
1989 Aug	Forty Bahá'ís from Réunion, Mauritius, Seychelles and France joined a teaching campaign in Madagascar during which 724 people become Bahá'ís. [BINS217:4]	Mass conversion; Madagascar
1989 Aug	The first Mongolian to become a Bahá'í, Ms Oyundelger, a 22-year-old English-language pupil of Sean Hinton, enrolled in Ulaan Baator. [VV101]	First Bahá'ís by country or area; Sean Hinton; Ulaan Baatar; Mongolia	first Bahá’í in Mongolia
1989 3 Aug	The first Latvian resident in Latvia to become a Bahá'í, Lilita Postaza, a renowned tapestry artist, enrolled after visiting the Bahá'í temple in India.	Lilita Postaza; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Delhi; Lotus temple; First Bahá'ís by country or area; Latvia	first Latvian Bahá'í resident in Latvia
1989 27 Aug	The Universal House of Justice sent a message offering clarification on the subject of the Nineteen Day Feast. [Universal House of Justice 27 August, 1989, AWH192-4]	Nineteen Day Feast; - Bahá'í World Centre
1989 (Summer)	The founding of the Maxwell International Bahá'í School. It was a co-ed Bahá'í school located on Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada. It offered day students and boarding students from many parts of the world instruction from grades 7-12. Its educational philosophy was based on the principles of the Bahá'í Faith. The school was opened in a ceremony with guest of honour Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum (Mary Maxwell, daughter of May and Sutherland) and wife of the Bahá'í Faith's Guardian, Shoghi Effendi). A tree was planted in dedication to the opening of the school. In the early 2006-2007 school year, the school board decided to drop "Bahá'í" from its name, changing it to "Maxwell International School". The school closed on its 20th anniversary in 2008. [Wiki]	Maxwell International School, Canada; - Bahá'í inspired schools; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Maxwell International School, Canada; Shawnigan Lake, BC; British Columbia, Canada; Canada
1989 Sep	The Bahá'í Office of the Environment was established as part of the Bahá'í International Community in New York. [AWH75; VV54, 106]	Bahá'í Office of the Environment; Environment; Bahá'í International Community; New York, USA; USA
1989 16 – 17 Sep	Bahá'ís in Liechtenstein mounted a display of Bahá'í books and an exhibition at an international festival for peace, justice and the preservation of creation held in Balzers, the first time they have been allowed to have a booth or stand of any kind in public. [BINS209:8]	Exhibitions; Firsts, other; Liechtenstein	first pubic display booth or stand Liechtenstein
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