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| 1990 23 May |
The work started on the project to reinforce and extend the main terrace of the Shrine of the Báb. This was the initial step in the work to have the Terraces extend from the foot of the ridge of the mountain. [Ridván Message 1992, AWH83, 102]
The architect for the Terraces project was Fariburz Sahba. |
Terraces; Arc project; Báb, Shrine of; Fariborz Sahba; - Bahá'í World Centre; Akka, Israel; Haifa, Israel; Israel; - Bahá'í World Centre |
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| 1990 22 May |
The nations of Northern Yemen and Marxist Southern Yemen united to become the Republic of Yemen with Ali Abdullah Saleh, a former a conservative military leader, as President. Saleh had served as President of North Yemen for 12 years until then.
Ali Salim al-Beidh, a Soviet-trained southern army commander, was chosen as Vice President. Mr. Beidh, had ruled Southern Yemen when it was a Marxist state. A unification of the two countries' political and economic systems was to take place over 30 months. In that time, a unified parliament was formed and a unity constitution was agreed upon, however, tensions between North and South continued with sporadic fighting.
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Yemen, Recent history; Yemen |
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| 1990 18 - 20 May |
The first of seven European women's conferences sponsored by the Continental Board of Counsellors was held in Iskenderun, Turkey. [BINS230:1] |
Conferences, Women; Conferences, Bahá'í; Counsellors; Iskenderun; Turkey |
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| 1990 May |
The US Senate unanimously adopted a concurrent resolution condemning Irán's continued repression of the Bahá'ís calling for their complete emancipation. This was the fourth congressional appeal. [VV60] |
United States Senate; Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; USA; Iran |
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