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1992 May
199-		 A series of postage stamps overprinted with 'Bahá'í Holy Year' was released by the postal service in Guyana. [BW92–3:122] Stamps (philately); Holy Years; Guyana
1992 29 May
199-		 A statement titled Bahá'u'lláh was published by the office of the Bahá'í International Community Office of Public Information in New York marking the centenary of the passing of Bahá'u'lláh. It was bound as a booklet and given wide distribution in many national communities.

The statement was formally released at a press conference in Bombay, India by Hassan Sabri. [VV126]

Bahá'u'lláh (statement); Historical overviews by Central Figures or BWC; Bahá'í International Community; Office of Public Information; Hassan Sabri; * Bahaullah (chronology); * Bahá'u'lláh; - Statements; * Publications; Mumbai, India; India
1992 Apr 27
199-		 After a ten-year struggle, the Faith's legal Chinese name in Taiwan was changed from 'Ta Tong Giao' (Religion of Great Harmony), used for 70 years, to the 'Bahá'í Faith'. [BINS271:6] Recognition (legal); Taiwan
1992 21 Apr
199-		 After a three year teaching project in Guyana the Bahá'í population reached some 6% of the population. [Ridván Message 1992] Teaching; Statistics; Guyana
1992 15 Sep
199-		 Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum was officially invited to open the Exhibition of Bahá'í Manuscripts at the British Museum in London. [VV134] Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Exhibitions of Bahá'í manuscripts and relics; British Museum and British Library; London, England; United Kingdom
1992 (In the year)
199-		 Bahá'í literature was available in over 800 languages. [CoB372] Statistics; * Translation
1992 1 - 14 Jun
199-		 Bahá'ís from many countries participated in the United Nations Conference on the Environment (UNCED), known as the Earth Summit, and the Global Forum for non-governmental organizations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [BINS272:1–3; BW92–3:124; VV110]
  • The Bahá'í International Community delegation was extremely active in the Global Forum, promoting a holistic approach in negotiations on the Earth Charter; as well, it was the only religious nongovernmental organization to make a statement to the Summit's plenary session.
  • For a report of the Bahá'í involvement at the Earth Summit see BW92–3:177–89.
  • For the text of the statement of' the Bahá'í International Community read at the plenary session see BW92–3:191–2.
  • For pictures see BW92–3:179, 183, 186.
    		•  Earth Summit; United Nations Summits; United Nations conferences; United Nations; Environment; Bahá'í International Community; - BIC statements; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Brazil
    1992 Apr – May
    199-    		 Fifteen people became Bahá'ís in Barentsburg, Spitzbergen. [BINS271:4–5] Barentsburg, Norway; Svalbard, Norway
    1992 19 - 22 Jun
    199-    		 Graduation ceremonies were held for the thirty-eight members of the first graduating class of the Maxwell International Bahá'í School. More than seven hundred participated in the ceremonies. ["Maxwell Eagle" Sep/Oct 1992 Vol IV no. 1 page 1] Maxwell International School, Canada; - Bahá'í inspired schools; British Columbia, Canada; Canada
    1992 28 May
    199-    		 Ibsen Valls Pinheiro, President of the Federal Chamber of Deputies of Brazil, opened a special session of the Chamber called to observe the Centenary of the Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh, attended by 45 federal deputies. [BINS271:2; BW92–3:121]
  • For picture see BW92–3:122. Note: VV133 says this was 29 May.
    		•  Ibsen Valls Pinheiro; Bahá'u'lláh, Ascension of; Centenaries; Brazil
    1992 30 Sep
    199-    		 In its message to all National Spiritual Assemblies introducing the Three Year Plan (1993-1996) the Universal House of Justice reiterated the seven objectives that describe the interacting processes that must advance simultaneously over many decades. They were:
    1. Carrying the healing Message of Bahá'u'lláh to the generality of mankind;
    2. Greater involvement of the Faith in the life of human society;
    3. A worldwide increase in the translation, production, distribution and use of Bahá'í literature;
    4. Further acceleration in the process of the maturation of local and national Bahá'í communities;
    5. Greater attention to universal participation and the spiritual enrichment of individual believers;
    6. A wider extension of Bahá'í family life; and
    7. The pursuit of projects of social and economic development in well-established Bahá'í communities. [Message from the Universal House of Justice dated 30 September, 1992    		 Three Year Plan (1993-1996); - Bahá'í World Centre
    1992 Ridván
    199-    		 In the Ridván Message 1992 it was announced that the National Spiritual Assembly of Sikkim would by absorbed in the Indian community. National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Sikkim, India
    1992 (In the year)
    199-    		 Prime Minister Hamilton Green of Guyana made a formal state visit to the temple in Wilmette. [Bahá'í Newsreel Vol. 3 number 2; VV133] - Prime Ministers; Hamilton Green; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Wilmette; Prominent visitors; Guyana; Wilmette, IL; United States (USA)
    1992 25 Oct – 11 Nov
    199-    		 Prince Alfred von Lichtenstein toured ten cities in Japan delivering memorial lectures celebrating the centenary of the Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW92–3:132] Prince Alfred von Lichtenstein; Centenaries; Bahá'u'lláh, Ascension of; Japan
    1992 Apr 20
    199-    		 The Six Year Plan was successfully completed. [BW20p115]
  • For the major accomplishments of the Plan see AWH97–102, 187–8 and VV126.
  • The Faith was represented in every country. 1.5 million enrolled during the Plan. [Ridván Message 1992]
  • With more that 5 million people enrolled, Bahá'ís lived in 217 independent countries, territories and islands representing 2,112 tribes, minorities and ethnic groups. [Ridván Message 1992] [VV126]
  • Literature was translated into 802 languages and tribal tongues. [Ridván Message 1992] [VV126]
  • The proclamation of the Faith entered a new phase from the proclamation of 1967 in commemoration of Bahá'u'lláh's proclamation to the kings to the opportunities offered by the Iránian revolution in 1979 to the distribution of The Promise of World Peace.
  • The dedication of the House of Worship in New Delhi.
  • The emergence of the Faith from obscurity.
  • The increase in the number of projects of social and economic development.
  • The involvement of youth in the service to the Faith. The concept of the "year of service" was initiated.
  • The advances in the consolidation of the Bahá'í administrative as marked by the improvement in internal development and the collaborative efforts of its two arms.
  • The inauguration of the great building projects on Mount Carmel.
    		•  Six Year Plan (1986-1992); Youth, Year of service; - Teaching Plans
    1992
    199-    		 The annotated English translation of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas was published. [KAIV; VV142]
  • Note: The date of copyright is 1992 but the book was not available until Ridván 1993.
    		•  Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); * Translation; * Publications; - Bahá'í World Centre
    1992 Ridván
    199-    		 The announcement by the Universal House of Justice that the Law of Ḥuqúqu'lláh was to be in effect for the members of the entire world community. Prior to this time, it was only binding on the Eastern believers, regardless of where they lived. [Ridván Message, AWH106, 175, BW92–3:28, CBN Jan91 p2] Huququllah, Basic timeline; Huqúqu'lláh; - Gradual implementation of laws; Laws; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); - Basic timeline, Expanded; - Bahá'í World Centre; - Worldwide; Haifa, Israel
    1992 3 – 6 Feb
    199-    		 The Association of Bahá'í Publishers and Distributors was established at a Bahá'í Publishers' Conference in Oakham, England, with its headquarters in the Netherlands. [BINS273:4-5; VV71] - Publishing Trusts; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Other; Oakham, England; United Kingdom; Netherlands
    1992 22 – 23 Nov
    199-    		 The Bahá'í Faith was mentioned in the media of Mozambique for the first time with three write-ups in Notices, the only newspaper in Maputo, and announcements on Radio Maputo and Radio Mozambique. [BINS292:7] Media (communication); Maputo, Mozambique; Mozambique
    1992 17 Sep
    199-    		 The Bahá'í Professional Society of Hong Kong was inaugurated. [BINS292:8; BW92–3:129] Bahá'í associations; Hong Kong
    1992 5 Jun
    199-    		 The Bahá'í Vocational Institute for Rural Women, a non-profit education project based in Indore, India, was one of 74 individuals and institutions presented with the United Nations Environment Programme 'Global 500' award in Rio de Janeiro. [BINS272:5; BW92–3:125; VV110]
  • For picture see BW92–3:183.
    		•  Bahá'í Vocational Institute for Rural Women, India; Women; Social and economic development; United Nations; Environment; Awards; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Brazil; Indore, India; India
    1992 May 29
    199-    		 The Centenary of the Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh was commemorated at the Guardian's Resting Place in London. Shoghi Effendi, Resting place of (London); Centenaries; Bahá'u'lláh, Ascension of; London, England; United Kingdom
    1992 May 29
    199-    		 The Chamber of Deputies of the government of Brazil paid homage to Bahá'u'lláh. [Bahá'í Newsreel Volume 3 Number 2] [UHJMessage 30Mar92]
  • The tribute to Bahá'u'lláh was paid at a plenary session of that body and following that session members joined Post Office officials in the formal launching of a commemorative postage stamp. [VV133]
    		•  Bahá'u'lláh, Ascension of; Holy Years; Stamps (philately); Brazil
    1992 May 29
    199-    		 The Commemoration of the Centenary of the Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh at Bahjí and the walk from the German Settlement to the Shrine of the Báb, the circumambulation of the Shrine and the walk to the Seat of the Universal House of Justice for the viewing of a projected portrait of Bahá'u'lláh, and a candle-lit programme of prayers and readings. The 3 a.m. observances circled the globe in some 71,000 localities with prayers and readings beginning in the Eastern Pacific Ocean time zone and going west. At 1PM in the Seat of the Universal House of Justice, there was a viewing of the passport photo of Bahá'u'lláh taken in 1868. [BINS271:1–2; BW92–3:96–7; VV129–30, SDSC367-368]
  • For the tribute to Bahá'u'lláh by the Universal House of Justice see BW92–3:31–6.
  • For pictures see BINS271:10 and VV129, 130.
    		•  Bahá'u'lláh, Shrine of (Bahjí); Báb, Shrine of (Haifa); Centenaries; Bahá'u'lláh, Ascension of; Holy days; - Bahá'í World Centre; - Bahá'í World Centre
    1992 (In the year)
    199-    		 The establishment of the Bahá'í Chair for Peace at the University of Maryland in the United States. The mission of the Bahá'í Chair for Peace, in part, was to develop alternatives to the violent resolution of conflict, promote global education and spiritual awareness, and reflect the beliefs of the Bahá'í world community in building a global society. Suheil Bushrui held the chair from 1992 until 2005. [BWNS282] Bahá'í Chair for World Peace; University of Maryland; Maryland, USA; United States (USA)
    1992 Sep
    199-    		 The establishment of the Townshend International School situated in the heart of Europe in Hluboká, South Bohemia, Czech Republic.
  • This private, non-affiliated, co-educational high school, accredited by the Ministry of Education with English as the teaching language, is a non-profit project and sponsors a number of students from its host country. [TIS Web Site]
    		•  Townshend International School, Czech Republic; - Bahá'í inspired schools; Hluboka, Czech Republic; Bohemia, Czech Republic; Czech Republic
    1992 7 Apr
    199-    		 The establishment of Unity Publishing, an independent, registered publishing company in St. Petersburg, Russia. At the National Convention in May of 1992, Unity Publishing sponsored a translation seminar. [from their brochure] iiiii - Publishing; St. Petersburg, Russia; Russia
    1992 24 – 28 Oct
    199-    		 The first Bahá'í Autumn School of Central Asia was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, attended by more than 200 Bahá'ís and many others. [BINS284:2] Autumn schools; Firsts, other; Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; Kyrgyzstan; Central Asia
    1992 Ridván
    199-    		 The first Bahá'í Local Spiritual Assembly was elected in Zagreb. [BWNS1506] Local Spiritual Assembly, formation; Zagreb, Croatia; Croatia
    1992 23 – 29 Aug
    199-    		 The first Bahá'í summer school to be held in Croatia took place in Pula, Istria, attended by a hundred Bahá'ís from nine countries. [BINS278:2; BINS287:10] First summer and winter schools; Pula, Croatia; Istria, Croatia; Croatia first Bahá'í summer school to be held in Croatia
    1992 25 - 27 Sep
    199-    		 The first Bahá'í Youth Conference of Lithuania took places in Kaunas, attended by 32 Bahá'ís. [BINS281:1] Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; Kaunas, Lithuania; Lithuania First Bahá'í Youth Conference of Lithuania
    1992 April
    199-    		 The first Bahá'í Youth School of Romania was held in Curtea de Arges, attended by 60 Bahá'ís. [BINS269:5] Curtea de Arges, Romania; Romania first Bahá'í Youth School of Romania .
    1992 4 – 5 Apr
    199-    		 The first Children's Festival and Family Conference of Turkey was held in Cankaya, Ankara. [BINS269:5–6] Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Children; Conferences, Marriage and Family; - First conferences; Çankaya, Turkey; Ankara, Turkey; Turkey first Children's Festival and Family Conference of Turkey
    1992 2 – 5 Jan
    199-    		 The first European Conference on Bahá'í Activities in Universities was held in Brno, Czechoslovakia. [BINS263:2]
  • BINS290:2 gives a second report of this event, incorrectly implying it was held in January 1993.
    		•  Conferences, Bahá'í; - Conferences, International; Conferences, Other; Universities; Brno, Czechoslovakia; Czech Republic; - Europe first European Conference on Bahá'í Activities in Universities
    1992 7 Mar
    199-    		 The first local spiritual assembly in Eastern Germany was formed in Erfurt. [BINS267:3] Local Spiritual Assembly; Erfurt, Germany; Germany
    1992 Ridván
    199-    		 The first local spiritual assembly in Mongolia was formed in Ulaan Baatar. [BINS269:4]
  • The local assembly was understood to have been formed in the spring of 1991 but this was found to have been a mistake.
    		•  LSA; Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia; Mongolia first local spiritual assembly in Mongolia is formed in Ulaan Baatar
    1992 26 – 30 Dec
    199-    		 The first National Bahá'í Winter School of Bulgaria was held in Lovech, attended by 130 Bahá'ís. [BINS286:1–2] Winter schools; First summer and winter schools; Lovech, Bulgaria; Bulgaria
    1992 21 – 23 Aug
    199-    		 The first National Summer School of Bulgaria was held in Stara Zagora, attended by 75 people. [BINS278:1–2] Summer schools; First summer and winter schools; Stara Zagora, Bulgaria; Bulgaria first National Summer School of Bulgaria.
    1992 10 – 11 Jan
    199-    		 The first teaching conference of Croatia and Slovenia was held in Kranj. [BINS263:1–2] Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - First conferences; Kranj, Slovenia; Croatia; Slovenia first teaching conference of Croatia and Slovenia
    1992 Jan
    199-    		 The first teaching conference of Southern Yugoslavia was held, attended by 40 Bahá'ís representing 12 nationalities. [BINS264:8] Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - First conferences; Yugoslavia first teaching conference of Southern Yugoslavia
    1992 Ridván
    199-    		 The formation of a Regional Spiritual Assembly for Ukraine, Belarus (Bielarus as it was spelled then) and Moldova with the seat in Kyiv. [CBN Jan92 p2, CBN Jan91 pg2, BW92–3:119; VV121] National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Ukraine; Belarus; Moldova; Kyiv, Ukraine
    1992 Ridván
    199-    		 The formation of the National Assembly of Angola. [CBN Jan92 p2, BINS270:4; BW92–3:119, VV120-1] National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Angola
    1992 Ridván
    199-    		 The former National Spiritual Assembly of the USSR with its seat in Moscow became the Regional Spiritual Assembly of Russia, Georgia and Armenia. [CBN Jan92 p2, CBN Jan91 pg2, BW92–3:119; VV121] National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Russia; Georgia; Armenia
    1992 Ridván
    199-    		 The government of Trinidad and Tobago issued a postage stamp in recognition of the Bahá'í Holy Year. [BW92–3:119; VV133]
  • For picture see BW92–3:121.
    		•  Stamps (philately); Holy Years; Trinidad and Tobago
    1992 20 Sep
    199-    		 The Landegg International University was formally registered by the cantonal and federal authorities of Switzerland as a private university. The evolution into a full-fledged university had been a gradual process. The 31-acre property overlooking Lake Constance had been acquired in 1982 by the Landegg International Foundation and operated under the aegis of the Bahá'í community of Switzerland which undertook the renovation of its main buildings and established it as a conference center. In the mid-1990s, it was decided that Landegg's role as a centre of learning should become formalized, and Landegg's functions were transferred to an independent board, whose charter stated that the university would be operated as an independent university directed by an international governing board. [One Country Jul-Oct 2001; One Country Oct-Dec 1997; BWNS138]

    A decision was taken to close the institution at the end of 2003 due to financial difficulties. By the time of its closing 1,116 students had earned degrees or graduate certificates from Landegg International University. [Bahaipedia]

    Dr. Hossain Danesh was the Rector of Landegg Academy from 1994. [H.B.Danesh/biography]

    		Landegg International University; Hossain Danesh; Wienacht, Switzerland; Switzerland
    1992 1 Feb
    199-    		 The Local Spiritual Assembly of Zanzibar Island was formed. [BINS267:6]
  • This is the first administrative body on the island since the revolution of 12 January 1964. [BINS267:6]
    		•  Local Spiritual Assembly; Zanzibar, Tanzania
    1992 18 Mar
    199-    		 The martyrdom of Mr. Bahman Samandari in the Evin prison in Tehran. Mr. Samandari was executed with no advance notice and in the absence of due process. A 52 year-old businessman from a distinguished Bahá'í family, he was buried secretly on 20 March 1992 and his family was not notified until 5 April 1992. This was the first execution in three and one-half years. It belied the public position taken by the Iránian government that the Bahá'ís were not being persecuted for their religious beliefs. [AWH118-9; VV126; Iranwire 22 Apr 2022] * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; Evin Prison; Bahman Samandari; Tehran, Iran; Iran
    1992 9 Jul
    199-    		 The National Post Office of Panama issued a commemorative envelope to mark the centenary of the Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW92–3:127]
  • For picture see BW92–3:127.
    		• Centenaries; Bahá'u'lláh, Ascension of; Stamps (philately); Panama
    1992 Ridván
    199-    		 The National Spiritual Assembly of Albania was formed with its seat in Tirana. [CBN Jan92 p2, BINS270:3–4; BW92–3:119; VV121] National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Tirana, Albania; Albania
    1992 Ridván
    199-    		 The National Spiritual Assembly of Azerbaijan was re-formed after half a century of prohibition and persecution. The seat was in Baku. [BINS270:4; BW92–3:119; VV121] National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Bandar Anzali, Iran; Azerbaijan
    1992 Ridván
    199-    		 The National Spiritual Assembly of Bulgaria was formed with its seat in Sofia. [CBN Jan92 p2, BINS270:1; BW92–3:119; VV121; Nation Website]
  • The National Convention was attended by long-time pioneer to the country, Annemarie Kruger, the granddaughter of Dr August Forel.
  • For picture see BINS279:9.
    		•  National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Sofia, Bulgaria; Bulgaria
    1992 Ridván
    199-    		 The National Spiritual Assembly of Greenland was formed with was seat in Nuuk. About 35 to 40 people attended the inaugural Convention. [BINS270:3; BW92–3:119; VV121, CBN Jan92 p2; Bahaipedia] National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Nuuk, Greenland; Greenland
    1992 Ridván
    199-    		 The National Spiritual Assembly of Hungary was formed with its seat in Budapest. [BINS270:2–1; BW92–3:119; VV121] National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Budapest, Hungary; Hungary
    1992 Ridván
    199-    		 The National Spiritual Assembly of Niger was re-formed after a 14-year interruption. [CBN Jan92 p2, BINS270:5; BW92–3:119; VV121; BW86-92p169] National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Niger
    1992 Ridván
    199-    		 The National Spiritual Assembly of Poland was formed with its seat in Warsaw. [CBN Jan92 p2, BINS270:2; BW92–3:119; VV121] National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Warsaw, Poland; Poland
    1992 Ridván
    199-    		 The National Spiritual Assembly of the Congo Republic was reformed after 14 years suspension of the Bahá'í Faith. [CBN Jan92 p2, BINS270:5; BW92–3:119; VV121; BW86-92p169]
  • For picture see BINS275:7.
    		•  National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Congo, Democratic Republic of
    1992 27 Jul
    199-    		 The National Spiritual Assembly of Tonga broadcasted the first of its weekly 30-minute television programmes. [BINS281:5] Television; Tonga
    1992 18 Jun
    199-    		 The passing of Counsellor Isobel Sabri, (b. 19 July, 1924) member of the International Teaching Centre, in England. She was born in California in 1924. Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada to all Local Spiritual Assemblies dated the 16th of October 1992. [VV124]
  • She was buried at the New Southgate Cemetery
  • Find a grave
  • See Bahaipedia for the message of condolence from the Universal House of Justice.
    		•  Counsellors; Isobel Sabri; International Teaching Centre, Members of; - In Memoriam; - Births and deaths; California, USA; United States (USA); United Kingdom; Biography
    1992 17 Oct
    199-    		 The passing of Helen Hornby, compiler of Lights of Guidance (1) and Lights of Guidance (2). Helen Hornby; - In Memoriam; Biography
    1992 28 Jul
    199-    		 The passing of Léa Nys (b. 27 December 1910 in Brussels). She was the first to accept the Faith in Belgium and she served on the first National Spiritual Assembly from 1962 to 1965 and so participated in the election of the first Universal House of Justice. In addition, she served on the Auxiliary Board and represented the Bahá'í International Community at UN conferences. Léa Nys travelled extensively to teach the Cause. [BW In Memoriam p5-8] - In Memoriam; Brussels, Belgium; Belgium; Biography
    1992 2 Sep
    199-    		 The passing of Shirin Fozdar (b. 1 March 1905 in Bombay (now Mumbai)) in Singapore. She was an Indian Bahá'í of Zoroastrian descent who was, along with her husband Dr. K. M. Fozdar, the first Bahá'í pioneers to Singapore in 1950. She was an inaugural member of the National Spiritual Assembly of South East Asia elected in Djakarta in 1957.

    Shirin Fozdar was also notable for her work for women's rights founding the Singapore Council of Women which was responsible for the passing of the Women's Charter in the Singaporean Parliament in 1961.

    The Singapore Management University implemented The Shirin Fozdar Program in 2009. It has a scholarship and an annual lecture as well as community service projects. [Bahaipedia; Singapore Memory]

  • See the video Shirin Fozdar-a Bahá'í and a Champion of Women's Rights.
  • See Bahá'í Blog 20 February 2022.
    		• Shirin Fozdar; - In Memoriam; Mumbai, India; Singapore; Biography
    1992 (In the year)
    199-    		 The publication of the book entitled The Ministry of the Custodians 1957-1963: An Account of the Stewardship of the Hands of the Cause was published by the Bahá'í World Centre. [VV122] - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Custodians; Ministry of The Custodians (book); * Publications; - Bahá'í World Centre
    1992 (In the year)
    199-    		 The publication of the statement entitled "Bahá'u'lláh", prepared by the Office of Public Information at the Bahá'í World Centre. The statement was formally released at a press conference in Bombay, India by Hassan Sabri. [VV126]
  • For the text see BW92–93:47–94.
    		•  Bahá'u'lláh (statement); Office of Public Information; Hassan Sabri; * Bahaullah (chronology); * Bahá'u'lláh; - Statements; * Publications; Mumbai, India; India
    1992 Ridván
    199-    		 The Regional Spiritual Assembly of Central Asia (comprising of the Republics of Kazakhstan, Kirgizia, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) was formed with its seat in Ashkhabad. [BINS270:4-5; BW92–93:119; BW94–95:29; CBN Jan92 p2, VV121] National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Kazakhstan; Kirgizia, Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; Ashgabat
    1992 Ridván
    199-    		 The Regional Spiritual Assembly of the Baltic States (Latvia and Lithuania and Estonia) was formed with its seat in Tallinn. [BINS270:2; BW92–3:119, CBN Jan92 p2, VV121]
  • For picture see BINS282:9.
    		•  National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Tallinn, Estonia; Baltic States First NSA Baltic States
    1992 Ridván
    199-    		 The Second Holy Year commenced. [Ridván 1992; AWH40, 90, 95–6; BW92–3:20; VV127, 133]
  • For the purpose of the Holy Year see AWH96–7, 107–9 and BW92–93:20, 29–30.
  • For the significance of Holy Year see BW92–3:95–6, AWH107-109.
  • From the Ridván Message...
      The Faith of Bahá'u'lláh is represented in every country on earth. The sudden change in the political climate, no doubt by intervention of God's Major Plan, opened vast regions to the penetration of the divine teachings, primarily in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries. The opportunities created by this change made possible the settlement of Knights of Bahá'u'lláh in the last virgin territories that remained from Shoghi Effendi's Ten Year World Crusade. They also impelled the launching at Ridván 1990 of the subsidiary Two Year Plan for those regions. This supplementary Plan was a spectacular success, not only in terms of expansion in the many countries involved, but also in the diversity of the strata represented by the new believers in these countries, in the volume and variety of Bahá'í literature published and in the array of Bahá'í institutions established during that short time. The Bahá'í world was highly stimulated by these developments, and a number of countries elsewhere recorded significant successes in the teaching work…
    		• Holy Years; Centenaries; Statistics; - Teaching Plans; Two Year Subsidiary Plan
    1992 23 – 26 Nov
    199-    		 The Second World Congress was held in New York City to commemorate the centenary of the passing of Bahá'u'lláh and the completion of the Six Year Plan. It was attended by some 28,000 Bahá'ís from some 180 countries. [BBD240; VV136-141; BW92-93p95-102, 136]
  • Nine auxiliary conferences were held in Buenos Aires, Sydney, New Delhi, Nairobi, Panama City, Bucharest, Moscow, Apia and Singapore. [BINS283:3-4]
  • For pictures see [BINS283:9-10], [BW92-3p100] and [VV136-141]
  • "New York will become a blessed spot from which the call to steadfastness in the Covenant and Testament of God will go forth to every part of the world." - 'Abdu'l-Bahá [AWH77-8 90-1 105-6]
  • On the 25th of November a concert was held in Carnegie Hall as a birthday tribute to Dizzy Gillespie called "Celebrating the Bahá'í Vision of World Peace". [VV141]
  • On the 26th of November Bahá'ís around the world were linked together by a live satellite broadcast serving the second Bahá'í World Congress, the nine auxiliary conferences and the Bahá'í World Centre and it was received by those with access to satellite dish antennas. [BINS283:1–5, 8; BINS286:10; BINS287:4]
  • For the message of the Universal House of Justice read on the satellite link see BW92–3:37–4.
  • For accounts of personal experiences by some of the attendees see In the Eyes of His Beloved Servants: The Second Bahá'í World Congress and Holy Year by J. Michael Kafes.
  • The film, 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Mission to America, made by Elizabeth Martin, was prepared for the World Congress program and also used in the Theme Pavilion. [HNWE45]
    		• Conferences, Bahá'í; Bahá'í World Congress, Second (1992); Carnegie Hall, New York; Centenaries; Bahá'u'lláh, Ascension of; Dizzy Gillespie; - Basic timeline, Expanded; - Film; `Abdu'l-Bahá: Mission to America (film); Elizabeth Martin; New York, USA; United States (USA); Buenos Aires, Argentina; Argentina; Sydney, Australia; Australia; New Delhi, India; India; Nairobi, Kenya; Kenya; Panama; Bucharest, Romania; Romania; Moscow, Russia; Russia; Apia, Samoa; Samoa; Singapore
    1992 Dec
    199-    		 The Universal House of Justice announced its decision to establish an Office for the Advancement of Women at the headquarters of the Bahá'í International Community in New York. Support for UN efforts to improve the status of women, which had been carried out for twenty years by the United Nations Office, continued uninterrupted under the auspices of this new office. At annual sessions of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, statements addressed appropriate topics on the agenda, such as partnership between women and men, the status of girl children, the participation of women in decision making, partnership for development, and the human rights of women. [VV29; 54; BIC Document #: 95-0228; BW92–3:136]
  • The Office for the Advancement of Women officially opened its doors on the 26th of May, 1993. [BINS296:2; BW93–4:83–9; VV29] For pictures see BW93–4:83, 86.
    		• Bahá'í International Community; Women; Office for the Advancement of Women; Social and economic development; - BIC statements; New York, USA; United States (USA)
    1992 27 – 30 May
    199-    		 Three thousand Bahá'ís representing approximately 200 countries and territories, gathered at the Bahá'í World Centre to mark the Centenary of the Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh. [BINS271:1–2; BW92–3, 96–8, 121]

    On the 27th (or 28th) of May...the gathering of one hundred thirteen Knights of Bahá'u'lláh along with 19 representatives of every National Spiritual Assembly (165) and 9 representatives of every territory without a National Spiritual Assembly (40-50) at Bahjí in commemoration of the ascension of Bahá'u'lláh (some 3,000 persons). The original scroll bearing the Roll of Honour of the Knights of Bahá'u'lláh was placed by Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum in a chamber at the entrance door of the inner sanctuary of the Most Holy Shrine. [AWH90, 105; VV128; BW92-3p98; BINS271:1; Message 7 June 1992]

  • See the Roll of Honour online at Knights of Bahá'u'lláh.
  • For pictures see VV127-8, BINS271:9-10, BW92–3:97.
    		• Bahá'u'lláh, Ascension of; Bahá'u'lláh, Shrine of (Bahjí); Roll of Honour; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Holy days; Centenaries; - Basic timeline, Expanded; - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel
    1992 25 Mar
    199-    		 William Benard Sears, (b.28 Mar 1911), Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Tucson, Arizona. He was buried in East Lawn Palms Cemetery and Mortuary Tucson, Arizona. [BINS267; VV124]
  • Shoghi Effendi had appointed him among the third contingent on the 2nd of October, 1957. [MoCxxiii]
  • Find a grave.
  • See LoFp496-506 for a short biography.
  • He was the author of several books:
    • All Flags Flying, The NSA of South and West Africa, (1958)
    • A Cry from the Heart: The Bahá'ís of Iran, George Ronald, (1982)
    • God Love Laughter, George Ronald, (1960 and multiple re-prints)
    • The Prisoner and the Kings, General Publishing Company, (1971)
    • Release the Sun, Bahá'í Publishing Trust, (1957)
    • Thief in the Night or The Strange Case of the Missing Millennium, Talisman Books, (1961 and multiple re-prints
    • The Wine of Astonishment, George Ronald, (1963 and multiple re-prints)
    • The Flame; The Story of Lua, (with Robert Quigley), George Ronald, (1972) [Collins7.2354-79]
    		• - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; - Births and deaths; William Sears; - In Memoriam; Hands of the Cause, Third Contingent; Tucson, AZ; Arizona, USA; United States (USA); Biography
    1992 April
    199-    		 With a world population 5.48 billion, the American Bahá'í population was 110,000 in more than 7000 communities. [From a press release by the American National Office dated the 28th of May, 1993] Statistics; United States (USA)
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