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1969 29 Dec - 1970 2 Jan 196- |
The First Pacific Area Bahá'í Youth Conference took place in Apia, Western Samoa. [BW15:329–30]
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Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; - Conferences, International; - First conferences; Youth; Apia, Samoa; Samoa; Oceania | First Pacific Area Bahá’í Youth Conference |
1969 12 Nov 196- |
The world premiere of the film A New Wind, written and directed by George C Stoney and distributed by the Public Information Committee of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. The National Spiritual
Assembly approved an initial
showing of the film in forty cities and
ten colleges across the United States. A second premiere showing of the film
was on World Religion Day, January 18th, 1970, in forty different cities
and ten different colleges.
The film shows scenes from the Holy Land, as well as Bahá'í communities in India, Japan and in the United States, depicting Bahá'ís in their gatherings and firesides, in their daily lives and personal activities. It demonstrates the unity in diversity so characteristic of the Faith and portrays, in twenty- eight minutes of screen time, the spirit and scope of a fast-growing worldwide religious community. [National Bahá'í Review Issue 21 September 1969 p10; National Bahá'í Review Issue 23 November 1961 p13; National Bahá'í Review Issue 47 November 1972 p2] |
- Film; A New Wind (film); George Stoney; United States (USA) | |
1969 29 Oct 196- |
A mechanism of world inter-communication will be devised, embracing the whole planet, freed from national hindrances and restrictions, and functioning with marvellous swiftness and perfect regularity. WOB203
1844 May 24 Samuel F.B. Morse sent the first telegraphic message over an experimental line from Washington D.C. to Baltimore; the message said: "What hath God wrought?" which is a verse from The Book of Numbers 23:23. Also see The Book of Job 38:35 where it says Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go and say unto thee, Here we are? 1858 Aug 16 the first transatlantic telegraph cable was an undersea cable running under the Atlantic Ocean used for telegraph communications was laid across the floor of the Atlantic from Telegraph Field, Foilhommerum Bay, Valentia Island in western Ireland to Heart's Content in eastern Newfoundland. The first communications occurred August 16, 1858, reducing the communication time between North America and Europe from ten days. 1894 May 10 Marconi sent a radio wave 3/4 mile, the first "wireless" transmission. 1897 Marconi Co sent the first ship-to-shore message 12 miles. 1899 Mar 3 the ship "East Goodwin" was saved after sending the distress signal "HELP". This system of HF radio for safety at sea communications as replaced globally by geostationary satellites with the launch of the INMARSAT system (International Marine Satellite) on the 1st of February 1982. [International Journal of Maritime History] 1969 October 29 The birth of the Internet. First message from computer to computer in different locations. UCLA student Charley Kline attempts to transmit the text "login" to a computer at the Stanford Research Institute over the first link on the ARPANET, which was the precursor to the modern Internet. After the letters "l" and "o" are sent the system crashed, making the first message ever sent on the Internet "lo" and the first crash of the system. |
Internet; Communication; Telegraph; Morse code; Firsts, other; History (general); Technology; Inventions | first Morse Code message, first radio message, first transatlantic cable message, first Internet message.... |
1969 16 Oct 196- |
Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khám had an audience with His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I. She was accompanied by the Chairman of the National Spiritual Assembly, Gila Bahia and her companion, Violet Nakhjavani. His Majesty's Secretary translated between Amharic during the half-hour interview. Before departing she presented him with a small silver box and he reciprocated with a small case with a gold medal commemorating his coronation.
Later that afternoon, a distinguished Bahá'í of Addis Ababa, Mr Gayem Belay visited her at her hotel to express his sentiments. "I have come to thank you on behalf of all the Bahá'ís. Today you have entered the heavy iron gates which are now wide open before us. Today, though there are no signs of any clouds, the rain of God's grace and the bounties of Bahá'u'lláh have been showered upon us and have refreshed and revived us." [GAF27-32] |
Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Ethiopia; Gayem Belay; Haile Selassie I. | |
1969 5 Aug - 1970 11 Mar 196- |
The itinerary for the first leg of the Great African Safari was as follows:
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Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of; Violette Nakhjavani; Great African Safari; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Mafia Island; Ethiopia; Central African Republic; Chad; Nigeria; Niger; Benin; Togo; Ghana | |
1969 4 Aug 196- |
Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum and her companion, Violette Nakhjavání, arrived in Kampala, Uganda, at the start of the 'Great African Safari'. [BN No 468 March 1970 p2-12]
On August 5, 1969, the wheels of our plane touched down at Entebbe airport, Kampala, Uganda—at last the long-promised visit of Amatu'l-Bahá to the believers of Africa was commencing. In 1961, at the time when she dedicated the Mother Temple of Africa for public worship, Rúḥíyyih Khánum promised the friends to come back and really visit them, touring as many Centres as possible. After nine years, this has now been fulfilled.[BW15p594] It was the start of a four-leg journey that took the Hand of the Cause to 34 African countries, travelling 36,000 miles, addressing 40,000 people including 19 heads of state in some 400 gatherings. Beginning her Safari in East Africa, she crossed the whole breadth of the continent to the Gambia, turned back to the center of the Congo, and went down to the tip of South Africa in Cape Town before returning to East Africa. She met nineteen Heads of State among them Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, President Hamani Diori of Niger, President Dr. William V.S Tubman of Liberia, King Motlotletlehi Sobhuza II of Swaziland, President Gregoire Kayibanda of Rwanda, and President Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia. These travels lead to significant exposure of the Faith in the public domain, from governments to civil leaders to mass media, propelling the development of national institutions across the continent in a new dimension of work. One can say these events greatly contributed to the emergence of the Faith from obscurity in Africa.[A Brief Account of the Progress of the Bahá'í Faith in Africa Since 1953 by Nancy Oloro-Robarts and Selam Ahderom p9] |
Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of; Violette Nakhjavani; Great African Safari; George Ronald; Kampala, Uganda; Uganda | |
1969 Aug 196- |
The Bahá'í Faith was legally recognized in Lebanon when the Local Spiritual Assembly of Beirut was incorporated. [BW15:173]
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Local Spiritual Assembly; Recognition (legal); Beirut, Lebanon; Lebanon | first time an Arab government recognized Bahá'í Faith |
1969 Aug 196- |
The first 12 new Bahá'ís enrolled on Union Island in the Grenadines during a visit of Patricia Paccassi and her daughter Judith. | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Union Island; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | first Bahá’ís in the Grenadines |
1969 Aug 196- |
New Statistics
based on information received from
the Universal House of Justice: Countries Opened to the Faith: Independent countries ..... 139 Significant territories and islands .................. 173 Totals ................. 312
Number of Localities where
Bahá'ís Reside:
Number of Administrative
Bodies: Number of languages into which Bahá'í literature has been translated ..... 428 Bahá'í schools and institutes-worldwide ........ 109 Sites acquired for future houses of worship ....... 51 Number of tribes and minority groups representedworldwide .............. 1,136 [Bahá'í National Review Issue 20 August 1969 p16] |
Statistics | |
1969 Jul - Aug 196- |
The European Dawnbreakers' Show, ''A Plea for One World," was conceived at a Swiss winter school by four young Baha'is from four countries. The original idea of a singing group blossomed into thirty-two Baha'is from ten countries presenting the message of Baha'u'lláh through mime, songs, Baha'i scripture, and documented narrations. A total of eighteen performances were given in The Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium. The five-week tour was organized by the Baha'i youth in Europe and supported by the National Spiritual Assembly of Germany [BN No 466 January 1970 p14] | Proclamation; Teaching; European Dawnbreakers Show; - Drama; Winter schools; Netherlands; Germany; Belgium; Switzerland | |
1969 10 Jul 196- |
The Universal House of Justice announced an increase in the total number of members of the Continental Boards of Counsellors for the Protection and Propagation of the Faith to thirty-eight. [MUHJ63-86] | Counsellors; Statistics; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
1969 Jul 196- |
With regard to the classification of Bahá'í books,
in most libraries the listing is according to the
Dewey Decimal Classification system employed by the
National Library of Congress. While the classification
is not yet satisfactory from the Bahá'í standpoint,
considerable improvement has been made since the early
days of the Faith. The National Spiritual Assembly advised its community that it will continue to follow up with the National
Library of Congress for further improvement.
The proper call number of Bahá'í literature is 297.89. The number 297 is given to Islam, and religions under that parentage are listed in that same general sequence. While the Bahá'í Faith is not a branch of Islam, our roots are in that faith, as the roots of Christianity were within Judaism. Most Bahá'í books published in North America under Bahá'í auspices will have the proper call number along with the copyright information inside the front cover. It was recognized that the changing classifications of library listings is a very serious matter and once any change is made it must remain in effect a very long time in order to avoid the tremendous confusion that frequent changes and revisions would create in the library system involving thousands of local public libraries throughout the country. For this reason they asked that the community not make an issue of this, but can be helpful by calling the attention of local librarians to the proper classification of Baha'i books with the above given number. [Bahá'í National Review Issue 19 July 1969 p4-5] |
Dewey Decimal Classification; Libraries; United States (USA) | |
1969 15 Jun - 15 Sep 196- |
Hand of the Cause Ali-Akbar Furutan travelled throughout the width and breadth of North America. This was part of an eight-month world teaching trip during which he visited New York, Dallas, Fort Worth, Memphis, Washington DC, and the National Centre in Wilmette while he was in the United States. In addition he taught at Baha'i Schools at Green Acre, Camp Dorothy Walls in Black Mountain, North Carolina as well as Davison in Michigan and Geyserville in California and he attended three deepening conferences, two in Juneau and Anchorage, Alaska and one in Halifax, Nova Scotia. While in Canada he visited St. Johns, Newfoundland, Vancouver, British Columbia and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and he taught at summer schools at Laurentian, Sylvan Lake, the Pacific Youth Institutes and he attended the Continental Indian Conference held at Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan. [BN No 466 January 1970 p3-4] |
Hands of the Cause, Activities; `Alí-Akbar Furútan; United States (USA); Canada | |
1969 Jun 196- |
For the Bahá'í position on military service see War, Governance, and Conscience in This Age of Transition by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States published by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States in the National Bahá'í Review. | Military (armed forces); Military; Weapons; War; United States (USA) | |
1969 24 – 25 May 196- |
The first Bahá'í Youth Conference of Japan opened on Jogashima Island. [BW15:329] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; - Conferences, National; - First conferences; Jogashima Island, Japan; Japan | first Bahá’í Youth Conference of Japan |
1969 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Papua New Guinea was formed with its seat in Lae. [BW15:265]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Lae, Papua New Guinea; Papua New Guinea | first NSA Papua New Guinea |
1969 Ridván 196- |
The first local spiritual assembly of Upper Volta was formed in Ouagadougou. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Upper Volta, Burkina Faso | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Upper Volta |
1969 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Burundi and Rwanda was formed. They had previously been under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Uganda and Central Africa. [BW15:205]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Burundi; Rwanda | first NSA Burundi and Rwanda |
1969 4 – 6 Apr 196- |
The first National Youth Conference of Australia opened at Bolton Place summer School. [BW15:329]
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Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; - Conferences, National; - First conferences; Bolton Place, Australia; Australia | first National Youth Conference of Australia |
1969 3 – 6 Apr 196- |
The first European Youth Conference opened in Madrid, Spain. [BW15:329] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; - Conferences, International; Madrid, Spain; Spain; - Europe | first European Youth Conference |
1969 Apr 196- |
The Bahá'í Faith was banned in Algeria by official decree, all Bahá'í institutions were disbanded and the National Spiritual Assembly dissolved. [BW15:189; BW19:41]
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Persecution, Algeria; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; NSA; - Persecution, Bans; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Algeria | |
1969 1 Jan 196- |
The Fredericton Bahá'í community became a registered charitable organization. | Charitable organizations; Fredericton, NB; New Brunswick, Canada; Canada | |
1969 (In the year) 196- |
The Italian Bahá'í Publishing Trust was formed fulfilling one of the goals of the Nine Year Plan. By that time a great number of Bahá'í Sacred Writings and books had been translated into Italian, old translations were revised and commentaries on the Faith were written by Italian believers. [BN No 468 March 1970 p16] | - Publishing Trusts; Italy | |
1969 (In the year) 196- |
Owing to the increased flow of pilgrims, the pilgrim house in Haifa was converted to a pilgrim centre and the decision was taken to accommodate pilgrims in hotels. [DH178] | Pilgrim Houses; Pilgrim House, Eastern (Haifa); Pilgrimage; Pilgrims; Haifa, Israel; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
1969 (In the year) 196- |
Fifteen youth enrolled at Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, the beginning of a process in which over 300 people become Bahá'ís. [BW15:218] | Mayaguez, Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico | |
1968 (Late in the year) 196- |
Two Chilean Bahá'ís, Aníbal Soto, a telegraph operator in the Chilean Navy and his wife, Norma Soto, were posted to a Chilean base in Antarctica. | Pioneering; Antarctica | |
1968 10 Dec 196- |
The Louis G. Gregory Award for Service to Humanity was established by the National Spiritual Assembly in 1968. The first recipients, honoured at a banquet in the Washington Hilton and sponsored by the North American Bahá'í Office for Human Rights (NABOHR, were the Xerox Corporation and Clark M. Eichelberger.
Mr. Eichelberger, Chairman of the Commission to Study the Organization of Peace, will receive the award for his accomplishments in the field of human rights over a period of many years. He was a consultant to the League of Nations Secretariat and was a member of a committee to prepare the first U.S. working draft of the United Nations Charter. He was a consultant to the U.S. delegation to the 1945 Conference in San Francisco to organize the United Nations. His most recent effort was overseeing the drafting and presentation of a special report on The United Nations and Human Rights. He is the author of four books on the U.N. The Xerox Corporation was selected because of its sponsorship of the television series Of Black America and its other outstanding efforts in behalf of human rights. [Bahá'í National Review Issue 12 December 1968 p3; Bahá'í National Review Issue 14 February 1969 p10] |
Race amity; Louis G. Gregory Award for Service to Humanity; Louis G. Gregory; Washington, DC, USA | |
1968 Dec 196- |
George Howard arrived on Union Island, the first person to take the Bahá'í Faith to the Grenadine Islands. | George Howard; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | first Bahá’í teacher to Grenadine Islands |
1968 7 Nov 196- |
Sixteen Persian Bahá'ís in Algeria were expelled from the country and their properties confiscated; native Algerian Bahá'ís were put under restrictions and five were exiled to the Sahara and the eastern mountain regions. [BW15:172; BWIM114]
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Persecution, Algeria; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution; Court cases; Human rights; Algeria | |
1968 4 Nov 196- |
Following the participation of Algerian Bahá'ís in the first Oceanic Conference in Palermo, Sicily, and subsequent international news coverage, foreign Bahá'ís in Algeria were summoned by the police and interrogated. [BW15:172] | Persecution, Algeria; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Algeria | |
1968 Nov 196- |
Mohammed Brimer (Mohammed Braimah Belem), the first person to become a Bahá'í in Upper Volta, enrolled. | Mohammed Brimer; Upper Volta, Burkina Faso | first Bahá’í in Upper Volta |
1968 Nov 196- |
Fereidun Khazrai arrived in Romanian and was designated a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [Bahaipedia] | Fereidun Khazrai; Romania; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh | |
1968 24 Oct 196- |
The Moroccan Bahá'í, Mr. Allal Rouhani, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment in January 1968 appelled and his sentence was extended to four years. [BW15:172]
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Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution; Court cases; Human rights; Morocco | |
1968 9 Oct 196- |
The widowed mother of seven children was sentenced to six months' imprisonment in Morocco for refusing to deny her faith. [BW15:172]
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Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution; Court cases; Human rights; Morocco | |
1968 9 Oct 196- |
The Universal House of Justice addressed its second letter to Bahá'í Youth. [BW15:324; WG152–4; 9 October 1968] | Universal House of Justice; Youth; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
1968 13 Sep 196- |
The passing of Wellesley Tudor Pole (b. 23 April 1884 in Weston Super Mare, UK) in Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, UK.
Wellesley Tudor Pole first encountered 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Alexandria during His first sojourn in Egypt in 1910. At that time he wanted to find out more about the Faith and 'Abdu'l-Bahá. He met 'Abdu'l-Bahá many times over many years, specifically in Palestine in 1918 when he was able to assist in the protection 'Abdu'l-Bahá's home against the occupying Turks. [The Servant, the General and Armageddon by Roderick and Derwent Maude] |
- In Memoriam; Wellesley Tudor Pole; Hurstpierpoint, England; Sussex, England; United Kingdom; Weston-super-Mare, England; United Kingdom | |
1968 9 Sep 196- |
Gerald (Jerry) Van Deusen, a 24-year-old American Bahá'í from the Windward, Leeward and Virgin Islands and the first pioneer to Upper Volta, arrived in Ouagadougou. | Gerald (Jerry) Van Deusen; Pioneer; Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Upper Volta, Burkina Faso | first pioneer to Upper Volta |
1968 2 Sep 196- |
Tarázu'lláh Samandarí, Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Haifa. (b.1874 in Qazvin, Persia)
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Tarazullah Samandari; - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; - Births and deaths; - In Memoriam; Haifa, Israel | |
1968 26 – 31 Aug 196- |
The centenary of the arrival of Bahá'u'lláh in the Holy Land was commemorated at the World Centre. [BW15:81–4]
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Centenaries; Pilgrimage; Bahá'u'lláh, Banishment of; Haifa, Israel; - Bahá'í World Centre; Israel | |
1968 23 – 25 Aug 196- |
The first Oceanic Conference took place in Palermo, Sicily, to commemorate the arrival of Bahá'u'lláh in the Holy Land. [BW15:73, 178; VV3]
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Oceanic Conference; - Conferences; Palermo, Italy; Italy | first Oceanic Conference in Palermo |
1968 10 Aug 196- |
Dr Lutfu'lláh Hakím (1888 - 1968), former member of the Universal House of Justice, passed away in Haifa. [BW15:434]
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Lutfullah Hakim; - In Memoriam; - Births and deaths; Haifa, Israel | |
1968 27 – 28 Jul 196- |
The first National Youth Conference of Honduras opened in Santa Rosa de Copán. [BW15:328–9] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; - First conferences; Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras; Honduras | first National Youth Conference of Honduras |
1968 7 Jul 196- |
The passing of Hand of the Cause Hermann Grossmann in Neckargemünd, near Heidelberg, (b.16 February, 1899) [BW15p416-421]
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- In Memoriam; - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; - Births and deaths; Hands of the Cause, First Contingent; Hermann Grossmann; Neckargemünd, Germany; Germany | |
1968 Jul 196- |
In the United States a "Bahá'í Teacher and Speaker List" was compiled for distribution to goals committees and assemblies. 600 people were approached for inclusion on the list. [Bahá'í National Review Issue 13 January 1969 p7] | Bahá'í Teacher and Speaker List; United States (USA) | |
1968 Jul 196- |
The meaning of "Just Government" was clarified by The Universal House of Justice. The reply sent to an individual called attention to a letter to a believer dated
September 7, 1937 in which the beloved Guardian said:
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Government; Guns; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
1968 Jul 196- |
Louis Joseph, the first Bahá'í indigenous to Dominica, enrolled in Roseau. | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Roseau, Dominica; Dominica | first indigenous Bahá’í to Dominica |
1968 Jul 196- |
Christian and Elanzo Callwood, Norris Duport and Ethien Chinnery, the first people to become Bahá'ís on the island of Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands, enrolled. | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; - Islands; Jost Van Dyke; British Virgin Islands | first Bahá’ís in British Virgin Islands |
1968 24 Jun 196- |
The Universal House of Justice made the first appointments to the Continental Board of Counsellors. [Mess63-86 No 60] | Counsellors | |
1968 22 – 23 Jun 196- |
The first National Youth Conference of the Bahá'ís of the United States opened in Wilmette, Illinois. [BW15:327 8]
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Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; - Conferences, National; Wilmette, IL; Illinois, USA; United States (USA) | first National Youth Conference of US |
1968 21 Jun 196- |
The Universal House of Justice established the Continental Boards of Counsellors to continue the functions of the Hands of the Cause in the protection and propagation of the Faith. [BBD58–9, 97; BW15:611–13; BW17:319; MUHJ4–5; WG141, Mess63-86p130, 21 June, 1968, CEBF112]
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Universal House of Justice; Counsellors; - Hands of the Cause; Appointed arm; Universal House of Justice, Basic timeline; - Basic timeline, Expanded; Auxiliary board members; Assistants; - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | |
1968 summer 196- |
The first summer school to be held in Ireland bagin. | Summer schools; First summer and winter schools; Ireland | first summer school in Ireland |
1968 Ridván 196- |
The formation of the first Local Spiritual Assembly of Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands. A special celebration was held in a hotel in Kirkwall, and Philip Hainsworth came and represented the National Spiritual Assembly. [Uk Bahá'í Histories] | Kirkwall, Orkney Islands | formation of the first Spiritual Assembly of the Orkney Islands |
1968 Ridván 196- |
The first local spiritual assemblies of Equatorial Guinea were formed in Bata and Santa Isabel. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Bata, Equatorial Guinea; Equatorial Guinea; Santa Isabel, Equatorial Guinea; Equatorial Guinea | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Equatorial Guinea |
1968 Ridván 196- |
The first local spiritual assembly of the Cayman Islands was formed in George Town. | Local Spiritual Assembly; George Town, Cayman Islands; Cayman Islands | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Cayman Islands |
1968 Ridván 196- |
The first local spiritual assembly in French Guiana was formed at Cayenne. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Cayenne, French Guiana; French Guiana | first Local Spiritual Assembly in French Guiana |
1968 Ridván 196- |
The Universal House of Justice was elected for a second time by delegates from 81 National Spiritual Assemblies. [BW15:557]
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Universal House of Justice, Election of; Elections; Universal House of Justice, Members of; Conventions, International; Amoz Gibson; `Alí Nakhjavání; Hushmand Fatheazam; Ian Semple; Charles Wolcott; David Hofman; H. Borrah Kavelin; Hugh Chance; David Ruhe; Haifa, Israel; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
1968 Ridván 196- |
Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia formed their own regional assembly. Those elected to serve were: Gila Michael Bahta, Dr. Leo Neiderreitter, Gamal Rushdy, Asfaw Tessema, Dr. Heshmat Farhoumand, Dr. Hushang Ahdieh, Ursula Samandari, Assefaw Habte Michael and Rabbi Teele Mariam. [Wikipedia] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Sudan; Somalia; Ethiopia | |
1968 Apr 196- |
An article honouring the Centenary of Bahá'u'lláh's Proclamation to the Kings and religious leaders of the world appeared in the April 1968 issue of Ebony Magazine. The article included a number of colour photographs taken during the recent Bahá'í Intercontinental Conference in Kampala, Uganda. Auxiliary Board member Mrs. Beth McKenty was instrumental in getting the article and has worked with Ebony on the material.
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Ebony magazine; Proclamation; Beth McKenty; Auxiliary board members; United States (USA) | |
1968 19 Feb 196- |
His Highness Malietoa Tanumafili II of Western Samoa, the first reigning monarch to become a Bahá'í, wrote to the Universal House of Justice confirming his acceptance of the Faith. [BW15:180–3]
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Malietoa Tanumafili II of Western Samoa; - Bahá'í royalty; Royalty; Firsts, other; Samoa | first reigning monarch Bahá’í |
1968 26 Jan 196- |
A Moroccan Bahá'í was arrested, tried and convicted on the charges of having abused the sacredness of Islám and using deceptive methods to convert people to another religion; he was sentenced to three years' imprisonment. [BW15:172] | Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution; Court cases; Morocco | |
1968 1 or 2 Jan 196- |
The passing of Euphemia (Effie) Eleanor Baker (b.25 March 1880 at Goldsborough, Victoria) in Waverley, New South Wales.
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Effie Baker; - In Memoriam; - Births and deaths; Cemeteries and graves; Dawn-Breakers (book); Waverly, New South Wales; New South Wales; Australia | first woman Baha'i in Australia. |
1968 (Approximate date) 196- |
Našrīya was a news bulletin of the Local Spiritual Assembly of Tehran. It was distributed free of charge to each Bahá'í family in Tehran every 19 days. It functioned for a dozen years and kept its readers informed of the major news and developments in the Bahá'í community of Tehran. [BAHAISM v. The Bahai Community in Iran by V. Rafati] | Nasriya; * Publications; Iran | |
1968 – 1969 196- |
Throughout Iran, pressure on Bahá'ís intensified. [BW18p391]
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* Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution, Education; - Persecution; Iran | |
1968 (In the year) 196- |
A Bahá'í Publishing Trust, Maison d 'Edition, for the publication of Bahá'í literature in the French language, was formed at Brussels by the Belgian National Assembly, thus accomplishing a major goal of the Nine Year Plan. [BW14p95] | - Publishing Trusts; Brussels, Belgium; Belgium | |
1968 (In the year) 196- |
Ernest Ndouba (G Beadoumadji Moadoumgar) of the Sara ethnic group and the first Chadian to become a Bahá'í, enrolled in Ndjamena. | Ernest Ndouba; Ndjamena, Chad; Chad | first Chadian Bahá’í |
1968 (In the year) 196- |
Over a thousand new believers enrolled in Ethiopia. [BW15:186] | Mass conversion; Ethiopia | |
1968 (In the year) 196- |
The Bahá'í Publishing Committee based in Karachi developed into a Bahá'í Publishing Trust responsible for translation and publication into Urdu, English, Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, Pushtu, Balochi, Gojri, Balti and other regional languages. | - Publishing Trusts; * Translation; Karachi, Pakistan; Pakistan | |
1968 196- |
Twenty years prior, on December 10, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To mark this event the UN General Assembly unanimously designated the whole of this year, 1968, as International Human Rights Year.
The Bahá'í Communities of North America, on the occasion of the world-wide commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the call to the world's leaders to establish universal peace through justice and unity by Bahá'u'lláh, observed 1968 as the International Year for Human Rights. At the Bahá'í Intercontinental Conference in Chicago the Bahá'ís affirmed that in accordance with the Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh, human rights are God given rights. |
Human rights | |
1967 25 Dec 196- |
The passing of Knight of Bahá'u'lláh Charles Dunning (b.27 March, 1885 need Leeds). [BW14p305-308]
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- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; - In Memoriam; - Births and deaths; Cardiff, Wales; Wales, UK; United Kingdom | |
1967 11 Dec 196- |
The Bahá'í Campus Club was inaugurated at the University of New Brunswick. | Bahá'í associations; Universities; Moncton, NB; New Brunswick, Canada; Canada | |
1967 Dec 196- |
American pioneers Dempsey and Adrienne Morgan moved to Chad from Uganda. In the year which followed 686 believers in seven localities joyfully accepted the Faith of Bahá'u'lláh. They left after Ridván 1968. According to their account some 1,600 had enrolled as Bahá'ís during their time there. [Bahá'í National Review Issue 22 October 1969 p3; Servants of the Glory page 35-43] | Dempsey Morgan; Adrienne Morgan; Fort Lamy, Chad; Ndjamena, Chad | |
1967 Dec 196- |
The Universal House of Justice in a letter addressed to all National Assemblies expressed the need for letters written by the Guardian to them or to their subsidiary institutions as well as to the friends under their jurisdiction. The Universal House of Justice asked for copies of the letters, offered to assist in making the copies and gave the option of sending the letter or copies directly to the World Centre if the subject matter was personal. [CBN No 297 Aug/Sep 1975 p14]
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Archives; Shoghi Effendi, Writings of; Shoghi Effendi, Works of; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
1967 12 Nov 196- |
The dedication of two schools founded by Bahá'ís in Odusai and Tilling Uganda. (Note: Tilling was where the home of Hand of the Cause Olinga was located.) [CG70-71]
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- Bahá'í inspired schools; Odusai, Uganda; Uganda; Tilling, Uganda; Uganda | |
1967 29 Oct 196- |
The launch of the Centenary of Bahá'u'lláh's proclamation to the kings and the rulers in Toronto. A 30-minute memorial service for Catherine Huxtable was added to the program that included an eulogy by Michael Rochester. [LNW176-179] |
- Tablets to kings and rulers; Centenaries; Catherine Huxtable; Toronto, ON; Canada | |
1967 25 Oct 196- |
The passing of Canadian pioneer Catherine Huxtable (b. 6 January, 1932 Carlwood, Surrey, England) at her home in Jamestown, St Helena. Her life had been shortened due to muscular dystrophy. She, husband Cliff and son Gavin had arrived on St. Helena some nineteen months before. [LNW169, BW14p313-315]
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Catherine Huxtable; Clifford Huxtable; Gavin Huxtable; - In Memoriam; Jamestown, NY; St. Helena | |
1967 8 Oct 196- |
The foundation stone of the Mother Temple of Latin America was laid by Hand of the Cause Rúhíyyih Khánum in Panama City. [BW14:494] | * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Panama; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Foundation stones and groundbreaking; Panama; Latin America | |
1967 5 – 10 Oct 196- |
Six Intercontinental Conferences were held simultaneously in Panama City, Wilmette, Sydney, Kampala, Frankfurt and New Delhi to celebrate the centenary of the proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh to the kings and rulers of the world in September/October of 1867. [BW 14:221]
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Conferences, Bahá'í; - Conferences, Intercontinental; - Tablets to kings and rulers; Centenaries; Panama; Wilmette, IL; Sydney, Australia; Australia; Kampala, Uganda; Uganda; Frankfurt, Germany; Germany; New Delhi, India; India | |
1967 Oct 196- |
A special edition of The Proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh was published by the Universal House of Justice for presentation to 140 heads of state. [BW14:204–6; CB406]
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Universal House of Justice; Universal House of Justice, Basic timeline; - Proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh (book); - Tablets to kings and rulers; * Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; * Publications; - Basic timeline, Expanded; - Bahá'í World Centre; - Worldwide | |
1967 - 1977 196- |
From 1967 until 1976 the Harlem Preparatory School was the only high school in central Harlem. The community school, which was set up by a group of black ministers, Catholic nuns, and Bahá'ís, provided a means of education to a primarily African American clientele who were not well-accommodated in the regular system. Under the direction of Headmaster Howard Carpenter, himself an African American New Yorker, the school operated on funding from foundations, businesses and individuals. Those that contributed make a long list that cut across habitual racial and ideological lines. The school employed non-credentialed teachers and the only requirement for graduation was acceptance into a college or university. [From Nayriz to New York: Hussein Ahdieh and the Story of Harlem Prep by Sean Nevins]
Hussein Ahdieh and Hillary Chapman, two who served at the school in both a teaching and administrative capacity, have documented the decade of operation of the school with a website as well as a youtube video Harlem Prep Step by Step and a book A Way Out of No Way: Transforming Dropouts Into Scholars, 1967-1977. |
Harlem Preparatory school (Harlem Prep); Alternative schools; Education; Hussein Ahdieh; Hillary Chapman; New York, USA; United States (USA) | |
1967 3 May 196- |
Patsy Vincent, a youth from Castries and the first St Lucian to become a Bahá'í, enrolled. | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; St. Lucia | first St Lucian Bahá’í |
1967 Ridván 196- |
The formation of the first Spiritual Assembly in Kinshasa, DRC. [A Remarkable Response Film 31:20] | Local Spiritual Assembly, formation; Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo; Congo, Democratic Republic of | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Kinshasa |
1967 Ridván 196- |
The existing National Spiritual Assembly of North West Africa that had been formed in 1956 and was split into two regions in 1964 was again divided. The Spiritual Assembly of the North West Africa region with its seat moved to Rabat now included the following countries: Morocco, Mauritania, Rio de Oro, Spanish Sahara, Ifni, Madeira, and the Canary Islands. [BW15p188] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Rabát, Morocco; Morocco; Mauritania; Rio de Oro, Spanish Sahara; Spanish Sahara; Ifni, Morocco; Madeira; Canary Islands, Spain | |
1967 Ridván 196- |
The Universal House of Justice called upon the Bahá'ís to launch a global campaign proclaiming the message of Bahá'u'lláh to every stratum of society. A special edition of The Proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh was to be presented to Heads of State. [BW14:211, Ridván 1967] | Universal House of Justice; - Proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh (book); - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | |
1967 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Belize (British Honduras) was formed with its seat in the city of Belize. Elected were: Cora Oliver (recording xec'u.), Bernice York, Rauhartgiz Yegcmeh. Dr. Hedaiatullah Ahmadiyeh (chairman), George Gable, Katherine Hope (secretary), Wallace Tillet, Shirley Warde (treasurer), and Nut Neal. [BW14:93; Bahá'í News No 436 July 1967 p2]
Upon forming the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Guatemala in 1961, it was made responsible for administrating the Bahá'í community of British Honduras although there were no Bahá'ís in British Honduras at the time. British Honduras remained under its jurisdiction until forming its own National Spiritual Assembly in 1967. [Bahaipedia Guatemala; BN No 435 June 1967 p6] |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Cora Oliver; Bernice York; Rauhartgiz Yegcmeh; Hedaiatullah Ahmadiyeh; George Gable; Katherine Hope; Wallace Tillet; Shirley Warde; Nut Neal; Belize | first NSA Belize |
1967 Ridván 196- |
Formerly a part of the National Assembly of North West Africa, the National Spiritual Assembly of Algeria and Tunisia (Sometimes called "North Africa") was formed with its seat in Algiers. [BW14p96; BW14p473]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Algiers, Algeria; Algeria; Tunisia | first NSA Algeria and Tunisia |
1967 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands was formed with its seat in Tarawa. [BW14p99] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Tarawa, Kiribati | first NSA Gilbert and Ellice Islands |
1967 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Eastern and Southern Arabia was formed with its seat in Bahrain. [BW14p99; Ridván 1967]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Bahrain | first NSA Eastern and Central Arabia |
1967 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Leeward, Windward and Virgin Islands was formed with its seat in Charlotte Amalie. [BW14:93; Ridván 1966 | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas; Leeward Islands; Windward Islands; Virgin Islands, US | first NSA Windward, Leeward and Virgin Islands |
1967 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Zambia (Northern Rhodesia) was formed with its seat in Lusaka. [BW14p96; Ridván 1966 | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Lusaka, Zambia; Zambia | first NSA Zambia |
1967 Ridván 196- |
The mother region of South and West Africa was divided again and the National Spiritual Assembly of Swaziland, (now eSwatini), Mozambique and Basutoland (now Lesotho) was formed with its seat in Mbabane. That left only Angola, St. Helena, South West Africa, and South Africa under the National Spiritual Assembly of South and West Africa. [BN no608 November 1981 p11; Ridván 1966]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Mbabane, Eswatini; Swaziland; Eswatini; Lesotho, South Africa; Mozambique | first NSA Swaziland, Lesotho and Mozambique |
1967 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Cameroon Republic was formed with its seat in Victoria, (now Limbe) Cameroon. It had Spanish Guinea, Fernando Po, Corisco and São Tomé and Príncipe Islands assigned to it.
[BW14p96; Ridván 1966]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Limbé, Camaroon; Cameroon | |
1967 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Taiwan was formed with its seat in Taipei. [BW14p99; The Taiwan Bahá'í Chronicle by Barbara R. Sims p51] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Taipei, Taiwan; Taiwan | first NSA Taiwan |
1967 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Laos was formed with its seat in Vientiane. [BW14p99] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Vientiane, Laos; Laos | first NSA Laos |
1967 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Sikkim was formed with its seat in Gangtok. [BW14p99]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Gangtok, Sikkim; Sikkim, India; India | first NSA Sikkim |
1967 24 - 26 Mar 196- |
The Arctic Policy Conference was held in Toronto. Present were 16 attendees, Hand of the Cause John Robarts, representatives of the National Spiritual Assembly, the Auxiliary Board, the National Pioneer Committee and individuals involved in the teaching work in the Arctic. It was decided to establish Bahá'í houses in Frobisher Bay in the District of Franklin, Baker Lake in the District of Keewatin and Yellowknife in the District of Mackenzie. [SDSC278]
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John Robarts; Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres); Toronto, ON; Frobisher Bay, NU; Baker Lake, NU; Yellowknife, NT; Canada | |
1967 Mar 196- |
The first Bahá'í summer school in Liberia began. [BW14:174] | Summer schools; First summer and winter schools; Liberia | first Bahá’í summer school in Liberia |
1967 21 Feb 196- |
The Universal House of Justice established the International Bahá'í Audio-Visual Centre in Victor, New York. William Richter was named the manager. [BW14:91–2]
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Audio-Visual Centres; Universal House of Justice; William Richter; Juan Caban; Victor, NY; New York, USA; United States (USA); - Bahá'í World Centre | |
1967 1 Jan 196- |
A Bahá'í was beaten to death by a mob in Saysán, Ádharbáyján, and other Bahá'ís were attacked and beaten. [BW18:391] | Persecution, Adharbayjan; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution, Mobs; - Persecution; Saysan, Iran; Azerbaijan | |
1967 (In the Year) 196- |
Egyptian security services have exploited the decree to orchestrate six major crackdowns on the Bahá'í community , in 1965, 1967, 1970, 1972,1985 and 2001. The authorities arrested a total of 236 Egyptian Bahá'ís in these crackdowns, on grounds that they had violated the decree or on charges of "contempt of religion" On the few occasions on which arrests were followed by prosecutions, none of the defendants were ever found guilty of violating Law 263/1960 or any other law." from "IV. Egypt's Baha'is and the Policy of Erasure" in Prohibited Identities: State Interference with Religious Freedom by Human Rights Watch. | Persecution, Egypt | |
1967 (In the year) 196- |
The Universal House of Justice published a compilation of Bahá'u'lláh's messages titled The Proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh to the Kings and Leaders of the World to mark the 100th anniversary of the inception of that proclamation. Bahá'í institutions worldwide were asked to present the book to the leaders of government in their respective countries. Some 140 Heads of State received a copy. [MUHJ63-86p113] | - Proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh (book); - Tablets to kings and rulers; * Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; * Publications; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
1967 (In the year) 196- |
The beginning of the publication of a magazine for the Bahá'í children of Iran called Varqā. The magazine was published regularly each month until 1979 and was supported by subscribers all over the country and abroad. It played a significant role in the educational and intellectual life of Persian Bahá'í children for more than a decade. After the 1979 revolution, the magazine has continued to be published in India. [BAHAISM v. The Bahai Community in Iran by V. Rafati] | Varqa; * Publications; Iran | |
1967 – 1968 196- |
Rhoda Vaughn arrived on Bonaire and remained for nine months, the first Bahá'í to visit the island. | - First travel teachers and pioneers; Bonaire | first Bahá’í to visit Bonaire |
1967 – 1968 196- |
Cleophas Koko Vava, a Togolese employed at the American Cultural Centre as a librarian to the United States Information Service and the first person to become a Bahá'í in Chad, enrolled. | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Chad | first Bahá’í in Chad |
1967 (In the year) 196- |
The first Mataco Indians to become Bahá'ís enrolled in Argentina. [BW14:150] | - First believers by background; Argentina | first Mataco Indians Bahá’ís |
1967 (In the year) 196- |
Victor de Araujo was appointed by the Universal House of Justice as the full-time Accredited Representative of the Bahá'í International Community to the United Nations; Mildred Mottahedeh was appointed Alternate Representative. [BW14:88–9; BW15:364]
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Victor de Araujo; Mildred Mottahedeh; Bahá'í International Community; United Nations; New York, USA; United States (USA) | |
1967 (In the year) 196- |
Mr O. T. Shelton arrived on St Eustatius in the West Leeward Islands, the first pioneer to the island. | - First travel teachers and pioneers; Leeward Islands | first pioneer to St Eustatius |
1967 c. 196- |
Egbert Barrett arrived on Carriacou from Grenada, the first pioneer to the island. | Egbert Barrett; Pioneer; Carriacou, Grenada | first pioneer to Carriacou |
1967 (In the year) 196- |
The Universal House of Justice provided the following guidance on the use of "Bahá'í Faith" and "Bahá'í World Faith." The following excerpt is from a letter from the
Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Great Britain published in their Bahá'í Journal No. 178, February - March 1967.
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Bahá'í World Faith (term); - Bahá'í World Centre; Bahá'í Faith (term) | |
1966 (Late in the year) 196- |
Lorraine Landau arrived on Saba in the West Leeward Islands, the first Bahá'í to settle on the island. | Lorraine Landau; Saba, Leeward Islands | first Bahá’í to settle on West Leeward Islands |
1966 12 Dec 196- |
The Hand of the Cause John Robarts departed Africa from Cape Town after a stay of nearly 13 years. They were recalled from their pioneer post by the Universal House of Justice to help Canada win the goals of the Nine Year Plan. The objective was to raise 154 local assemblies by 1973 but the count had fallen from 68 to only 50, eighteen less than the number won during the Ten Year Plan and 104 short of the objective. [LNW158] | John Robarts; - Hands of the Cause; Cape Town, South Africa; South Africa; Canada | |
1966 Dec 196- |
A campaign was launched against the Bahá'ís of Saysán, Ádharbáyján, by Mullá Mihdí Sultánpúr. [BW18:391] | Persecution, Adharbayjan; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Saysan, Iran; Azerbaijan | |
1966 7 Nov 196- |
The first local spiritual assembly in Niger was formed in Niamey. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Niamey, Niger | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Niger |
1966 27 Oct 196- |
The passing of Loulie Albee Mathews (b. October 12, 1869, New Castle, New Hampshire) in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was buried in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Mausoleum, Colorado Springs, Colorado. [Wikitree]
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Loulie A. Mathews | |
1966 29 Sep 196- |
The Bahá'í Faith was officially recognized as a religious organization by the Icelandic government which gave it the right to legally perform marriages and other ceremonies as well as entitled it to a share of the church tax in proportion to its number of adult members. [Wikipedia]
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Recognition (legal); Weddings; Iceland | first Baha'i marriage in Iceland |
1966 29 Sep 196- |
Frances A. Foss, the first pioneer on St Maarten, arrived in Philipsburg. | Frances A. Foss; Pioneer; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; St. Maarten | first pioneer on St Maarten |
1966 11 Sep 196- |
The rescue of six Tongan boys from the uninhabited island of 'Ata by Peter Warner and his crew on his yacht the Just David. The boys, all students at St Andrew's College, had stolen a 25 foot whaling boat and, on their first night at sea, had lost the sails and the rudder in a storm. They lost the little food they had carried as well. They were adrift for 8 days without water before reaching the island in June 1965. By the time Warner arrived, the boys had set up a commune with a food garden, hollowed-out trees to store rainwater, a gymnasium, badminton court, chicken enclosures. and a permanent fire. [Wikipedia]
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Peter Warner; - In Memoriam; - Bahá'í inspired schools; Ocean of Light International School, Tonga; Nukualofa, Tonga; Tonga; Ballina, New South Wales; Australia | |
1966 10 Jun 196- |
The Universal House of Justice addressed its first letter to 'Bahá'í Youth in Every Land'. [BW15:324; WG92–7] | Universal House of Justice; Haifa, Israel | first letter to Bahá’í Youth from UHJ |
1966 1 Jun 196- |
The counter-claim of the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States against the followers of Charles Mason Remey restraining them from using Bahá'í names and symbols, was upheld when the Covenant-breakers failed to appear at the trial. [BW14:95] | Charles Mason Remey; Covenant-breaking; National Spiritual Assemblies; Copyright and trademarks; Court cases; Criticism and apologetics; United States (USA) | |
1966 19 May 196- |
The first legally recognized Bahá'í wedding in Europe took place in Finland. [BW14:154] | Weddings; Firsts, other; Recognition (legal); Finland; - Europe | first legally recognized Bahá’í wedding in Europe |
1966 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Brunei was formed with its seat in Brunei town. [BW14p99; Ridván Message 1965: Ridván 1966] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Brunei | first NSA Brunei |
1966 Ridván 196- |
The first local spiritual assembly in Suriname was formed in Paramaribo. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Paramaribo, Suriname; Suriname | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Suriname |
1966 Ridván 196- |
The first local spiritual assembly in Senegal was formed in Dakar. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Dakar, Senegal; Senegal | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Senegal |
1966 17 April 196- |
Ivor Ellard, a British resident of the United States, arrived Dominica, the first pioneer to the island.
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- First Bahá'ís by country or area; Dominica | first pioneer to Dominica |
1966 14 Apr 196- |
Jessie Revell, formerly a member of the International Bahá'í Council, passed away in Haifa. [BW14:300]
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Jessie Revell; - Births and deaths; Haifa, Israel | |
1966 7 Apr 196- |
The passing of Ali Kuli Khan (b. Káshán Persia, about 1879) in Washington, DC. [BW14p351]
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`Alí Kulí Khán; - In Memoriam; - Births and deaths; Washington, DC, USA; United States (USA); Kashan, Iran; Iran | |
1966 Apr 196- |
The goal for the Nine Year Plan for Greenland was to have one group in the capital, Nuuk (Godthab) and a Bahá’í, living in one other locality. At the time Bill Carr, a Canadian Bahá’í, was on the American Air Force Base in Thule as a civilian, and the first Greenlandic Bahá’í, Hendrik Olsen, was living in Sisimiut approximately 600 kilometres from Nuuk. Pioneers from Stockhiolm, the Nielsen family, John and Lotus with children Grace (9) and younger children Lisbeth and Patricia managed to get to Nuuk just in time to fulfill the goal. [BW20p1019] | Bill Carr; Grace Neilsen; John Neilsen; Lisbeth Neilsen; Patricia Neilsen; Nuuk, Greenland; Lotus Neilsen; Greenland | |
1966 31 Mar 196- |
While in the custody of the Portuguese authorities Eduardo Duarte Vieira died in prison in Portuguese Guinea (Since 1974 Guinea Bissau) after twenty days of torture. He was named the first African martyr. [BW14:390, BW16:568; KoB47]
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Eduardo Duarte Vieira; Persecution, Guinea Bissau; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; Firsts, other; Portuguese Guinea; Guinea Bissau | first African martyr |
1966 22 Mar 196- |
Napoleon Bergarnaschi, an Alaskan Eskimo, and his three children open St Lawrence Island to the Bahá'í Faith. [BW14:146] | Napoleon Bergarnaschi; St. Lawrence Island | first Bahá'í to settle on St Lawrence Island |
1966 11 Mar 196- |
Eduardo Duarte Vieira was arrested in Portuguese Guinea on a charge of subversive political activity following a period of increasing pressure and harassment instigated by the clergy. He had been detained, maltreated and brutally beaten on several occasions since becoming a Bahá'í. [BW14:390] | Eduardo Duarte Vieira; Persecution, Guinea Bissau; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution; Portuguese Guinea; Guinea Bissau | |
1966 8 Mar 196- |
The second suit brought against the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States by the followers of Charles Mason Remey, who claimed to he the lawful owners of all Bahá'í properties and funds in the United States, was dismissed. [BW14:95] | Charles Mason Remey; Covenant-breaking; National Spiritual Assemblies; Court cases; Copyright and trademarks; United States (USA) | |
1966 Feb 196- |
The first members of the Yao tribe become Bahá'ís in Laos enrolled. [BW14:150] | - First believers by background; Laos | first Bahá’ís of Yao tribe |
1966 (In the Year) 196- |
Egyptian security services have exploited the decree to orchestrate six major crackdowns on the Bahá'í community , in 1965, 1967, 1970, 1972,1985 and 2001. The authorities arrested a total of 236 Egyptian Bahá'ís in these crackdowns, on grounds that they had violated the decree or on charges of "contempt of religion" On the few occasions on which arrests were followed by prosecutions, none of the defendants were ever found guilty of violating Law 263/1960 or any other law." from "IV. Egypt's Baha'is and the Policy of Erasure" in Prohibited Identities: State Interference with Religious Freedom by Human Rights Watch. | Persecution, Egypt | |
1966 (In the year) 196- |
In Iraq the national and one local Ḥaẓíratu'l-Quds were seized and the activities of the friends were severely restricted. [Ridván Message, 1966] | Persecution, Iraq | |
1966 (In the year) 196- |
In 1966, as part of the Lamp Unto My Feet series, an ecumenical religious program that was produced by CBS Television and broadcast from 1948 to 1979 on Sunday mornings, the episode And His Name Shall Be One was aired. The film was used by Bahá'ís throughout the world. [BW14p93] | - Film; - Documentaries; Television; And His Name Shall Be One (film); United States (USA) | |
c. 1966 – 1967 196- |
The island of Niue was opened to the Bahá'í Faith for the first time. | Niue, New Zealand | |
1966 (In the year) 196- |
Mm. Marion Magnée arrived in Mali from Belgium, the first Bahá'í to settle in the country. | Marion Magnee; Mali | first Bahá’í to settle in Mali |
1966 (In the year) 196- |
Jesus Bias Manibusan of Sinajana, Guam, the first Chamorro to become a Bahá'í, enrolled. | Jesus Bias Manibusan; Sinajana, Guam; Guam | first Chamorro Bahá’í |
1966 (In the year) 196- |
Tommy Kabu, a prominent person from the village of Ara'ava in the Gulf Province and the first in the Territory of Papua to become a Bahá'í, enrolled. [BW15:459–60] | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Papua New Guinea | first Bahá’í in Territory of Papua |
1966 (In the year) 196- |
Florence Parry, the first to become a Bahá'í in the West Leeward Islands, enrolled. | Florence Parry; Leeward Islands | first Bahá’í in West Leeward Islands |
1965 12 Nov 196- |
Mr Jazy Souleymane, a teacher and the first person in Niger to become a Bahá'í, enrolled. | Jazy Souleymane; Niger | first Bahá’í in Niger |
1965 11 Nov 196- |
The Universal House of Justice announced that the 'final step' in the 'process' of the 'purification' of the Bahá'í properties in Bahjí had been taken with the removal of the remains of the Covenant-breaker Mírzá Díyá'u'lláh from the immediate precincts of the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW14:82–3; Mess63-86p66]
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Bahji, Israel; Covenant-breaking; Mírzá Diyaullah; Bahá'u'lláh, Shrine of (Bahjí); Akka, Israel | |
1965 Oct 196- |
Alice Grey, the first person to become a Bahá'í on South Caicos Island, enrolled. | Alice Grey; South Caicos Island | first Bahá’í on South Caicos Island |
1965 20 Sep 196- |
The obligation that Bahá'ís should seek exemption from combatant service was specifically affirmed by the Universal House of Justice in a letter to the American National Spiritual Assembly. That letter said:It is for each believer, under pain of his own conscience, to determine for himself what his actions should be, bearing in mind that the application of these principles is the spiritual obligation of every Bahá'í. It is rather for your Assembly to see that adequate instruction is provided so that the friends will let these principles be mirrored forth in their actions, and that they will be so steadfast in their love for Bahá'u'lláh that it would be unthinkable for them to willingly place themselves in a position where they must take human life.[Universal House of Justice letter to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States ref41] |
Military (armed forces); Military; Weapons; War; United States (USA) | |
1965 19 Sep 196- |
Walter Garland and Miss Annie Lourie Williams, the first to become Bahá'ís on Grand Turk Island, enrolled. | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Grand Turk Island; Central America | first Bahá’ís on Grand Turk Island |
1965 Aug 196- |
Thaddeus Smith, Clara Smith, Nando Valle, Evert Scott, Gloria Scott, Thomas Seymour and Lawrence Jebbers, the first to become Bahá'ís in the Cayman Islands, enrolled in George Town owing to the efforts of Ivan A. Graham, a Jamaican Bahá'í. | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; - Islands; George Town, Cayman Islands; Cayman Islands | first Bahá’ís in Cayman Islands |
1965 1 Aug 196- |
Mrs Ridván Sadeghzadeh and Mrs Parvine Djoneidi and their children arrived in Niamey, Niger, from Tihrán, the first Bahá'ís to settle in the country. | - First travel teachers and pioneers; Niamey, Niger; Niger | first Bahá’ís to settle in Niger |
1965 22 Jul 196- |
Leroy Ioas, Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Haifa. (b.15 February 1896 in Wilmington, IL). He was known as "the Guardian's Hercules" and was praised by Shoghi Effendi for his "tireless vigilance, self-sacrifice, and devotion to the Cause in all its multiple fields of activity, in 'prodigious labours' and his 'stupendous efforts'. [BW14:291-300, VV7]
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Leroy Ioas; - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; - In Memoriam; Hands of the Cause, First Contingent; Anita Ioas Chapman; Haifa, Israel; Wilmington, IL; United States (USA) | |
1965 15 Jul 196- |
Hendrik Olsen, the first indigenous Greenlander to become a Bahá'í, enrolled. [Bahaipedia]
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Hendrik Olsen; - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Greenland | first indigenous Bahá’í in Greenland |
1965 Ridván 196- |
The first local spiritual assembly in Iceland was formed in Reykjavik. Its members were Asgeir Einarsson, Kirsten Bonnevie, Florence Grindlay, Jessie Echevarria, Carl John Spencer, Charles Grindlay, Liesel Becker, Barbel Thinat and Nicholas Echevarria. [Bahá'í News No 417 10 December 1965 p10]
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Local Spiritual Assembly, formation; Reykjavik, Iceland; Iceland | first LSA Iceland |
1965 Apr 196- |
Franklin Bozor, an agricultural labourer, and Pierre Defoe were the first persons to become Bahá'ís in Guadeloupe. [Guadeloupe by Daniel Caillaud] | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Guadeloupe | first Bahá’ís Guadeloupe |
1965 23 Mar 196- |
The case filed by the followers of Charles Mason Remey against the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States was dismissed on technical grounds. [BW14:95]
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Charles Mason Remey; Covenant-breaking; National Spiritual Assemblies; Court cases; Copyright and trademarks; United States (USA) | |
1965 18 Mar 196- |
The Bahá'í International Community established its own offices in the United Nations Plaza Building in New York. [BW14:90, BIC-History] | Bahá'í International Community; United Nations; New York, USA | |
1965 Feb 196- |
Jean and Ivanie Désert and their three children arrived in Guadeloupe from Haiti, the first Bahá'ís to settle on the island. [Guadeloupe by Daniel Caillaud] | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Guadeloupe | first Bahá’ís to settle on Guadeloupe |
1965 (In the year) 196- |
The great, great, granddaughter of Chief Sitting Bull, Ina McNeil, became a Baha'i. She was born on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in South Dakota and is a member of the Hunkpapa Lakota tribe and the first Lakota to become a Bahá'í.
She was convinced of the truth of the Bahá'í Revelation because of the similarities between it and her Lakota heritage; to cite two examples, the legend of the return of White Buffalo Calf Maiden and the prophecies of Black Elk and his vision of Bahá'u'lláh. [Article by Radiance Talley] |
Ina McNeil; Chief Sitting Bull; White Buffalo Calf Maiden; Black Elk; Long Island, NY; New York, USA; Standing Rock Sioux Reservation; South Dakota, USA | Ina McNeil become the first Lakota to become a Bahá'í. |
1965 (In the year) 196- |
Emma Reinert, the first Faroese to become a Bahá'í, enrolled. | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Faroe Islands, Denmark | first Faroese Bahá’í |
1965 (In the year) 196- |
Nils and Sigrid Rutfjäll, the first Samer (Lapps) to become Bahá'ís, enrolled in northern Norway. [BW5:483] | - First believers by background; - Indigenous people; Sámi people; Sápmi; Norway | first Samer (Lapps) Bahá’ís |
1965 (In the year) 196- |
William Carr visited Alert in Canada, only 800 km from the North Pole and the most northerly inhabited location in the world. | William Carr; Arctic; Alert, NU; Canada | |
1965 (In the year) 196- |
The first pioneer to the San Andrés and Providencia Islands settled there briefly. | - First travel teachers and pioneers; San Andres and Providencia Islands | first pioneer to the San Andrés and Providencia Islands |
1964 - 1965 196- |
A Bahá'í Publishing Trust for the provision of literature in the French language was established in Brussels. [Riḍván 1965] | - Publishing Trusts; Brussels, Belgium; Belgium | |
1964 5 Nov 196- |
Followers of Charles Mason Remey filed suit in the United States District Court for Northern Illinois against the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States, claiming they were the rightful owners of all Bahá'í properties and funds in the United States. [BW14:95]
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Charles Mason Remey; Covenant-breaking; NSA; Court cases; Copyright and trademarks; Criticism and apologetics; United States (USA) | |
1964 Nov 196- |
The Universal House of Justice announced that 'there is no way to appoint, or to legislate to make it possible to appoint, Hands of the Cause of God'. [WG41]
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- Hands of the Cause; - Hands of the Cause, Institution; Appointed arm; Universal House of Justice; Universal House of Justice, Basic timeline; Haifa, Israel; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
1964 19 Sep 196- |
Prince Sihanouk Norodom, Head of State, and Prince Kantol Norodom, Prime Minister, signed a decree authorizing the exercise of the Bahá'í Faith in Cambodia and recognizing the Bahá'í World Centre in Haifa. | Recognition (legal); Cambodia | |
1964 4 Jul 196- |
The House of Worship in Langenhain, Germany, the Mother Temple of Europe, was dedicated. [BW14:483–4] The interior of the auditorium is bounded by 27 pillars, supporting the dome. Twenty-seven ribs lead from the floor to the apex of the dome, culminating in a ring which carries a lantern. The dome segments are arranged in a special way in order to permit full access of daylight. These produce an interesting play of lights and shadows, attractively brightened by the sun's reflexes on the 570 glass panels. The supporting parts of the structure consist of prefabricated concrete material reinforced by steel fillings, which were produced in the Netherlands.
Specifics
Foundation Stone: 20 November 1960 by Hand of the Cause Amelia Collins representing the World Centre. She placed Sacred Dust from the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh in the foundations. Construction Period: 1960-1964 Site Dedication:4 July 1964 Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum represented the Universal House of Justice. Architect: Teuto Rocholl (plans approved by Shoghi Effendi) Seating:450 – 600 Dimensions: Diameter at the base: 48m (158ft), Height from the base to the top of the dome: 28m (92ft), Outer diameter: 25m (82ft); Inner diameter: 23m (69ft), Inner height of the dome: 24m (72ft). Height 20.5m (67ft) Cost: Dependencies: A home for the aged. Note: The construction of this temple was delayed by legal roadblocks instigated by church opposition, both Protestant and Catholic. References: BW14p483, BW14p483-484, BW18p104, CEBF241 |
* Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); - Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Mother Temples; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Quick facts; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Langenhain; Amelia Collins; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Teuto Rocholl; - Architects; Opposition; Boxes containing dust, earth or plaster; Gifts; Bahá'u'lláh, Shrine of (Bahjí); - Basic timeline, Expanded; Langenhain, Germany; Frankfurt, Germany; Germany; - Europe | |
1964 Jun 196- |
Isaac Eziukwu, a Nigerian who had become a Bahá'í in Bangui, Central African Republic, in 1956, arrived in Libreville, Gabon, the first pioneer to the country. [BW16:522–3] | Isaac Eziukwu; Libreville, Gabon; Gabon | first pioneer to Gabon |
1964 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the Hawaiian Islands was formed with its seat in Honolulu. Prior to this time, they were under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States. At the time of the formation of the new National Assembly, the territory was transferred to Australasia. [BW14p99; BW14p93] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Honolulu, HI | first NSA Hawaiian Islands |
1964 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Philippines was formed with its seat in Manila. [BW14p99] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Manila, Philippines; Philippines | first NSA Philippines |
1964 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Thailand was formed with its seat in Bangkok and having jurisdiction over the Bahá'ís of Laos. [BW14p99] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Bangkok, Thailand; Thailand; Laos | first NSA Thailand |
1964 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Vietnam was formed with its seat in Saigon and having jurisdiction over the Bahá'ís of Cambodia. [BW14p99]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Saigon, Vietnam; Vietnam; Cambodia | first NSA Viet Nam |
1964 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Indonesia was formed with its seat in Djakarta and comprising Indonesia, the Mentawai Islands, Portuguese Timor and West Irian. [BW14p99] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Jakarta, Indonesia; Indonesia; Mentawai Islands; Portuguese Timor; West Irian, New Guinea | first NSA Indonesia |
1964 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Malaysia (known as Malaya prior to 1963) was formed with its seat in Kuala Lumpur and comprising Malaya, Singapore, Brunei, Sabah, and Sarawak. Prior to this time the area was under the guidance of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India, Pakistan and Burma, owing to the fact that the Guardian had entrusted the growth and development of the Faith to that assembly in 1950. [BW14p99; Bahaipedia Malaysia] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Malaysia; British Malaya; Singapore; Brune, Malaysia; Sabah, Malaysia; Sarawak, Malaysia | first NSA Malaysia |
1964 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Korea was formed with its seat in Seoul. [BW14p99] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Seoul, South Korea; Korea | first NSA Korea |
1964 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of North East Asia was re-formed with its seat in Tokyo comprising Japan, Formosa, Hong Kong and Macao. [BW14p102] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Tokyo, Japan; Japan; Taiwan; Hong Kong; Macau | first NSA North East Asia |
1964 Ridván 196- |
The Regional Spiritual Assembly of the South Pacific Islands was dissolved and the territory divided into two National Spiritual Assembly areas, South West Pacific Ocean and South Pacific Ocean. The National Spiritual Assembly of the South Pacific Ocean was formed with its seat in Suva comprising the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Nauru Island, Fiji, Western Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga and Cook Islands. [BW14p99] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Suva, Fiji; Gilbert and Ellice Islands; Nauru Island; Fiji; Western Samoa; American Samoa; Tonga; Cook Islands | first NSA South Pacific Ocean |
1964 Ridván 196- |
The Regional Spiritual Assembly of the South Pacific Islands was dissolved and the territory divided into two National Spiritual Assembly areas, South Pacific Ocean and South West Pacific Ocean. The National Spiritual Assembly of the South West Pacific Ocean was formed with its seat in Honiara and comprising the Solomon Islands, the New Hebrides Islands, New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands. [BW14p99] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Honiara, Solomon Islands; Solomon Islands; Vanuatu; New Caledonia; Loyalty Islands | first NSA South West Pacific Ocean |
1964 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Kenya was formed with its seat in Nairobi. Its members were: Its members were: James Wasilwa, Aziz Yazdi, Elamu Muswahili, Taherih Ala'i, Festas Mulkalama, Bonaventure Wafula, Julius Makanda, Frank Mnkoyani, and Christopher Musambai. [Bahá'í News No 409 April 1965 p8; BW14p96] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; James Wasilwa; Aziz Yazdi; Elamu Muswahili; Taherih Alai; Festas Mulkalama; Bonaventure Wafula; Julius Makanda; Frank Mnkoyani; Christopher Musambai; Nairobi, Kenya; Kenya | first NSA Kenya |
1964 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of South and West Africa that was formed in 1956, was altered and two additional national assemblies were formed, Indian Ocean, and South Central Africa. South and West Africa remained. The National Spiritual Assembly of the Indian Ocean was formed with its seat in Port Louis had jurisdiction over the following countries: Mauritius, Chagos Archipelago, Rodriguez Island, Malagasy Republic, (formerly Madagascar; name changed in 1958) Seychelles Islands, Comoro Islands, and Reunion Island. [BW14p96; BW15:195] |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Port Louis, Mauritius; Mauritius; Chagos Archipelago; Rodrigues Island; Madagascar; Seychelles; Comoros Islands; Reunion Island | first NSA Indian Ocean |
1964 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of South and West Africa that was formed in 1956, was altered and two additional national assemblies were formed, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Indian Ocean,(Mauritius, Réunion and Madagascar) and the National Spiritual Assembly of South Central Africa and leaving the altered South and West Africa leaving only Angola, Basutoland, St. Helena, South West Africa, South Africa and Swaziland. The National Spiritual Assembly of South Central Africa was formed with its seat in Salisbury had jurisdiction over the following countries: Northern Rhodesia, Malawi (formerly changed in 1964 from Nyasaland), Southern Rhodesia, and Botswana (formerly Bechuanaland; name changed in 1966). [BW14p96; BW15:195; BN no608 November 1981 p11] |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Harare, Zimbabwe; Northern Rhodesia; Malawi; Southern Rhodesia; Zimbabwe; Bechuanaland | first NSA South Central Africa |
1964 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Tanganyika and Zanzibar was formed with its seat in Dar-es-Salaam. The jurisdiction included Pemba and Mafia Island. Those elected were: H. S. Akida, Mary Elston, Allen Elston, Lamuka Mwangulu, Wallace NgaUomba, Jalal Nakhjavani, Glory Nyirenda, Jamsheed Samandari, and Ruhulah Yazdani.
In 1964 Tanganyika merged with Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, later renamed the United Republic of Tanzania so now it is call the National Spiritual Assembly of Tanzania. |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania; Tanganyika, Tanzania; Tanzania; Zanzibar, Tanzania | first NSA Tanganyika and Zanzibar |
1964 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of West Central Africa was formed with its seat in Victoria, (now Limbe) in the Cameroon Republic and had the following countries under its jurisdiction: Spanish Guinea, Fernando Po Island, Corisco Island, São Tomé and Principe Islands, Nigeria, Niger, Dahomey, Togo, and Ghana. [BW14p96] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Limbé, Camaroon; Cameroon | |
1964 Ridván 196- |
The existing National Spiritual Assembly of North West Africa that had been formed in 1956 was split into two regions, the "new" North West Africa region and the Spiritual Assembly of West Africa with its seat in Monrovia. This latter assembly, Spiritual Assembly of West Africa, Ivory Coast; Mali, and Upper Volta, had jurisdiction over the following countries: Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Gambia, Senegal, Portuguese Guinea, and Cape Verde Islands. [BW14p96; BN No 393 Dec 1964 p2 ] |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Monrovia, Liberia; Liberia; Sierra Leone; Guinea; Gambia, The; Senegal; Portuguese Guinea; Cape Verde; Ivory Coast; Mali; Upper Volta, Burkina Faso | first NSA North West Africa |
1964 Ridván 196- |
The existing National Spiritual Assembly of North West Africa that had been formed in 1956 was split into two regions, the Spiritual Assembly of West Africa and the "new" North West Africa region with its seat in Tunis included the following countries: Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania, Rio de Oro, Spanish Sahara, Ifni, Madeira, Canary Islands. [BW14p96]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Tunisia; Algeria; Morocco; Mauritania; Rio de Oro, Spanish Sahara; Spanish Sahara; Ifni, Morocco; Madeira; Canary Islands, Spain | first NSA West Africa |
1964 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Uganda and Central Africa was formed with its seat in Kampala. [BW14p96]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Kampala, Uganda; Uganda; Burundi; Rwanda; Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo; Congo, Democratic Republic of; Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo; Gabon; Central African Republic; Chad | first NSA Uganda and Central Africa |
1964 Ridván 196- |
The Nine Year Plan (1964-1973) was launched. [BBRSM159; VV1; WG22–7]
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Nine Year Plan (1964-1973); - Teaching Plans; Formative Age; Cycles, Eras, Ages and Epochs; Tablets of the Divine Plan; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
1964 Ridván 196- |
The Universal House of Justice released statistics on the growth and spread of the Bahá'í Faith at Ridván. [BW14:124–35]
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Statistics; Growth; Ten Year Crusade (1953-1963); - Worldwide | |
1964 Apr 196- |
The chief of the Arpushana clan of the Guajiros, Francisco Pimienta Arpushana, became a Bahá'í in Colombia and teaching work began among his people. [BW14:319] | Francisco Pimienta Arpushana; Colombia | |
1964 Apr 196- |
The Universal House of Justice, in its message of 24 April, 1964 called for the acquisition of thirty-two Teaching Institutes during the Nine Year Plan (1964-1973) in areas where there was large-scale teaching. | Teaching institutes; Nine Year Plan (1964-1973); - Bahá'í World Centre | |
1964 22 Mar 196- |
The Faith was brought to St Vincent for the first time by Shirley Jackson, who returned to the island the day after having become a Bahá'í while on a visit to her native home in Grenada.
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- First Bahá'ís by country or area; St. Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | first Bahá’í on St Vincent |
1964 8 Mar 196- |
A cable was sent from Temuco, Chile to the Bahá'í World Centre by Hand of the Cause Jalál Kházeh announcing that mass teaching had started among the Mapuche tribes in Cautin province in southern Chile. As of that time there were close to 9,000 Mapuche believers and more than 90 local spiritual assemblies in the provinces of Cautin, Malleco and Arauco. [BN 136 April 1979 p4-5] | Mass teaching; Jalal Khazeh; Mapuche people; Temuco, Chile; Chile | |
1964 3 Feb 196- |
Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum and her companion Violette Nakhjavání left Haifa at the start of their 55,000 mile, 9-month journey through India, Ceylon, Nepal and Sikkim. [AV114; VV11] | Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of; Violette Nakhjavani; Haifa, Israel; India; Sri Lanka; Nepal; Sikkim, India | |
1964 (Unsure of date) 196- |
Rex and Mary Collision, Knights of Bahá'u'lláh for Ruanda-Urandi (now the independent countries of Rwanda and Burundi), returned to the United States after three year's service at the Temple in Kampala.
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Rex Collison; Mary Collison; Kampala, Uganda; Uganda | |
1964 (In the year) 196- |
Four new believers in Cambodia were arrested and imprisoned as the Bahá'í Faith was not formally recognized and the Bahá'ís did not have permission to teach.
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Persecution, Cambodia; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution; Cambodia | |
1963 13 Dec 196- |
The Bahá'í prisoners in Morocco were released on order of the Supreme Court. The high drama had run for some twenty months. [BW14:98; MoC19]
They were not only released but were exonerated of any culpability and paid compensation for their loss of freedom to earn their living and, in a few cases, where they were employed by th Government, indemnified. All the National Spiritual Assemblies, wherever possible, were asked by the Universal House of Justice to express gratification, through the Moroccan Embassy or Consulate in their areas, to the King for this decision of the Supreme Court. [Mess63-86p25] For a picture of the release of the Moroccan Bahá'í prisoners see BW14:97. |
Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Court cases; Human rights; Morocco | |
1963 23 Nov 196- |
At the request of the Universal House of Justice, Bahá'ís around the world prayed at the Feast of Qawl for favourable action to be taken in the case of the Bahá'ís under threat of death and imprisoned in Morocco. [BW14:98]
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Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Court cases; Human rights; Custodians; Universal House of Justice; Morocco | |
1963 1 Nov 196- |
The first person on Saipan to become a Bahá'í, Patience Robinson, enrolled. | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Saipan, Mariana Islands; Mariana Islands | first Bahá’í, on Saipan |
1963 6 Oct 196- |
The Universal House of Justice cabled that it found that 'there is no way to appoint or to legislate to make it possible to appoint a second Guardian to succeed Shoghi Effendi'. [WG11; 6 October 1963]
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Guardianship; - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | |
1963 Oct 196- |
After the International Conference in London, those members of the newly elected Universal House of Justice who were not already resident in Haifa returned to their homes to make plans to relocate. This was finally completed by October.
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Nine Year Plan (1964-1973); Formative Age; Cycles, Eras, Ages and Epochs; Universal House of Justice; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
1963 25 Aug 196- |
The Universal House of Justice announceed the demolition of the House of Worship in 'Ishqábád (now Ashgabat, Turkmenistan) by the Soviet authorities owing to earthquake damage. [BBD122; BW14:479–81]
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Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Ishqabad; Earthquakes; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Ashgabat; Turkmenistan; Soviet Union; Russia | |
1963 31 Jul 196- |
The passing of Dr Genevieve Coy (b.1886) in Harare, Zimbabwe. [Bahá'í Chronicles, Baha'i Heroes & Heroines,
grave]
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Genevieve Coy; - In Memoriam; Harare, Zimbabwe; Zimbabwe | |
1963 16 Jun 196- |
The Universal House of Justice announced that it will for the present time, use the Western Pilgrim House at 10 Haparsim Street, Haifa, as its seat and that both the Eastern and Western pilgrims will be housed in the Haifa Pilgrim House. [WG9] | Pilgrim Houses; Pilgrim House, Western (Haifa); Pilgrim House, Eastern (Haifa); Universal House of Justice, Seat of (Haifa); Pilgrimage; Haifa, Israel | |
1963 7 Jun 196- |
The Custodians published a Declaration 'releasing all their functions, rights and powers conferred upon them by the Declaration of the Hands, November 25, 1957, to the Universal House of Justice'. [MoC433]
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Custodians; Haifa, Israel; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
1963 5 Jun onwards 196- |
Throughout Iran, advantage is taken of the general anti-government disorder to launch attacks on Bahá'ís in several localities under the cover of these disturbances. [BW18p391]
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* Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Destruction; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Iran | |
1963 19 May 196- |
The Hands of the Cause cabled the annual conventions with the names of the five Hands chosen to reside in the Holy Land: Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum, Leroy Ioas, 'Alí-Akbar Furútan, Paul Haney and Abu'l-Qásim Faizí. [MoC427] | - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Leroy Ioas; `Alí-Akbar Furútan; Paul Haney; Abu'l-Qasim Faizi; Haifa, Israel | |
1963 9 May 196- |
The Hands of the Cause of God passed a resolution regarding the principles that will apply between the body of the Hands and the Hands Residing in the Holy Land and the activities of the Hands in the Holy Land. [MoC426]
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- Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Haifa, Israel | |
1963 7 May 196- |
The Universal House of Justice issued its first message to national conventions. [WG4–8]
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- Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Universal House of Justice; Universal House of Justice; Universal House of Justice, Letters and messages; - Bahá'í World Centre | first message to national conventions by UHJ |
1963 30 Apr 196- |
The members of the Universal House of Justice were presented to the World Congress and the first statement of the House of Justice was read by David Hofman. [BW14:68]
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David Hofman; Universal House of Justice, Members of; Bahá'í World Congress, First (1963); London, England; United Kingdom | first statement of UHJ |
1963 28 Apr - 2 May 196- |
The first Bahá'í World Congress, the 'Most Great Jubilee', was held in London to celebrate the centenary of the declaration of Bahá'u'lláh. The beloved Guardian had wanted this long-planned gathering to take place in Baghdad, but the situation did not allow the gathering to take place there. In 1961, the Hands of the Cause of God residing at the Holy Land decided to hold the Congress in London, which would also enable the participants to visit the resting place of the Guardian. [BW14:57]
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Conferences, Bahá'í; Most Great Jubilee (1963); Bahá'í World Congress, First (1963); Centenaries; Bahá'u'lláh, Declaration of; - First conferences; - Basic timeline, Expanded; London, England; United Kingdom | first Bahá’í World Congress |
1963 23 Apr 196- |
The State funeral of Izhak Ben Zvi, second President of Israel was attended by two Hands of the Cause and two members of the Universal House of Justice. [BW14:92–3]
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Izhak Ben Zvi; Israel | first official act of UHJ |
1963 22 Apr 196- |
The results of the election of the Universal House of Justice were announced at the close of the morning session of the International Convention: Charles Wolcott, 'Alí Nakhjavání, H. Borrah Kavelin, Ian Semple, Lutfu'lláh Hakím, David Hofman, Hugh Chance, Amoz Gibson and Hushmand Fatheazam. [BBD231–3; BBRSM131; BW14:425 MoC425; SS50; VVXI-XII]
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Charles Wolcott; `Alí Nakhjavání; H. Borrah Kavelin; Ian Semple; Lutfullah Hakim; David Hofman; Hugh Chance; Amoz Gibson; Hushmand Fatheazam; Universal House of Justice, Election of; Elections; Conventions, International; Universal House of Justice, Members of; Firsts, other; Haifa, Israel; - Bahá'í World Centre | Mr Amos Gibson was the first black member of the Universal House of Justice |
1963 21 – 23 Apr 196- |
The First International Convention was convened in Haifa. [MoC424]
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Conventions, International; First conventions; Haifa, Israel; - Bahá'í World Centre | first International Convention |
1963 21 Apr 196- |
Establishment of the Universal House of Justice
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Universal House of Justice, Election of; Conventions, International; Elections; - Basic timeline, Condensed; - Basic timeline, Expanded; Firsts, other; Appointed arm; Universal House of Justice, Basic timeline; Covenant; * Shoghi Effendi, Basic timeline; Cycles, Eras, Ages and Epochs; Formative Age; Haifa, Israel; - Bahá'í World Centre; Charles Wolcott; Amoz Gibson; Hushmand Fatheazam; Hugh Chance; Borah Kavelin; Ian Semple; Lutfullah Hakim; David Hofman; `Alí Nakhjavání | first Universal House of Justice elected. |
1963 20 Apr 196- |
The number of believers in East and Central Africa numbered well over 40.000 with half of these in the Congo. Similar growth could be seen in countries like British Cameroons, Ethiopia, and Northern Rhodesia. Bahá'ís now resided in well over 30 countries and territories, and consisted largely of tribal peoples that had entered the Faith through the combined efforts of international and native pioneers. The end of the Ten Year Crusade left Africa spiritually and politically transformed. Devoted individuals, operating in daunting conditions, had succeeded in establishing the Faith on the continent while preparing for the next phase in its advancement—continued large-scale expansion would be accompanied by the formation and strengthening of the foundational institutions of the Faith. [A Brief Account of the Progress of the Bahá'í Faith in Africa Since 1953 by Nancy Oloro-Robarts and Selam Ahderom p6-7] | Statistics; Shoghi Effendi, Works of; - Africa; Congo, Democratic Republic of; British Cameroon; Ethiopia; Northern Rhodesia | |
1963 20 Apr 196- |
The Ten Year Crusade was successfully completed. The achievements of the Ten Year Crusade were celebrated at the Most Great Jubilee in April and May 1963, which commemorated the Centenary of the Declaration of Baha'u'llah's Mission. Two historic events transpired during that time: the International Convention, convened in Haifa, Israel, to elect the first Universal House of Justice; and the World Congress held in London, England.
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Ten Year Crusade (1953-1963); Most Great Jubilee (1963); Conventions, International; Growth; Statistics; - Teaching Plans; - Basic timeline, Expanded; * Shoghi Effendi, Basic timeline; Shoghi Effendi, Works of; - Worldwide; - Bahá'í World Centre; London, England; United Kingdom | |
1963 9 Apr 196- |
The sixth Conclave of the Hands of the Cause of God was convened at Bahjí.
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- Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Hands of the Cause, Conclaves; Bahji, Israel; Akka, Israel | |
1963 4 Apr 196- |
The Custodians issued a statement of information to the national spiritual assemblies of the United States and Europe regarding the Bahá'ís imprisoned in Morocco and under threat of death, reminding them that clemency or a pardon are not sufficient, as the condemned Bahá'ís cannot be pardoned for a crime they did not commit. [MoC414]
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Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Human rights; Custodians; National Spiritual Assembly; Morocco | |
1963 2 Apr 196- |
King Hassan II of Morocco made a public statement promising that if the Supreme Court upheld the decision condemning three Bahá'í prisoners to death, he would grant them a royal pardon. [MoC416] | King Hassan II; Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution; Court cases; Human rights; Morocco | |
1963 31 Mar 196- |
King Hassan II of Morocco was featured on an American television show called "Meet the Press". He stated that he believed that the Baháʼí Faith was not a religion and "against good order and also morals". However, on April 2 he made a public statement that if the Supreme Court confirms the penalty of death that he would grant them a royal pardon. in a televised interview in the United States that the Bahá'í Faith was not a religion and was 'against good order and also morals'. [MoC414-419] | King Hassan II; Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Morocco | |
1963 31 Jan 196- |
Roger Baldwin, Chairman of the International League for the Rights of Man, appeared before the UN sub-commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities and stated that, as far they know; the Bahá'í prisoners in Morocco were the only example in recent history where members of a religion had been condemned to death solely for holding and expressing religious views regarded as heretical. [MoC415–16] | Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Human rights; United Nations; Morocco | |
1963 18 Jan 196- |
First Bahá'í marriage in Taiwan was between Miss Yeh Chan-ching and Mr Yang Su-thou. Official government recognition of the Bahá'í marriage was obtained in 1973. [The Taiwan Bahá'í Chronicle by Barbara R. Sims p37] | Weddings; Firsts, other; Recognition (legal); Taiwan | First Bahá'í marriage in Taiwan |
1963 1 Jan 196- |
The Custodians ask all national and local spiritual assemblies to cable the King of Morocco appealing for justice for the Bahá'ís under sentence of death and imprisoned for life in his country. [BW14:97; MoC19] | Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Human rights; Custodians; National Spiritual Assembly; Local Spiritual Assembly; Morocco; - Worldwide | |
1963 Jan 196- |
The publication of Freedom of Religion on Trial in Morocco: The Nador Case by Bahá'í International Community. It was a report on the situation in Morocco to that point in time. | Bahá'í International Community; Persecution, Morocco; Morocco | |
1963 (In the year) 196- |
In Angola, Antonio Francesco Ebo and seven other Bahá'ís were arrested and imprisoned in a penal colony off the coast of southern Angola.
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Persecution, Angola; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution; Angola | |
1963 (In the year) 196- |
15 years after the establishment of Israel and during the course of the unrest that swept through Iran in response to a set of far-reaching reforms launched by Muhammad-Ridá Sháh, Ayatollah Khomeini and the Association of Iranian Clerics, in two separate declarations, denounced Bahá'ís as agents and representatives of Israel, and demanded their severe repression. During the 1960s and 70s almost everything that troubled Iranian clerics was seen as evidence of a Bahá'í-Israeli plot against Islam. The Shah, who was harshly rebuked by the 'ulama for his regime's strong ties with Israel, was accused of being a Bahá'í because of some of the reforms he had introduced, notably his giving voting rights to women, and providing blue-collar industrial workers with a share of the profits earned by their companies. Various cultural events launched by the administration, some of which had clear Western tones, were seen as Bahá'í plots to undermine the Islamic identity of Iranians. Iranian ministers and courtiers were almost collectively accused of being Bahá'ís. Even Iran's notorious intelligence agency, SAVAK, whose strong anti-leftist agenda had naturally led to its inclination to recruit people with Islamic ties, and which had obvious connections with the Hujjatieh society – the self-professed arch-enemies of the Bahá'ís – was seen as nothing more than a Bahá'í puppet. Consequently, the 1979 Islamic Revolution came about not just as an uprising against the Shah, but supposedly as a reaction to an Israeli-Bahá'í threat. [Iran Press Watch 1407] |
Conspiracy theories; Ayatollah Khomeini; - Shahs; Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi; Reform; History (general); Iran, General history; * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Iran; Israel | |
1963 - 1964 196- |
1963 - 1963 was a Year of Preparation and a time to consolidate the victories of the Ten Year Crusade. [Mess63-86pxli] | - Teaching Plans | |
1963 - 1986 196- |
The end of the Second Epoch and the beginning of The Third Epoch of the Formative Age. [Message from the Universal House of Justice dated 5 February 1986; Mess63-86 p710-716]
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Formative Age; Cycles, Eras, Ages and Epochs | |
1962 31 Dec 196- |
The first indigenous local spiritual assembly in Venezuela was formed among the Yaruro Indians of Apure state in the village of Agua Linda. | Local Spiritual Assembly; - Indigenous people; Agua Linda, Venezuela; Venezuela | first indigenous Local Spiritual Assembly in Venezuela |
1962 27 Dec 196- |
The Custodians asked national and local spiritual assemblies to write to the Moroccan ambassador in their respective countries pleading for justice and religious freedom. [MoC398–9] | Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Human rights; Custodians; NSA; LSA; Morocco; - Worldwide | |
1962 23 Dec 196- |
The Custodians asked national spiritual assemblies to cable Secretary General of the United Nations U Thant requesting his intervention on behalf of the Bahá'ís under sentence of death and imprisoned for life in Morocco. [BW13:794; MoC397–8] | Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Human rights; Custodians; NSA; United Nations; Morocco | |
1962 21 Dec 196- |
Telegrams were sent by the Bahá'í International Community to Secretary-General U Thant and 35 United Nations delegations appealing for help under the Genocide Convention for the Bahá'ís sentenced to death and imprisoned for life in Morocco. [BW13:794] | Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Human rights; United Nations; Bahá'í International Community; Morocco | |
1962 17 Dec 196- |
The Custodians asked the Bahá'í International Community to issue press releases deploring Morocco's persecution of religious minorities and pointing out its failure to adhere to the UN charter condemning religious intolerance. [MoC397] | Custodians; Bahá'í International Community; Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Human rights; Morocco | |
1962 14 Dec 196- |
The Regional Court of Nador gave its verdict in the case of the 14 Bahá'ís imprisoned in Morocco on charges of sedition: four were acquitted on the grounds that they claim to be Muslims; one was acquitted apparently through family connections; one was released on 15 years' probation owing to his diabetes; five were committed to life imprisonment hard labour; and three were condemned to death. [BBRSM174; MoC18–19]
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Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution; Court cases; Human rights; Morocco | |
1962 10 Dec 196- |
The trial of the 14 Bahá'ís imprisoned in Morocco on charges of sedition opened. The accused were defended by four of the most able lawyers in Morocco who were advised by two Bahá’í lawyers. It quickly became apparent that no attempt was being made to prove the five charges of the indictment, rather were the accused being charged by the presiding judge with not conforming to the practices of Islám, to which the accused explained that, as they were Bahá’ís, these practices did not concern them.
The verdict of the trial and the sentences imposed were: Sentenced to death: Muḥammad Muḥammad ‘Alí Al-Kabdání, 23 years of age, unmarried, schoolteacher; Muḥammad Ba-Arafa Ma’anan, 29, unmarried, inspector of police; Fu’ád Muḥammad Javád At-Tahhan, 38, married, three children, school director. Imprisoned for life: ‘Abdu’l-Azíz ‘Abdu’lláh Al-Waryashí, 22, married, no children, school bursar; Muḥammad Al-Jabbání Al-Ḥassan, 24, married, one son, teacher; ‘Abdu’s-Salam Al-Haj Salim As-Sabti, 31, married, instructor; Muḥammad Muḥammad Sa’íd Al-Baggalí, 20, unmarried, tailor; Muḥammad Aḥmad As-Sabti, 32, married, one child, cashier; Imprisoned for 15 years: ‘Abdu’s-Salam Milwad Ash-Shukrí, 28, married, one child, state official. The announcement of these sentences came as a thunderclap. The response from the press of the world was immediate and indignant. By a curious irony of fate the new Moroccan Constitution guaranteeing freedom of religion had only recently been overwhelmingly accepted by a national referendum, and on December 7, three days before the trial opened, Morocco had voted in favor of a United Nations Resolution for a draft convention on the elimination of all forms of religious intolerance. [BW13:289; BW14:97; MoC414-418; BN No 384 March 1963 p3] |
Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution; Court cases; Human rights; Morocco | |
1962 (Near end of year) 196- |
Joyce McGuffie, Dale Lillico and Samson Knowlton, all of Brocket, AB, have been delegated by the National Spiritual Assembly as a committee to collect, prepare and edit news from the First Nations and other First Nations teaching in the cities. [CBN No 155 Dec 1962 p3] | Joyce McGuffie; Dale Lillico; Samson Knowlton; Brocket, AB | |
1962 16 Nov 196- |
The superstructure of the European House of Worship near Frankfurt was completed and the Temple was turned over to the Bahá'ís by the contractor. [BW13:737; MoC15] | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Langenhain; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Langenhain, Germany; Frankfurt, Germany; Germany | |
1962 31 Oct 196- |
The 14 Bahá'ís imprisoned in Morocco were arraigned before the Regional Court of Nador. [BW13:289; MC18]
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Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution; Court cases; Human rights; Morocco | |
1962 11 Oct 196- |
The opening of the Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, commonly known as the Second Vatican Council, or Vatican II at the Vatican. It was the 21st ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church. The council met in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome for four periods (or sessions), each lasting between 8 and 12 weeks, in the autumn of each of the four years 1962 to 1965. (11 October 1962 - 8 December 1965)
Pope John XXIII called the Council because he felt the Church needed "updating". In order to connect with 20th century people in an increasingly secularized world, some of the Church's practices needed to be improved, and its teaching needed to be presented in a way that would appear relevant and understandable to them. Roman Catholic bishops at the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) called for outlawing war by international consent and creating a universal public authority that would safeguard security, justice, and human rights. In their encyclicals, Pope John XXIII, Pope Benedict XVI, and Pope Francis have stated that there is an urgent need for a true world political authority that would be regulated by law, observe the principles of subsidiarity and solidarity, promote human development, manage globalization, and establish the common good. [Wikipedia; Black News 6FEB2022] |
Second Vatican Council; Vatican City; Rome, Italy; Italy; Ecumenism | |
1962 autumn 196- |
A property was acquired outside of Gwalior, India, for a teaching institute. [DM192]
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Teaching institutes; Rabbani School, India; - Bahá'í inspired schools; Social and economic development; Gwalior, India; India | |
1962 23 Sep 196- |
The Custodians ask the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States to obtain an interview with the personal representative of the King of Morocco who heads that country's delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in New York in connection with the Bahá'ís imprisoned in Morocco. [MoC373–4] | Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Human rights; NSA; United Nations; United States (USA); Morocco | |
1962 Sep 196- |
Following full investigation and consultation on certain information concerning the activities of Rex (Reginald) King who has resided in various localities in Central California in recent years, it became necessary for the National Spiritual Assembly at its September meeting to deprive Mr. King of his Bahá'í membership and voting rights. Mr. King is not to be invited to Nineteen-Day Feasts or to participate in any other Bahá'í activities. [US Supplement No 57 November 1962 p2]
Reginald ("Rex") King, who had been elected secretary of the short-lived New Mexico "National Assembly", dissolved by Remey in 1964. Unhappy about Remey's resistance to his leadership role in the United States, King eventually went to Italy where Remey was living, and had an apparently acrimonious meeting with him. Following this encounter, on 13 September 1969 Remey issued a letter denouncing King: "his station to be ever and eternally that of Satan for evermore". King switched his allegiance to Marangella when the latter advanced his own claims two months later. This relationship, however, also soon broke down. King decided that Marangella had made "a number of faulty 'interpretations' of the Writings" and declared that Marangella "had ceased to fulfill the requirements of the office of guardian". He argued, indeed, that "neither Mason Remey nor Joel Marangella had in truth ever been guardians … because of the lack of lineal descendancy" (i.e., from Bahá'u'lláh). What Remey had actually been, King said, was "a regent", and King came to the "realization" that he himself "was in actuality the Second Regent…." [Mason Remey and Those Who Followed Him] |
Covenant-breaking; Rex King (Reginald King); Charles Mason Remey; Joel Marangella | |
1962 22 Aug 196- |
The Custodians ask the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States to make representations to the diplomatic missions of Morocco in Washington and at the United Nations concerning the 14 Bahá'ís imprisoned in Morocco. [MoC368–9]
For four months, while a legal committee of the Bahá’ís of Morocco, aided by an able French lawyer of Rabat, explored in vain all ways to obtain either the release of the prisoners or an early hearing of their case, these fourteen souls were kept in strict isolation from their fellow-Bahá’ís, and only a few messages could be passed orally via the women members of their families who could occasionally visit them. In August a devoted Egyptian Bahá’í lawyer (Mohsen Enayat) arrived in Morocco to join in the defense of the believers. The authorities returned no answer to his applications, but he was able to see the prisoners to bring them news and assurance, and to bring back to the Bahá’í community an account of the steadfastness and devotion of these dear friends. On October 31st, after more than six months of imprisonment, the fourteen accused were arraigned before the Regional Court of Nador which reviewed the accusations and committed the prisoners for trial before the Criminal Court of the same town on the charges of (1) rebellion and disorder, (2) attacks on public security, (3) constitution of an association of criminals, (4) constitution of an illegal association and (5) attacks on religious faith. [BN No 384 March 1963 p2] |
Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Human rights; NSA; Custodians; United Nations; United States (USA); Morocco; Mohsen Enayat | |
1962 24 Jul 196- |
It was announced that the sixth Conclave of the Hands of the Cause of God was postponed until April 1963. [MoC362] | - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Hands of the Cause, Conclaves; Bahji, Israel; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
1962 20 Jul 196- |
The passing of Harlan Foster Ober (b. October 6, 1881 in Beverly, Massachusetts) in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.
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Harlan Ober; Grace Robarts Ober; - In Memoriam; US Bahá'í News; Race unity; Elizabeth Kidder Ober; Elizabeth Kidder Ober; Auxiliary board members; Beverly, MA; United States (USA); Pretoria, South Africa; South Africa | first US Baha'i News; |
1962 28 Jun 196- |
President Tubman of Liberia visited the Shrine of the Báb.
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Báb, Shrine of (Haifa); - Presidents; Prominent visitors; Firsts, other; Haifa, Israel; Mount Carmel; Liberia | |
1962 22 May 196- |
The first Athabascan Indian north of the Arctic Circle to become a Bahá'í, Charley Roberts, enrolled. [BW15:455] | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Native Americans; Canada | first Athabascan Indian Bahá’í north of the Arctic Circle |
10 May 196- |
The passing of F. St. George Spendlove (b. 23 April, 1897 in Montreal) in Toronto. [BW13p895-899]
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George Spendlove; - In Memoriam; Toronto, ON; Montreal, QC; Canada | |
1962 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) was formed in Colombo. [BW13:301] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Colombo, Sri Lanka; Sri Lanka | first NSA Ceylon |
1962 Ridván 196- |
The first local spiritual assembly of the Loyalty Islands was formed in Nouméa. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Noumea, New Caledonia; Loyalty Islands | first Local Spiritual Assembly Loyalty Islands |
1962 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Belgium was formed. Since 1957 it had come under the jurisdiction of the Regional Spiritual Assembly of the Benelux Countries. [BW13:283]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Belgium | first NSA Belgium |
1962 Ridván 196- |
In 1953 the National Spiritual Assembly of Italy and Switzerland had been formed. This Ridván, with the formation of the National Spiritual of Switzerland, the regional assembly was re-named the National Spiritual Assembly of Italy. [BWNS909>/a>] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Italy | |
1962 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Switzerland was formed. [BW13:283]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Switzerland | first NSA Switzerland |
1962 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Sweden was formed. Since 1957 they had been part of the Regional Spiritual Assembly of Scandinavia (Norway and Sweden) plus Denmark and Finland. [BW13:283]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Sweden | first NSA Sweden |
1962 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Spain was formed. Since 1957 the had come under the jurisdiction of the Regional Spiritual Assembly for the Iberian Peninsula. [BW13:283]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Spain | first NSA Spain |
1962 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Portugal was formed. [BW13:283]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Portugal | first NSA Portugal |
1962 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Norway was formed. Since 1957 they had been part of the Regional Spiritual Assembly of Scandinavia (Norway and Sweden) plus Denmark and Finland. [BW13:283]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Norway | first NSA Norway |
1962 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Netherlands was formed. Since 1957 it had come under the jurisdiction of the Regional Spiritual Assembly of the Benelux Countries. [BW13:283]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Netherlands | first NSA Netherlands |
1962 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Luxembourg was formed. Since 1957 it had come under the jurisdiction of the Regional Spiritual Assembly of the Benelux Countries. [BW13:283]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Luxembourg | first NSA Luxembourg |
1962 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Finland was formed. Since 1957 they had been part of the Regional Spiritual Assembly of Scandinavia (Norway and Sweden) plus Denmark and Finland. [BW13:283]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Finland | first NSA Finland |
1962 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Denmark was formed. Since 1957 they had been part of the Regional Spiritual Assembly of Scandinavia (Norway and Sweden) plus Denmark and Finland [BW13:283]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Denmark | first NSA Denmark |
1962 10 Apr 196- |
Four Bahá'ís were arrested in Nador, Morocco. [BW13:289; BW14:97; BN No 384 March 1963 p1-4]
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Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Morocco | |
1962 Apr 196- |
Virginia Breaks, Knight of Bahá'u'lláh for the Caroline Islands, moved to Saipan, the largest Island and capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, a territory of the United States. She was the first pioneer to the area.
She remained in the Caroline Islands for fifty years, serving as an Auxiliary Board member for twenty. [BW22p320] |
Virginia Breaks; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Pioneers; Saipan, Mariana Islands | first pioneer Saipan |
1962 Mar 196- |
Aboubacar Kâ, a school teacher and the first Senegalese known to become a Bahá'í, enrolled. | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Senegal; - Africa | the first Senegalese Bahá’í |
1962 25 Jan 196- |
A Bahá'í Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Tetuan, Morocco, Faouzi Zine Al Abidine, was dismissed from his post and warned to have no association with other Bahá'ís. [MoC17] | Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Morocco | |
1962 1 Jan 196- |
Amelia Collins passed away in Haifa. (b. 7 June, 1873) [BW13:399, 840; MC12]
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Amelia Collins; - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; - Births and deaths; Hands of the Cause, First Contingent; - In Memoriam; Millie Collins; Abu'l-Qasim Faizi; Haifa, Israel | |
1962 (In the year) 196- |
Emeric Sala, made a visit to several islands in the Indian Ocean and reported that there were some 400 Bahá'ís in Mauritius of Indian, Moslem, Chinese, Creole and French descent. [TG163] | Emeric Sala; Mauritius | |
1962 (In the year) 196- |
The administrative institutions of the Faith were banned in Indonesia by President Sukarno. [BW19:41]
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Persecution, Indonesia; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Indonesia | |
1962 (In the year) 196- |
Thirty thousand new Bahá'ís enrolled in India in six months. [VV9] | Mass conversion; India | |
1962 (In the year) 196- |
Bahá'í homes in Morocco were searched by the police and Bahá'í literature seized. [MoC17] | Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Morocco | |
1961 7 Dec 196- |
An article appeared in the nationally prominent Moroccan newspaper Al Alam lamenting the decline of Islám and attacking the Bahá'í Faith. [MoC17]
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Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Morocco | |
1961 5 Nov 196- |
The Hands of the Cause issued a message from their fifth Conclave. [MoC313–23]
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- Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Hands of the Cause, Conclaves; Bahji, Israel; Most Great Jubilee (1963); Bahá'í World Congress, First (1963); Centenaries; Universal House of Justice, Election of; Universal House of Justice; Haifa, Israel; Baghdad, Iraq; Iraq; London, England; United Kingdom | |
1961 22 Oct 196- |
Mr. Sivalingam and Miss Puvaneswary were married in the first Bahá'í wedding in Malaysia. | Weddings; First weddings; Malaysia | First Bahá’í wedding in Malaysia |
1961 15 Oct – 2 Nov 196- |
The fifth Conclave of the Hands of the Cause of God was convened at Bahjí. [MoC249-329]
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- Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Hands of the Cause, Conclaves; Bahji, Israel; Akka, Israel | |
1961 (Autumn/Winter) 196- |
The International Bahá'í Archives Building was opened to Bahá'í pilgrims. [BW13:429; MC20]
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Pilgrimage; Marble; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Margraf; - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel; International Archives Building (Haifa); Arc (World Centre) | |
1961 Oct 196- |
The first summer school to be held on Rarotonga Island took place. | First summer and winter schools; Summer schools; - Islands; Rarotonga, Cook Islands; Cook Islands | first summer school on Rarotonga Island |
1961 17 Sep 196- |
The House of Worship in Sydney, the Mother Temple of the Antipodes, was officially opened by Hand of the Cause Rúhíyyih Khánum in two public services, each attended by 900 people. [BW13:732]
Specifics
Foundation Stone: 26 Jan 1958 (Clara Dunn and Hand of the Cause Charles Mason Remey, who had been designated by the Guardian as his representative, while attending the 2nd International Conference 21-24 March, 1958. A small bag of earth from the inner Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh and a piece of plaster from the room of the Báb in Máh-Kú was deposited under the floor.) Construction Period: 1957-1961 Site Dedication:16 September 1961 (Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum brought a gift from the Guardian- a green silk carpet from the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh.) Architect C.M. Remey Seating: 500 Dimensions: 124ft at the base and 130ft high Cost: Original budget was 120,000 Pounds Sterling Dependencies: References: BW13:319-322, BW13p720-732 CEBF241 |
* Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); - Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Mother Temples; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Quick facts; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Sydney; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Dedications; Clara Dunn; Mason Remey; - Architects; Boxes containing dust, earth or plaster; Bahá'u'lláh, Shrine of (Bahjí); Mah-Ku, Iran; Gifts; - Basic timeline, Expanded; Sydney, Australia; Australia | |
1961 16 Sep 196- |
The House of Worship in Sydney, the Mother Temple of the Antipodes, was dedicated by Hand of the Cause Rúhíyyih Khánum in a service for Bahá'ís only. [BW13:729; MoC15]
See also Dedication of the Bahá'í House of Worship in Sydney, by Peter J. Khan (2001). |
Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Sydney; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Dedications; Sydney, Australia; Australia | |
1961 15 Jul 196- |
The Turkish court declared the Bahá'í Faith to be a 'Tarighat', a sect forbidden by the law of the land.<
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Persecution, Turkey; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution; Court cases; Human rights; NSA; Turkey | |
1961 8 Jul 196- |
Georges and Emma Wayenece, originally from Mare on the Loyalty Islands and the first Loyalty Islanders to become Bahá'ís, enrolled in Nouméa. [BW17:415]
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Georges Wayenece; Emma Wayenece; Noumea, New Caledonia; Loyalty Islands | first Loyalty Islanders Bahá’í; first Melanesian woman Bahá’í of the New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands |
1961 8 Jul 196- |
The Custodians announced that mass conversion had begun in Ceylon, Central and East Africa, and Bolivia, while in Canada native peoples had begun to enter the Faith. [MoC293] | Custodians; Mass conversion; Native Americans; - First Nations, Canada; Sri Lanka; - Africa; Bolivia; Canada | |
1961 25 – 26 Jun 196- |
The newly-elected International Bahá'í Council met for the first time. [BW13:397; MoC285–6]
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International Bahá'í Council; Haifa, Israel | |
1961 23 Jun 196- |
Fred Murray, early Indigenous believer and member of the Minen tribe (Mirning Yirkala) to become a Bahá'í, enrolled. In 1963 he attended the World Congress in London. [BW14:369]
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Fred Murray; - Aboriginal people; - Indigenous people; June Perkins; Australia | first full-blooded Bahá'í Aborigine member of Minen tribe |
1961 1 May 196- |
Kanichi (Moto) Yamamoto, the first Japanese Bahá'í, passed away in Berkeley, California. [SBR185]
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Kanichi Yamamoto; Berkeley, CA; California, USA; United States (USA) | first Japanese Bahá’í |
1961 Ridán 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of North East Africa had been led by the former National Spiritual Assembly of Egypt and Sudan since 1956. In 1960 difficulties in Egypt made it impossible to administer territories outside of the country so a regional administrative committee was formed and this, in turn, was replaced with the new (regional) National Spiritual Assembly of Ethiopia with its headquarters in Addis Abba. [BW13p287] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Ethiopia | |
1961 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Brazil was formed. [BW13:258] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Brazil | first NSA Brazil |
1961 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Uruguay was formed. [BW13:258]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Uruguay | first NSA Uruguay |
1961 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Venezuela was formed. [BW13:258] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Venezuela | first NSA Venezuela |
1961 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Peru was formed. [BW13:258] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Peru | first NSA Peru |
1961 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Paraguay was formed. [BW13:258] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Paraguay | first NSA Paraguay |
1961 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Panama was formed. [BW13:258] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Panama | first NSA Panama |
1961 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Nicaragua was formed. [BW13:258] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Nicaragua | first NSA Nicaragua |
1961 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Mexico was formed. Those elected were: Mrs. Florence Mayberry, Samuel Burafato, Dr. Edris Rice-Wray, Sra. Carmen de Burafato, Mrs. Chappie Angulo, Earl Morris, Mrs. Anna Howard, Mrs. Valeria Nichols, and Harold Murray. [BW13:258]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Mexico | first NSA Mexico |
1961 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Jamaica was formed. Since 1957 they had come under the jurisdiction of the Regional Spiritual Assembly of the Greater Antilles. [BW13:258]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Jamaica | first NSA Jamaica |
1961 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Honduras was formed. [BW13:258; National website; Bahaipedia Honduras; BN No364 July 1961 p3]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Honduras; Conflict | first NSA Honduras |
1961 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Haiti was formed. Previously it had been part of the Regional Spiritual Assembly of the Greater Antilles. [BW13:258] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Haiti | first NSA Haiti |
1961 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of El Salvador was formed. [BW13:258]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; El Salvador | first NSA El Salvador |
1961 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Guatemala was formed. Prior they had been part of Regional Spiritual Assembly of Mexico and the Republics of Central America. [BW13:258]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Guatemala; Honduras | first NSA Guatemala |
1961 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Ecuador was formed. [BW13:258] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Ecuador | first NSA Ecuador |
1961 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Dominican Republic was formed. Since 1957 they had come under the jurisdiction of the Regional Spiritual Assembly of the Greater Antilles. [BW13:258] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Dominican Republic | first NSA Dominican Republic |
1961 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Cuba was formed. Since 1957 they had come under the jurisdiction of the Regional Spiritual Assembly of the Greater Antilles. [BW13:258] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Cuba | first NSA Cuba |
1961 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Costa Rica was formed. [BW13:258]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Costa Rica | first NSA Costa Rica |
1961 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Colombia was formed. [BW13:258] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Colombia | first NSA Colombia |
1961 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Chile was formed. [BW13:258]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Chile | first NSA Chile |
1961 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Bolivia was formed. [BW13:258] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Bolivia | first NSA Bolivia |
1961 Ridván 196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Argentina was formed. [BW13:258] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Argentina | first NSA Argentina |
1961 Ridván 196- |
The International Bahá'í Council was elected by postal ballot of the members of the national spiritual assemblies. It was to serve a two-year term of office. [BW13:397; MoC282]
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International Bahá'í Council; Universal House of Justice; Jessie Revell; `Alí Nakhjavání; Lutfullah Hakim; Ethel Revell; Charles Wolcott; Sylvia Ioas; Mildred Mottahedeh; Ian Semple; H. Borrah Kavelin; Firsts, other; Haifa, Israel; - Bahá'í World Centre | first election IBC by postal ballot |
1961 14 Apr 196- |
The knowledge of the arrest of the 14 believers was received but the Custodians at the World Centre via the publication of an article in the newspaper Le Courier du Maroc. They were in communications with the 44 National Assemblies at the time and asked them to bring pressure on the Moroccan authorities and to pray for the protection and release of the prisoners. The Custodians took the position that no attack should be made on the central authorities but rather the blame should rest on a small, fanatical, prejudiced and misinformed group of local leaders who did not seem to be under the control of the central authority in Rabat.
The Bahá'í International Community made representation at the United Nations. [MoC17-18] |
Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution; Court cases; Human rights; Morocco | |
1961 3 Apr 196- |
Corinne Knight True, Hand of the Cause of God, (b. 1 November 1861 Louisville, KY d. Chicago, IL 3 April 1961). She was buried in Oak Woods Cemetery in Chicago. [BW13:846]
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Corinne True; - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; - Births and deaths; - In Memoriam; Hands of the Cause, Second Contingent; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Wilmette; Chicago, IL; Louisville, KY; United States (USA) | |
1961 21 – 25 Feb 196- |
The first Indian congress of Bolivia was held in Oruro, with Indians participating. [BW13:268] | - Conferences; - Indigenous people; Oruro, Bolivia; Bolivia | first Indian congress of Bolivia |
1961 17 Jan 196- |
Following the arrest of Bahá'ís in Turkey in March 1959 and the subsequent court case, the Turkish court received the findings of three outstanding religious scholars that the Bahá'í Faith was an independent religion. [MoC308]
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Persecution, Turkey; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution; Court cases; Human rights; Turkey | |
1961 15 Jan 196- |
The House of Worship in Kampala, the Mother Temple of Africa, is officially opened by Hand of the Cause Rúhíyyih Khánum in a public service attended by 1,500 people. [BW13:715–18; MoC15]
Specifics
Foundation Stone: 26 Jan 1958 (Beneath the stone is a silver box containing the sacred earth from the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh and a wooden box containing a piece of the plaster from the Prison Fortress of Máh-Kú where the Báb had been incarcerated.) Construction Period: Land purchased: 20 April 1954, January 1958 – 14 January 1961 Site Dedication: 14 January 1961 (Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum brought a gift from the Guardian- a carpet from the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh was hung on the inside of the door facing the Qiblih.) Architect: Charles Mason Remey Seating:Over 400 (800 for Dedication ceremony) Dimensions: Dome at its base-44ft. Diameter of inner floor-84ft. Circumference: 265ft yielding 5,550 sq ft of floor space. Height of the building-124ft. Cost: $ ? (initial budget was 42,00 Pounds Sterling) Dependencies: References: BW13p704-719, CEBF241, CG45 |
* Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); - Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Mother Temples; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Quick facts; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Kampala; Mason Remey; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Dedications; - Architects; Gifts; Boxes containing dust, earth or plaster; Bahá'u'lláh, Shrine of (Bahjí); Mah-Ku, Iran; - Basic timeline, Expanded; Kampala, Uganda; Uganda | |
1961 14 Jan 196- |
The House of Worship in Kampala, the Mother Temple of Africa, was dedicated by Hand of the Cause Rúhíyyih Khánum in a service for Bahá'ís only. [BW13:713–14; CG45]
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Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Kampala; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Kampala, Uganda; Uganda | |
1961 Jan - Feb 196- |
Hand of the Cause of God Dr Rahmatu'lláh Muhájir traveled to India and demonstrated the principle of mass teaching. [DM172–84; SBBH2:165–7]
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- Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Rahmatullah Muhajir; Mass conversion; Mass teaching; Teaching; LSA; Statistics; Growth; Madhya Pradesh, India; India | |
1961 (In the year) 196- |
The military government in Indonesia issued instructions to local authorities to ban all Bahá'í activities and to confiscate all Bahá'í property. [MoC329] | Persecution, Indonesia; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Indonesia | |
1961 (In the year) 196- |
Knud Jensen (of mixed Danish, St Thomanian parentage), the first local person to become a Bahá'í in the Virgin Islands, enrolled. | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Virgin Islands, US; United States (USA) | first Bahá’í in Virgin Islands |
1961 (In the year) 196- |
The first local assembly was formed on Terceira Island in the Azores at Ridván in 1958. The Faith continued to grow slowly but steadily. By 1961 the local religious authorities grew concerned. The International Police summoned Mr. Nolen, the Knight of Bahá'u'lláh for the Azores, and advised him that he must discontinue teaching the Faith or leave the islands. Despite these obstacles the Spiritual Assembly continued to meet and study classes were held in Bahá'í homes. [BW15p317-318] | Persecution, Portugal; Azores; Portugal | |
1960 Late 196- |
Eric Moyce and Gay Corker, both youth and the first two local people to become Bahá'ís in St Helena, enrolled. | Eric Moyce; Gay Corker; St. Helena | first local Bahá’ís in St Helena |
1960 Dec 196- |
Philip Suning, the first member of the Iban tribe to become a Bahá'í, enrolled. | - First believers by background; Brunei | first Bahá’í Iban tribe |
1960 Dec 196- |
Mr Yan Kee Leong of Malaysia took the Bahá'í Faith to the remote Iban people of Brunei. | Yan Kee Leong; Brunei | first teacher Iban people |
1960 20 Nov 196- |
The cornerstone of the fifth House of Worship was laid in Langenhain, Germany, by Hand of the Cause of God Amelia Collins. [BW13:739; MC238, 245, 249–50]
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* Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Langenhain; Foundation stones and groundbreaking; Amelia Collins; Langenhain, Germany; Frankfurt, Germany; Germany; - Europe | |
1960 18 Nov 196- |
Clara Dunn, Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Sydney. (b.12 May 1869) [BW13:859; MoC245]
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Clara Dunn; - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; - Births and deaths; - In Memoriam; Hands of the Cause, Second Contingent; Sydney, Australia; Australia | |
1960 13 Nov 196- |
The Hands of the Cause in the Holy Land sent ballots to all National and Regional Assemblies containing a ballot kit for each member. The secretaries were to collect the ballots and mail them to the World Centre for arrival before the 21st of April. Once received they sent a message of acknowledgment. [MoC245, 282] | International Bahá'í Council; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
1960 2 Nov 196- |
The Hands of the Cause issued a message from their fourth Conclave. [MoC237–44]
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- Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Hands of the Cause, Conclaves; Haifa, Israel | |
1960 18 – 27 Oct 196- |
The fourth Conclave of the Hands of the Cause of God was convened at Bahjí. [MoC177-245] | Bahji, Israel; - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Hands of the Cause, Conclaves; Haifa, Israel; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
1960 20 Aug 196- |
The presentation of the doctoral dissertation of Allan Luctus Ward entitled An Historical Study of the North American Speaking Tour of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and a Rhetorical Analysis of His Addresses | `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Rhetoric; Allan Ward; Ann Arbor, MI; Michigan, USA; United States (USA) | |
1960 3 Aug 196- |
Cable from the Hands of the Cause of God announcing the expulsion as Covenant Breakers of John Carre, Barnard Fillon, Moneer Darakhshan, Joel Marangella, Jaques Soghomonian, Donald Harvey, John Byers and Mary Wilkin. [MoC223] | Custodians; Covenant-breaking; Joel Marangella; John Carre; Barnard Fillon; Moneer Darakhshan; Joel Marangella; Jaques Soghomonian; Donald Harvey; John Byers; Mary Wilkin; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
1960 Aug 196- |
All Bahá'í activity in Egypt was prohibited by Presidential Decree No 263 issued by President Nasser of the United Arab Republic (Egypt and Syria). |
Persecution, Egypt; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Egypt | |
1960 26 Jul 196- |
The Hands of the Cause of God declared Charles Mason Remey a Covenant-breaker. [BBRSM221; MC224–5] | - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Charles Mason Remey; Covenant-breaking; Haifa, Israel | |
1960 12 Jul 196- |
Horace Hotchkiss Holley, Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Haifa. (b. 7 April, 1887 in Torrington, CT) [MC226-227, BW13:849-858]
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Horace Holley; - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; - Births and deaths; - In Memoriam; Hands of the Cause, First Contingent; Bahá'í Scriptures (book); - Drama; - Plays; * Arts and crafts; Haifa, Israel; Torrington, CT; Connecticut, USA; United States (USA) | |
1960 1 Jul 196- |
Ben and Louise Whitecow (early Peigan believers) married in Calgary, Alberta, were the first Bahá'ís in Canada to have a legally recognized Bahá'í marriage. [BW13:687] | Weddings; Marriage; Recognition (legal); Firsts, other; Calgary, AB; Alberta, Canada; Canada | first Bahá’ís in Canada to have legally recognized Bahá’í marriage |
1960 31 May 196- |
In a letter addressed to all National Assemblies in the Western Hemisphere and to the Auxiliary Boards, the Hands of the Faith Corrine True, Hermann Grossmann, and William Sears provided an update on the activities of Charles Mason Remey. Some salient points were:
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Covenant-breaking; Charles Mason Remey; Corinne True; Hermann Grossmann; William Sears; Custodians; Guardianship | |
1960 17 – 18 May 196- |
The Bahá'í International Community attended a meeting called by the United Nations Office of Public Information to discuss problems of cooperation 'with the United Nations family insofar as its programme affects the new nations'. The Bahá'í statement regarding this became part of the conference record. [BW13:792]
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Bahá'í International Community; United Nations; - BIC statements | |
1960 13 May 196- |
The International Bahá'í Council wrote to the Custodians recording its decision taken on 27 April to reject the claims of Charles Mason Remey to be the second Guardian. [Mc206–7] | International Bahá'í Council; Charles Mason Remey; Custodians; Covenant-breaking; Guardianship; Haifa, Israel | |
1960 12 – 31 May 196- |
Six national spiritual assemblies sent messages of support to the Custodians, repudiating the claim made by Charles Mason Remey to be the second Guardian. [MC207–8] | National Spiritual Assembly; Charles Mason Remey; Covenant-breaking; Guardianship | |
1960 5 May 196- |
Hand of the Cause Abu'l-Qásim Faizí was sent by the Custodians to France to meet with the National Spiritual Assembly and Bahá'ís of France. He was accompanied by Auxiliary Board Member Dr Aziz Navidi. [MC197]
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Guardianship; Covenant-breaking; - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Abu'l-Qasim Faizi; National Spiritual Assembly; Charles Mason Remey; Joel Marangella; - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel; France | |
1960 May 196- |
The National Library Placement Committee offered to place one or two books in local libraries on behalf of any Assembly or group upon request. They could choose one or two titles from among the following three: The Promise of All Ages, Christ and Bahá'u'lláh, or Portals to Freedom and the committee would send the books directly to the library. [CBN No 124 May 1960 p4]
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National Library Placement Committee | |
1960 30 Apr – 10 May 196- |
Twenty–four national spiritual assemblies and five national conventions sent messages of support to the Custodians, repudiating the claim made by Charles Mason Remey to be the second Guardian. [MC199–202]
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National Spiritual Assembly; Custodians; Charles Mason Remey; Covenant-breaking; Guardianship; - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel; France | |
1960 30 Apr 196- |
The unveiling of Statue of a Liberated Woman by sculptor Fuad Abdurahmanov (b. 28 April, 1915 in Shaki, d. 15 June, 1971 Baku) The statue stands in central Baku and depicts a woman casting off her veil. It is said to have been influenced by the story of Tahirih. [BWNS1150]
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Fuad Abdurahmanov; Statue of a Liberated Woman; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Tahirih (Qurratu'l-'Ayn, Zarrín-Táj); Veils; Bandar Anzali, Iran; Azerbaijan | |
1960 28 Apr 196- |
The Custodians called upon all believers to join the Hands in repudiation of the claims of Charles Mason Remey to be the second Guardian. [MC196–7] | Custodians; Charles Mason Remey; Covenant-breaking; Guardianship; Haifa, Israel | |
1960 27 Apr 196- |
The International Bahá'í Council by unanimous vote rejected the claim of Charles Mason Remey to be the second Guardian. [MC206–7] | International Bahá'í Council; Charles Mason Remey; Covenant-breaking; Guardianship; Haifa, Israel | |
1960 Ridván 196- |
The Custodians announced that the Bahá'í Faith was represented in over 256 territories and was established in over 5,800 localities; there were 31 national spiritual assemblies and nearly 1,500 local spiritual assemblies; and Bahá'í literature is in 268 languages. [Mc183–96] | Custodians; Growth; Statistics; Ten Year Crusade (1953-1963); - Worldwide | |
1960 Ridván c. 196- |
Hand of the Cause Charles Mason Remey claimed he was the second, 'hereditary' Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith. [BW13:397; BW16:90; SS49]
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Guardianship; Covenant-breaking; Charles Mason Remey; Joel Marangella; - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | |
1960 Feb 196- |
The National Promulgation Committee consisted of Fred Graham, Douglas Martin, Donald Dainty with Jeanie Seddon as secretary. [CBC No 121 February 1960 p2]
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Promulgation Campaign | |
1960 Jan 196- |
Frédéric Hodonou (b. January 9, 1929, Ouidah, Benin. d. January 10, 2016 in Ouidah, Benin) was introduced to the Faith by Madame Geneviève Lai, a French artist and her Vietnamese husband in Cotonou. [Bahá'í Chronicles] | Frederic Hodonou; Cotonou, Benin; Benin | first Baha'i of Benin |
1960 (In the year) 196- |
The first local spiritual assembly in the Cocos Islands was formed on West Island.
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Local Spiritual Assembly; West Island, Australia | first Local Spiritual Assembly on Cocos Islands |
1960 (In the year) 196- |
Bahá'ís in Angola were detained and questioned by officials.
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Persecution, Angola; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; Angola | |
1960 (In the year) 196- |
The first Maya-Quiche to become a Bahá'í in Guatemala, Filomena Cajas de Velasquez, a tourist guide, enrolled.
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Filomena Cajas de Velasquez; Guatemala | first Maya-Quiche Bahá’í; first Guatemalan woman on NSA |
1960 (In the year) 196- |
The first Côte d'Ivorian to become a Bahá'í, Mr Un Bodo, a Bété from the region of Gagnoa working as a policeman in Abidjan, enrolled. | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Ivory Coast | first Côte d’Ivorian a Bahá’í |
1960s, early 196- |
Two Bahá'í primary schools were opened in Uganda. | - Bahá'í inspired schools; Uganda | |
1960s, early 196- |
The first woman Somali to become a Bahá'í, Fatumeh Jama, enrolled. | Fatumeh Jama; Somalia | first Bahá’í woman Somalia |
1960 (In the decade) 196- |
A number of Bahá'í primary schools were opened in Bolivia. | - Bahá'í inspired schools; Bolivia |
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