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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 |
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