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Cameroon
The British Camerouns was a
virgin territory in Africa allocated to the British Isles NSA during the World
Crusade. Politically, the area was a UN Trusteeship from 1946 until 1960.
Eventually, adjoining French & British territories came together as Republic
of Cameroon, later the Federal Republic of Cameroon.
Enoch Olinga arrived at Mamfe on 15 October 1953, and
was subsequently named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. He
had left Uganda by car with Ali Nakhjavani on 27 August. The first Camerouns Bahá'í David Tanyi himself
became Knight of Bahá'u'lláh to French Togoland. By
Ridvan 1957 there were over 300 Bahá'ís in the British Camerouns (Messages
to the Bahá'í World, 113) and a local haziratu'l-Quds had been acquired (Messages
to the Bahá'í World, 116). In
his Ridvan message in 1957 Shoghi Effendi made mention of a teaching conference
held at Mutengere (Messages to the Bahá'í World, 115). By the end of
the World Crusade the community comprised one incorporated LSA (Victoria) and 53
other Assemblies, as well as 8 groups & 3 isolated centres.
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On 19 September 1953 the British NSA reported to the IBC that no news
had been heard so far: ATC.
Corresp. with NSA of Australia. 1953-1960. 0140/0038.
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