Central and East Africa

The Regional Spiritual Assembly of Central and East Africa was established in 1956 and it was to last in different combinations of communities until 1970.  The Guardian had called in his communication of 1 October 1954 for the formation of three African NSAs. The NSA of Central and East Africa was established with the assistance of the British NSA (Messages to the Bahá'í World, 71-2). It was established 1956, with its seat in Kampala, Kampala, and embraced Uganda, Tanganyika, Kenya, Belgian Congo, Ruanda-Urundi, French Equatorial Africa, Zanzibar, Comoro Is, Seychelles, and Chagos Archipelago. The NSA was incorporated the following year, and a National endowment was also purchased.

            In his final message, October 1957, the Guardian called on the NSA of Central and East Africa to convene in Kampala, in January 1958, the first of five intercontinental conferences.  He directed that Ruhiyyih Khanum and Lutfullah Hakim attend as his representatives, and take with them a portion of earth from the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh, a lock of his hear, and a reproduction of his portrait (Messages to the Bahá'í World, 125, 129).

            In 1964 the RSA of Central and East Africa evolved into the NSAs of Uganda & Central Africa; Tanzania, and Kenya, and in 1970-71 became part of  the NSA of Central Africa. 

Bibliography

Bahá'í World 1954-63, 286.