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| 1980 Ridván |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Transkei was formed with its seat in Umtata. [BW18:107, 163]
It was a Bantustan or nominally independent state established within South Africa. The South African government abolished Bantustans in 1994 and the Assembly of Transkei was disbanded in 1995 with the community falling under the administration of the National Spiritual Assembly of South Africa. [National Spiritual Assemblies: Lists and years of formation by Graham Hassall] |
Umtata; Transkei |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation |
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| 1994 25 Sep |
The murder of Mr Esfandiar Bassari in Umtata, Transkei. He and his wife, Forough Bassari, were shot in an attack by gunmen. They had moved from Canada. Mr. Bassari was a hydro-geologist working with the Department of Agriculture and Forestry. [From a press release from the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of South Africa dated 26 September, 1994] |
Umtata; Transkei |
Esfandiar Bassari; Forough Bassari |
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| 1995. Ridván |
The Bahá’í communities of Bophuthatswana, Ciskei, South Africa, and Transkei were merged into one community under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of South Africa, to reflect the political reunion of that region. [BW24p29; BW24p44] |
Bophuthatswana; Ciskei; South Africa; Transkei |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation |
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