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Date 1924-04-21-01, sorted by date, descending

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1924 Ridván
192-		 The formation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Egypt. It was the first national body in Africa. [BBRSM121; GPB333]
  • It was actually formed in December of 1924 but is listed under this date for uniformity.
  • "The Central Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís in the Egyptian State was registered on December 26, 1924 by the Cairo Mixed Court." [Prohibited Identities p31 footnote 53]
  • It was incorporated in 1934, but only as the National Spiritual Assembly of Egypt, and the incorporation document was not amended to include Sudan until 1949. [Baha'i News No 321 November 1957 p4]
  • This community became part of the Regional Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of North East Africa in 1956.
    		• Egypt; National Spiritual Assembly, formation The National Spiritual Assembly of Egypt was formed, the first national body in Africa.
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