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date	event	tags	firsts
1954 Ridván 195-	Adelaide Sharp, who had been in Iran since 1929, was elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran, the first woman elected to that body. [BFA2:361]	Adelaide Sharp; Firsts, other; Iran; NSA; Women	first woman elected NSA Iran
1954 Ridván 195-	The first local spiritual assembly in the Malay Peninsula was established in Seremban.	- Local Spiritual Assemblies; British Malaya; Seremban, Malaysia	first Local Spiritual Assembly Malay Peninsula
1954 Ridván 195-	The first all African local spiritual assembly in Tanganyika was formed in Bukoba.	- Local Spiritual Assemblies; Bukoba, Tanzania; Tanganyika, Tanzania	first all African Local Spiritual Assembly in Tanganyika
1954 Ridván 195-	The first local spiritual assembly was formed in British Cameroons.	- Local Spiritual Assemblies; British Cameroon	first Local Spiritual Assembly British Cameroons
1954 Ridván 195-	The first local spiritual assembly was formed in in Usumbura (later Bujumbura, Burundi) and it composed entirely of Congolese. At that time the area was called Ruanda-Urundi. In 1962 Ruanda-Urundi became the two independent states of Rwanda and Burundi. [A Remarkable Response Film 26:55]	- Local Spiritual Assemblies; Bujumbura, Burundi; Burundi	first Local Spiritual Assembly Ruanda-Urundi (Burundi)
1954 Ridván 195-	The first local spiritual assembly in Algeria was formed in Algiers. [BWIM114]	- Local Spiritual Assemblies; Algeria; Algiers, Algeria	first Local Spiritual Assembly Algeria
1954 21 Apr 195-	Bruce Matthews arrived at Goose Bay and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh for Labrador. [BW13:453] See Bruce Matthews, Knight of Bahá'u'lláh Goose Bay, Labrador by Lynn Wright and Susan Gammage.	- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Canada; Goose Bay, NL; Labrador, NL
1954 Ridván 195-	In Uganda, 2 years previous, there were no Bahá'ís. By this time there were over 700 Bahá'ís, with 24 Spiritual Assemblies. [That Promising Continent 18]	Statistics; Uganda