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1956 (In the year)
195-		 The publication of Religion for Mankind by Horace Holley. There were subsequent publications by George Ronald in 1966, 1969, and 1976 and the Bahá'í Publishing Trust in Wilmette and a printing in 1967. It was transcribed into braille in 1970. [Collins7.1222-7.1226; 8.100]
  • "A collection of cogent essays on several aspects of the Bahá'í social programme and the dynamic of community and administrative life. [Collins7.1222]
    		•  Horace Holley; * Publications
    c. 1956
    195-    		 Shoghi Effendi acquired the title to the Pilgrim House at Bahjí from the Israeli government as part of the exchange for the Bahá'í properties at Ein Gev. [BBD177; DH226] Pilgrim house, Bahji; Pilgrim Houses; Purchases and exchanges; Bahji, Israel; * Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel
    1956 (In the year)
    195-    		 The first indigenous person to become a Bahá'í in Dutch Guiana (Suriname), George van Axel Dongen, enrolled. George van Axel Dongen; Dutch Guiana (Suriname); Suriname first indigenous Bahá’í in Dutch Guiana (Suriname)
    1956 (In the year)
    195-    		 The first Tlinget to become a Bahá'í in Alaska, Joyce Anderson Combs, enrolled. First Bahá'ís by country or area; Alaska, USA; United States (USA) first Tlinget Bahá’í in Alaska
    1956 (In the year)
    195-    		 The first people to become Bahá'ís in Cape Verde enrolled. First Bahá'ís by country or area; - Islands; Cape Verde first Bahá’ís in Cape Verde
    1956 (In the year)
    195-    		 The first indigenous person to become a Bahá'í in New Guinea, Apelis Mazakmat, a school teacher and member of the local government council, enrolled. Apelis Mazakmat; New Guinea first indigenous Bahá’í in New Guinea
    1956 (In the year)
    195-    		 Kedarnath Pradhan, from neighbouring Sikkim, arrived in Nepal, the first pioneer to the country. [Bahá'í Faith In Nepal by Prof. Anil Sarwal] First travel teachers and pioneers; Nepal; Sikkim, India; India first pioneer to Nepal
    1956 (In the year)
    195-    		 A Roman Catholic priest lodged a complaint against the Bahá'ís of Morocco with the Moroccan Security Service. Persecution, Morocco; Morocco
    1956 c.
    195-    		 The first person in Tibet to become a Bahá'í, Chiten Tashi, a young businessman from the village of Chombethan, enrolled. First Bahá'ís by country or area; Tibet first Bahá'í in Tibet
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