Chronology: Date 1959-04

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Date 1959-04, descending — sort earliest first

date	event	tags	firsts
1959 Ridván 195-	The Custodians announced that the resting place of the remains of the father of Bahá'u'lláh had been identified. [MC144]	Bahá'u'lláh, Family of; Haifa, Israel
1959 Ridván 195-	The Custodians announced that the number of national and regional spiritual assemblies had risen to 31, the Faith was established in 255 countries, Bahá'ís lived in over 5,200 localities and had formed nearly 1,275 local spiritual assemblies, and Bahá'í literature had been translated into 261 languages. [MC137–8]	Custodians; Statistics; Growth; Ten Year Crusade; - Worldwide
1959 Ridván 195-	The first local spiritual assembly in Cambodia was formed in Phnom Penh.	Local Spiritual Assembly; Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Cambodia	first Local Spiritual Assembly in Cambodia
1959 Ridván 195-	The first local spiritual assembly in Grenada was formed in St George's Parish.	Local Spiritual Assembly; St. Georges, Grenada; Grenada	first Local Spiritual Assembly in Grenada
1959 Ridván 195-	The Regional Spiritual Assembly of the South Pacific Islands was formed with its seat in Suva, Fiji. [BN No 267 MY 1953 P1] Its area of jurisdiction comprised of ten island groups: Samoa, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Loyalty Islands, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Marshall Islands, Cook Islands, Solomon Islands, and Tonga. [BW13:308] For the letter of the Custodians to the national convention see MC151–5. In 1963 the Universal House of Justice announced that the Assembly was to be dissolved and succeeded by a National Spiritual Assembly of the South Pacific Ocean, and a National Spiritual Assembly of the South West Pacific Ocean, with the new Assemblies being formed the following year.	National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Suva, Fiji; Fiji; Samoa; New Caledonia; Vanuatu; Loyalty Islands; Gilbert and Ellice Islands; Marshall Islands; Cook Islands; Solomon Islands; Tonga	first NSA South Pacific Islands
1959 Ridván 195-	The National Spiritual Assembly of Turkey was formed. For the letter of the Custodians to the national convention see MoC148–51. Election of the first National Assembly of Turkey had to be carried on by mailed ballots because difficulties visited upon the Faith in that country prevented the holding of the Convention. Hand of the Cause Dhikru'lláh Khádem, officially representing the Hands of the Cause, was able to visit Turkey for the occasion, as did Professor Manfichihr Ḥakím, representing the National Assembly of Persia. [BW19p297-298]	National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Turkey	first NSA Turkey
1959 Ridván 195-	Upon the establishment of an independent Spiritual Assembly for Burma, the Regional Assembly of India and Burma was succeeded by the present-day National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India. Up until 1957 this group had included Pakistan.[BW13p300] For the letter of the Custodians to the national convention of Burma see MC155–7. See a picture of the first National Spiritual Assembly of Burma.	National Spiritual Assembly of India; National Spiritual Assembly of Myanmar (Burma); Custodians; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Myanmar; India	first NSA Burma
1959 Ridván 195-	The first Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Niagara Falls, ON was formed by joint declaration. The members were: Carol and David Bowie, Charlie and Florence Grindlay, Ben and Mary Koltermann, Amy Putnam, Joy Carter and Vi Dutoff. The first Bahá'í in Niagara Falls was Charlie Grindlay. The first native Niagara Falls resident to become a Bahá'í was Carol Bowie. [Ref: email from David Bowie dated 28 August 2024]	Carol Bowie; David Bowie; Charles Grindlay; Florence Grindlay; Ben Koltermann; Mary Koltermann; Amy Putnam; Vi Dutoff; Joy Carter; Niagara Falls, ON	The first Bahá'í in Niagara Falls was Charlie Grindlay. ; The first native Niagara Falls resident to become a Bahá'í was Carol Bowie.
1959 Ridván 195-	Separate national spiritual assemblies were formed for Germany and Austria. [BW13p274, 283; BBRSM186] For the letter of the Custodians to the national convention of Austria see MC158–60. For a photo of the first National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Austria see WMSH244. The members were: Johanna (Hauff) von Werthern, Franz Pollinger, Bertha Matthisen, Leopoldine Heilinger, Dr Mehdi Varqá, Gunther Hang, Ursula Kohler, Dr Masoud Berdjis and Dr Aminolláh Ahmedzadeh.	National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Austria; Germany	first NSA Austria; first NSA for Germany
1959 10 Apr 195-	Representatives of the Bahá'í International Community presented to the President of the Human Rights Commission, Ambassador Gunewardene of Ceylon, a statement endorsing the Genocide Convention. [BW13:791–4]	Human Rights; United Nations; Genocide; Bahá'í International Community; - BIC statements; - Statements; New York, USA; USA


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