Chronology: Chronology: Date 1961-07

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1961 15 Jul 196-	The Turkish court declared the Bahá'í Faith to be a 'Tarighat', a sect forbidden by the law of the land.< The Bahá'ís were 'forgiven', released and the case against them dropped. [MoC308] The National Spiritual Assembly decided to appeal the decision to a higher court and national spiritual assemblies were asked to make representations to the Turkish ambassadors in their respective countries. [MoC308]	- Persecution; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Court cases; Court cases; Human rights; NSA; Persecution, Turkey; Turkey
1961 8 Jul 196-	Georges and Emma Wayenece, originally from Mare on the Loyalty Islands and the first Loyalty Islanders to become Bahá'ís, enrolled in Nouméa. [BW17:415] Mrs Wayenece was the first Melanesian woman of the New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands area to become a Bahá'í. [BW17:415]	Emma Wayenece; Georges Wayenece; Loyalty Islands; Noumea, New Caledonia	first Loyalty Islanders Bahá’í; first Melanesian woman Bahá’í of the New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands
1961 8 Jul 196-	The Custodians announced that mass conversion had begun in Ceylon, Central and East Africa, and Bolivia, while in Canada native peoples had begun to enter the Faith. [MoC293]	- Africa; - First Nations, Canada; Bolivia; Canada; Custodians; Mass conversion; Native Americans; Sri Lanka


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