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| 1970 (In the Year)
197- |
The House of Bahá'u'lláh in Tihrán underwent major repair and a fundamental restoration of both exterior and interior parts. | - Restoration and renovation; House of Bahá'u'lláh (Tihran); Iran; Tehran, Iran | |
| 1970 (In the Year)
197- |
The first native of Mauritania to become a Bahá'í enrolled. | - First believers by background; Mauritania | first native Bahá’í of Mauritania |
| 1970 (In the Year)
197- |
The first Gypsy in Spain to become a Bahá'í, Maria Camacho Martinez, enrolled in Sabadell. | - First believers by background; Maria Camacho Martinez; Sabadell, Spain; Spain | first Gypsy Bahá’í in Spain |
| 1970 (In the year)
197- |
The first believer of Nuuk declared in 1970: Else Boesen, a Danish nurse. | Else Boesen; Nuuk, Greenland | The first believer in Nuuk was Else Boesen, a Danish nurse. |
| 1970 (In the year)
197- |
The beginning of the publication of a magazine for the Bahá'í children of Iran called Varqā. It played a significant role in the educational and intellectual life of Persian Bahá'í children for more than a decade. The magazine was published regularly each month in Iran until 1979. After the revolution it continued to be published in India (1981-1989) and subsequently, from 2004 until 2006 in Canada by a group of Bahá’ís, organized by Fariborz Sahba. [BAHAISM v. The Bahai Community in Iran by V. Rafati; Imagine: A Talk by Fariborz Sahba] . | * Publications; Canada; Fariborz Sahba; India; Iran; Varqa Children's Magazine | |
| 1970 - early 1971
197- |
Over 20,000 Afro-Americans from the rural areas of the south-eastern United States became Bahá'ís. [BBRSM187] | Mass conversion; United States (USA) | |
| 1970 (early in the decade)
197- |
In the Croatian Bahá’í community in the early 1970s, an American Bahá’í, Stanislav O’Jack from California, relocated to Rijeka, Croatia, where he established a small yet vibrant Bahá’í community, gathering over 100 Bahá’í sympathizers. His efforts marked a significant step in expanding the Bahá’í community in the region, though his activities did not go unnoticed by local authorities. After two years in Rijeka, in a letter to Austrian Bahá’ís, O’Jack wrote of being under surveillance, noting that his telephone conversations with Bahá’ís in Belgrade were monitored, his home had been searched and items moved during these inspections. Additionally, he was required to file reports with the police detailing his movements and associations whenever he left his residence. Despite these challenges, he experienced no difficulties crossing international borders, which allowed him to continue fostering connections and supporting the growth of the Bahá’í community in Yugoslavia. [State of Governance of Religious Communities in Former Yugoslavia and the Developments of the Bahá’í Community and Jehovah’s Witnesses Status by Aleksandra Zibelnik Badii p70]
Stanislav O'Jack (b. 27 July 1927 Detroit, MI) passed away 16 April 2025 in Rock Springs, WY. [Jackson Hole New & Guide 12 July 2025. |
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| 1970 (In the Year)
197- |
Botswana held its first National Youth School. [BW15:329] | - Conferences, National; - First conferences; Botswana; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth | first National Youth School in Botswana |
| 1970 (In the Year)
197- |
A Bahá'í International Youth Conference was held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. | - Conferences, International; - First conferences; Abidjan, Ivory Coast; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Ivory Coast |
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