Chronology: Date 1977-0

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date	event	tags	firsts
1977 21 Sep 197-	The government of Idi Amin in Uganda banned all religion groups but for four. President Amin, who was a Moslem convert, granted the freedom of worship only to Islam and the Anglican, Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christian churches. The vast majority of Christians belonged to the Anglican and Catholic churches. Some of those organizations banned had been included in previous bans imposed by President Amin in 1973 and 1975. [CG113] The ban remained in place until the overthrow of the Amin government by the ousted former President Obote on the 11th of April, 1979. The Bahá'ís of Kampala formed an administrative committee until elections could be held. [CG124]	Persecution, Uganda; Uganda
1977 Oct 197-	The Bahá'í Faith, along with many other religious groups, were banned in Uganda. The National Assembly and 1,550 local assemblies were dissolved. The ban was lifted in April of 1979 and the community began the process to re-build. [BWNS135; BW17:141] The National Spiritual Assembly was re-established in 1981. [BW18:553]	Persecution, Uganda; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Uganda
1977 16 Sep 197-	In Uganda, 27 religious organizations were banned, including the Bahá'í Faith, and the Bahá'í House of Worship was closed. [BW17:81] The national spiritual assembly and all 1,550 local assemblies were dissolved. [BW17:141] The Assembly was able to re-form in 1981. [The Achievements of the Seven Year Plan p2]	Persecution, Uganda; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; LSA; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Kampala; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Uganda
1977 14 Sep 197-	The first Spiritual Assembly of the Galapagos was established on the island of Santa Cruz. The members of this first local Spiritual Assembly of Puerto Oyora, Santa Cruz, Galapagos were: Sr. Catlos Patino, Sr. Golo Paredes, Sta. Nilda Pena, Srta. Ester Margarlta Panedei, Sr. Gonzalo Salinas, Sra. Luzmila Villacis de Salinas, Sra. Vilma de Arguello, Sra. Soila Robaliino, and Sr. Victor Hugo Arguello. . [Heroes of God: History of the Bahá'í Faith in Ecuador, 1940-1979 p82]	Local Spiritual Assembly, formation; Puerto Ayora, Galápagos; Santa Cruz, Galápagos; Galápagos Islands, Ecuador; Ecuador	the first Spiritual Assembly of the Galapagos
1977 16 Aug 197-	The passing of Annamarie Honnold (b. 23 December 1914 in Urbana, Illinois) in Kennet Square, PA, USA. She was an American Bahá'í author, teacher and United Nations representative. Her mother became a Bahá'í a year after her birth and in 1921 the parents and their two daughters, Annamarie and Margaret Rosa, went on pilgrimage and met 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Her publications were: 1982 - Vignettes from the Life of 'Abdu'l-Bahá 1986 - Divine Therapy: Pearls of Wisdom from the Bahá'í Writings 1994 - Why They Became Bahá'ís: First Generation Bahá'ís By 1963 In 1972 she published Glimpses of Early Bahá'í Pilgrimages, a discussion of early pilgrimages based on the resulting pilgrim's notes. Includes text from a variety of memoirs.	- In Memoriam; Annamarie Honnold; Urbana, IL; Kennett Square, PA; Pennsylvania, USA; United States (USA)
1977 12 – 14 Aug 197-	An International Bahá'í Youth Conference was held in Enugu, Nigeria, attended by over 250 Bahá'ís from 19 countries. [BW17:150, 153]	Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; Enugu, Nigeria; Nigeria; - Africa
1977 5 Jul 197-	The passing of Mírzá Ahmad Khán Yazdání Kasrawí (b. April 24, 1891) in Tehran. Born into a Muslim family he learned of the Faith from a peddler and then studied under Hand of the Cause Ibni-Abhár and from the renowned teacher, Aflavén-i's-Safé and became an avowed believer at the age of twenty-two. In 1919 he was commissioned by 'Abdu'l-Bahá to accompany Hand of the Cause Ibn-i-Abhár to The Hague to take a Tablet addressed to the Central Organization for a Durable Peace along with its English translation. In addition to this service for 'Abdu'l-Bahá he served on the Spiritual Assembly of the Tehran and travelled at the request of Shoghi Effendi to India and Pakistan to teach and to Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Dubai to cheer the hearts of the pioneers that had settled in those countries. He also travelled to Iráq and Hijaz as well as Turkey and Afghanistan. He served as editor of the Bahá'í News of Iran for 12 years and contributed articles regularly. He was the founder and a contributor to the Bahá'í Women's Journal and contributed to the Bahá'í Youth Magazine as well as the Year Book of the Iranian Bahá'í youth. [Bahaipedia; BW17p4380439]	Ahmad Yazdani; - In Memoriam; Central Organization for a Durable Peace; Tehran, Iran; Iran
1977 Jul 197-	The first Bahá'í summer school of Ecuador was held in Cuenca. [BW17:170]	Cuenca, Ecuador; Ecuador	first Bahá’í summer school of Ecuador
1977 11 Jun 197-	The centenary of the termination of Bahá'u'lláh's confinement in 'Akká was commemorated at the World Centre. [BW17:64]	Centenaries; Bahá'u'lláh, Banishment of; Haifa, Israel; * Bahá'í World Centre
1977 Jun 197-	At the behest of the Universal House of Justice, two conferences were held for Persian-speaking Bahá'ís resident in Europe, one in Germany and one in London. [BW17:194]	Conferences, Bahá'í; - Conferences, International; Conferences, Persian-speaking Bahá'ís; Diaspora, Persian; Germany; London, England; United Kingdom; - Europe
1977 31 May 197-	Joe Rabess, the first Carib to become a Bahá'í, enrolled in Dominica.	Joe Rabess; Dominica	first Carib Bahá’í, in Dominica
1977 14 May 197-	The house of a Bahá'í in Fádilábád, Iran, was attacked; the Bahá'í was killed and his sister severely injured. [BW18:391] BW17:79 says this was June.	Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; Fadilabad, Iran; Iran
1977 May 197-	Paul and Jane Jensen arrived on Andros Island in the Bahamas, the first Bahá'ís to reside on the island.	First travel teachers and pioneers; Andros Island	first Bahá’ís to reside on Andros Island
1977 May 197-	The Himalayan Conference was held in Gangtok, Sikkim. [BW17:180–2]	Conferences, Bahá'í; Gangtok, Sikkim; Sikkim, India; India
1977 Ridván 197-	The first National Spiritual Assembly of the unified nation of Vietnam was elected. [Bahaipedia]	National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Vietnam
1977 Ridván 197-	The first National Spiritual Assembly of the French Antilles was formed with its seat in Pointe a Pitre in Guadeloupe. [BW17pxviii, 336; Guadeloupe by Daniel Caillaud] Its jurisdiction covered Guadeloupe and its dependencies, Iles des Saintes; Marie-Galante; St. Barthelemy; Desirade Island, St. Martin/St. Maarten. Note: Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin left the union of Guadeloupe in 2007.	National Spiritual Assembly, formation; French West Indies; Guadeloupe; Îles des Saintes, Guadeloupe; Marie-Galante, Guadeloupe; St. Barthélemy; Desirade Island, Guadeloupe; St. Martin Island	first National Spiritual Assembly of the French Antilles is formed.
1977 Ridván 197-	The Bahá'ís of Guyana elected an independent assembly while Surinamé and French Guiana communities organized their own national assembly. The elected members of the first National Assembly of Guyana were Sheila Dolphin, Henry Dolphin, Ellen Widmer, Frank Sheffey, Ivan Fraser, Eileen Hill, David Morris, Rooplall Doodnauth, and Krishna Seegopaul. [BN No 555 June 1977 p11]	National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Guyana
1977 Ridván 197-	The National Spiritual Assembly of Suriname and French Guiana was formed with its seat in Paramaribo. [BW16:219, 341].	National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Suriname; French Guiana	first NSA Surinam and French Guiana
1977 Ridván 197-	The National Spiritual Assembly of Greece was formed with its seat in Athens.This had been a goal of the German community. [BW16:287; BW17:190]	National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Athens, Greece; Greece	first NSA Greece
1977 Ridván 197-	The National Spiritual Assembly of the New Hebrides was formed with its seat in Port Vila. Since 1964 it had been administered by the National Spiritual Assembly of the South West Pacific Ocean. With the name change it became the National Spiritual Assembly of Vanuatu on 30 July 1980. [BW17:xxviii,186, 341] With the independence of New Hebrides the National Spiritual Assembly of the South West Pacific Ocean was renamed the National Spiritual Assembly, Bahá'ís of New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands.	National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Port Vila, Vanuatu; Vanuatu	first NSA New Hebrides
1977 Ridván 197-	The National Spiritual Assembly of the Marshall Islands was formed with its seat in Majuro. [BW17:174] See letter sent on behalf of the Universal House of Justice dated 23 June 1995 regarding "Marshall Islands population statistics".	National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Majuro, Marshall Islands; Marshall Islands	first NSA Marshall Islands
1977 Ridván 197-	The National Spiritual Assembly of Upper Volta (Burkina Faso) was formed with its seat in Ouagadougou. [BW17pxviii, 141, 341] The former regional assembly of Ivory Coast, Mali and Upper Volta was reformed as the National Assembly of Ivory Coast and Mali at this time.	National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Upper Volta, Burkina Faso	first NSA Upper Volta
1977 16 – 17 Apr 197-	The first annual Bahá'í Studies Seminar supported by the Departments of Religious Studies and of Sociology at the University of Lancaster, England, took place. [BW18:204]	Bahá'í Studies, Associations for; Firsts, other; Bahá'í studies; Conferences, Other; Lancaster, England; United Kingdom	first annual Bahá’í Studies Seminar England
1977 Apr 197-	The first National Bahá'í Children's Conference of Samoa took place. [BW17:211]	Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Children; - First conferences; Samoa	first National Bahá’í Children’s Conference of Samoa
1977 24 Mar 197-	In a cabled message, the Universal House of Justice called upon Bahá'í women around the world to arise and play an active role in the service of the Faith. [BW17:202] For the report of the response to this call see BW17:202–14.	Women
1977 4 – 6 Feb 197-	An International Teaching Conference was held in Mérida, Mexico, attended by more than 2,000 Bahá'ís. [BW17:81; VV33] For the message of the Universal House of Justice see BW17:139. Three Hands of the Cause were present – Paul Haney, Rahmatu'lláh Muhájir, and Enoch Olinga, as well as Counsellor Florence Mayberry who had been on the first national assembly of Mexico. For pictures see BW17:112, 126–7. VV33 says this was 2–6 Feb.	Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - Conferences, International; Teaching; Merida, Mexico; Mexico; Latin America
1977 27 – 30 Jan 197-	An International Teaching Conference was held in Bahia, Brazil, attended by 1,300 Bahá'ís, the largest such gathering of Bahá'ís to date in Brazil. [BW17:81; VV33] For the message of the Universal House of Justice see BW17:137–8. For pictures see BW17:110, 124–5.	Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - Conferences, International; Teaching; Bahia, Brazil; Brazil; Latin America
1977 19 – 22 Jan 197-	An International Teaching Conference was held in Auckland, New Zealand, attended by 1,195 Bahá'ís. [BW17:81; VV33] For the message of the Universal House of Justice see BW17:136–7. For pictures see BW17:111, 122–4.	Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - Conferences, International; Teaching; Auckland, NZ; New Zealand; - Asia-Pacific
1977 (In the year) 197-	The first Macuxi people to become Bahá'ís enrolled in the northern state of Roraima, Brazil.	Macuxi people; Roraima, Brazil; Brazil	first Macuxi Bahá’ís in Brazil
1977 (In the year) 197-	The National Spiritual Assembly of Thailand re-formed.	National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Thailand
1977 (In the year) 197-	The publication of Call to the Nations, by Shoghi Effendi. It was composed of selections from the writings of the Guardian's "World Order letters" chosen by the Universal House of Justice and offered as a light and a guidance to all humankind in a "dark period of our history". For a download in English see Call to the Nations. For a Spanish translation see Llamado a las Naciones.	* Shoghi Effendi, Writings of; * Publications; Call to the Nations (book); Shoghi Effendi, Works of; * Bahá'í World Centre


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