Chronology of the Bahá'í Faith

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Date 1980-00-03, descending — sort earliest first

date	event	tags	firsts
1980 (In the year) [198-]	The persecution of the Bahá'ís of Iran continued throughout the year. [BW18:92] Twenty–four Bahá'ís were executed or otherwise killed. [BW18:229–30] BW18:291–2 shows a slightly different, incorrect list. For pictures of the martyrs see BW18:293–305 and BW19:236–46. For accounts of some of the martyrdoms see BW18:275–81. Twelve Bahá'ís disappeared and were presumed dead. [BW19:235] For a list of resolutions adopted by the United Nations, regional bodies, national and provincial governments, and other actions taken, see BW18:92–6. For a list of the actions taken by the Bahá'í International Community, Bahá'í institutions and others see BW18:339–41, 415–17.	Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; United Nations; Bahá'í International Community; Human Rights; Iran