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1980 Dec
198-		 Professor Manouchehr Hakim, who, at one time was the head of the Misaghieh Hospital, was shot and killed by "unknown elements" while he was in his office. The murderers were never identified, and three days later, a revolutionary court confiscated Professor Hakim's assets. [Iran Wire] Persecution, Iran; Manouchehr Hakim; Misaghieh Hospital; Tehran, Iran
1980 26 Nov
198-		 The date, coincident with the Day of the Covenant, determined by the Universal House of Justice to be when the members of the Continental Board of Counsellors will start their five years term of service. [Message from the Universal House of Justice 29 June, 1979, BW19:27] Counsellors; - Bahá'í World Centre
1980 20 Nov
198-		 Abu'l-Qásim Faizí, Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Haifa. (b.1906) [BW18:659; VV52]
  • Shoghi Effendi had appointed him among the third contingent on the 2nd of October, 1957. [MoCxxiii]
  • For his obituary see BW18:659–65.
  • See Conqueror of Hearts: Excerpts from Letters, Talks, and Writings of Hand of the Cause of God Abu'l-Qásim Faizí by Abu'l-Qasim Faizi edited by Shirley Macias.
    		• Abu'l-Qasim Faizi; - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Births and deaths; In Memoriam; Hands of the Cause, Third Contingent; Haifa, Israel
    1980 3 Nov
    198-    		 The Universal House of Justice announced that the zones of the Continental Boards of Counsellors will, from the Day of the Covenant of the year 137 (26 November 1980), be as follows:
    1. Africa, comprising the areas of the four present zones of that continent.
    2. The Americas, comprising the present zones of North, Central and South America.
    3. Asia, comprising the present zones of Western, South Central and Southeastern Asia, together with the present zone of Northeastern Asia without the Hawaiian Islands and Micronesia.
    4. Australasia, comprising the present zone of Australasia plus the Hawaiian Islands and Micronesia.
    5. Europe. [Universal House of Justice Message 3 November, 1980]    		 Counsellors; Appointed arm; - Bahá'í World Centre
    1980 26 Oct
    198-    		 Publication by the Universal House of Justice of the compilation on Attendance at National Spiritual Assembly Meetings. [MUHJ63-86p404] National Spiritual Assemblies; - Compilations; * Publications; - Administration; - Bahá'í World Centre
    1980 17 Oct
    198-    		 Leonora Stirling Holsapple Armstrong, (b.June 23, 1895, Hudson, New York), the 'spiritual mother of South America' and the first Latin American pioneer, passed away in the city of Salvador in Bahia, Brazil. She had served on the Continental Board of Counsellors from her appointment in 1973. [Mess63-86p248; BW18:738; VV32]
  • For her obituary see BW18:733–738.
  • See Armstrong, Counsellor Leonora: A Loving Portrait by Kristine Leonard Asuncion. Brief biographical sketch of Counsellor Armstrong, the "Spiritual Mother of South America" .
  • Bahá'í Blog.
  • Wikipedia.
  • Bahaipedia.
  • See FMH40-41 for the story of how she was inspired to go pioneering as told to Doris and Willard McKay. (She had been a classmate of Willard's sister Marguerite at Cornell University.)
    		•  Leonora Holsapple Armstrong; Names and titles; In Memoriam; Bahia, Brazil; Brazil first pioneer Latin American
    1980 Oct (Mid)
    198-    		 The First Latin American Bahá'í Women's Conference was held in Brasilia at the Convention Centre.
  • Leonera Armstrong, on her deathbed in Salvador, Bahia at the time, addressed the conference via a message recorded on cassette tape.
      Woman, light of the future generation - when we, the women of the world, reflect on the true meaning of this theme that was chosen and as its full meaning penetrates more and more deeply into the conscience of each woman, we must understand that affectionate, that supreme privilege is ours and that inescapable duty is ours, and so we must rise as never before, to fulfill our first obligation. Women know that they are the first educators of humanity ...
    [Biographical Profile]
    		•  Conferences, Women; - Conferences; Leonora Holsapple Armstrong; Brasilia, Brazil; Bahia, Brazil; Brazil; Latin America The First Latin American Bahá'í Women's Conference was held in Brasilia.
    1980 Oct
    198-    		 A completely new electrical system was installed in the Shrine of the Báb. [Bahái Chronicles] Báb, Shrine of; - Bahá'í World Centre
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