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Chronology of the Bahá'í Faith

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Date 1985-04-21, sorted by date, descending

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Number of countries and territories where the Faith has been established: 355

Number of National Spiritual Assemblies: 148

Number of Local Spiritual Assemblies: 29,664

Indigenous tribes, races and ethnic groups represented in the Faith: 2,112 [from a pamphlet, The Bahá'í Faith and its World Community published by the NSA of Canada]

Statistics
1985 Ridván
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1985-04-21-07
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The National Spiritual Assembly of Mozambique was formed with its seat in Maputo. [BW19:62, 147]
  • See BW19:526 for picture.
  • The war of independence in Mozambique lasted from 1964 to 1975.
  • Maputo, Mozambique; Mozambique; National Spiritual Assembly, formation first NSA Mozambique
    1985 Ridván
    198-
    1985-04-21-06
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    The National Spiritual Assembly of the Eastern Caroline Islands was formed with its seat in Pohnpei. [BW19:168] National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Pohnpei, Caroline Islands first NSA Eastern Caroline Islands
    1985 Ridván
    198-
    1985-04-21-05
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    The National Spiritual Assembly of the Western Caroline Islands was formed with its seat in Colonia, Yap. [BW19:62, 168]
  • See BW19:526 for picture.
  • Colonia, Caroline Islands; National Spiritual Assembly, formation first NSA Western Caroline Islands
    1985 Ridván
    198-
    1985-04-21-04
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    The National Spiritual Assembly of the Ivory Coast and Mali was formed in 1977 when Upper Volta formed an independent assembly. Now that Mali had formed its own assembly led the way for the formation of the independent National Spiritual Assembly of the Ivory Coast. [BW19:62, 147]
  • In 1986 the name of the country was changed to Côte d'Ivoire.
  • Abidjan, Ivory Coast; Cote d'Ivoire; National Spiritual Assembly, formation
    1985 Ridván
    198-
    1985-04-21-03
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    The National Spiritual Assembly of Mali was formed with its seat in Bamako. [BW19:62, 147]
  • See BW19:525 for picture.
  • Bamako, Mali; Mali; National Spiritual Assembly, formation first NSA Mali
    1985 Ridván
    198-
    1985-04-21-02
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    The National Spiritual Assembly of the Cook Islands was formed with its seat in Rarotonga. It was formerly in a union with Tonga and so this left the formation of the National Spiritual Assembly of Tonga with its seat in The National Spiritual Assembly of Tonga and the Cook Islands was formed with its seat in Nuku'alofa. [BW15:275]. [BW19:62, 168]
  • French Polynesia, which had been under the direction of the National Spiritual Assembly of New Caledonia was transferred to the newly-elected National Assembly of the Cook Islands.
  • Cook Islands; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Nukualofa, Tonga; Rarotonga, Cook Islands; Tonga first NSA Cook Islands; first NSA Tonga
    1985 Ridván
    198-
    1985-04-21-01
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    The National Spiritual Assembly of Ciskei was formed with its seat in Mdantsane. [BW19:62]
  • BW19:147 says the seat is in Bisho. However, it was not possible to obtain a site in Bisho, the capital, and so the offices of the National Spiritual Assembly were built in Mdantsane in 1990.
  • See BW19:524 for picture.
  • It was a Bantustan or nominally independent state established within South Africa. The South African government abolished Bantustans in 1994 and the Assembly of Ciskei was disbanded in 1995 with the community falling under the administration of the National Spiritual Assembly of South Africa. [National Spiritual Assemblies: Lists and years of formation by Graham Hassall]
  • Mdantsane, South Africa; National Spiritual Assembly, formation first NSA Ciskei
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