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1988 Nov - 1989 Feb
198-
Teaching projects were launched in the Philippines, resulting in 3,847 people becoming Bahá'ís. [BINS195:4] Mass conversion; Philippines
1988 30 Nov
198-
The Bahá'í International Community was elected Secretary of the Board of the 'Conference on Non-Governmental Organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations' (CONGO) for the period 1988–91. [BINS189:2] Bahá'í International Community; United Nations; Social and economic development; New York, USA
1988 26 Nov - 4 Dec
198-
Over a thousand people became Bahá'ís in Bolivia during a teaching project. [BINS189:2]
  • A later report indicated that over 2,000 people had become Bahá'ís. [BINS195:1]
  • Mass conversion; Bolivia
    1988 Nov - Dec
    198-
    Six hundred people became Bahá'ís in West Bengal and 5,150 in Orissa, India. [BINS189:4–5] Mass conversion; West Bengal, India; Orissa, India; India
    1988 Nov - Dec
    198-
    One thousand one hundred people became Bahá'ís in the State of Gujarat, India. [BINS190:5] Mass conversion; Gujarat, India; India
    1988 Nov
    198-
    More than 2,500 people enrolled in Bangladesh. [BINS190:5]
  • A later report indicated that over 5,000 people had become Bahá'ís and 108 new local spiritual assemblies formed. [BINS192:1]
  • Mass conversion; LSA; Bangladesh
    1988 Nov c.
    198-
    Pietro Pandolfini, the first from the Albanian minority in Sicily to become a Bahá'í, enrolled. [BINS189:5] First believers by background; Sicily, Italy first from Albanian minority Sicily
    1988 Nov - Dec
    198-
    The first members of the Jhana tribe to become Bahá'ís enrolled in India. [BINS189:5] First believers by background; India
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