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1989 16 – 17 Sep 198- |
Bahá'ís in Liechtenstein mounted a display of Bahá'í books and an exhibition at an international festival for peace, justice and the preservation of creation held in Balzers, the first time they have been allowed to have a booth or stand of any kind in public. [BINS209:8] | Exhibitions; Firsts, other; Liechtenstein | first pubic display booth or stand Liechtenstein |
1989 Sep 198- |
The Bahá'í Office of the Environment was established as part of the Bahá'í International Community in New York. [AWH75; VV54, 106] | Bahá'í Office of the Environment; Environment; Bahá'í International Community; New York, USA; USA | |
1989 (Summer) 198- |
The founding of the Maxwell International Bahá'í School. It was a co-ed Bahá'í school located on Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada. It offered day students and boarding students from many parts of the world instruction from grades 7-12. Its educational philosophy was based on the principles of the Bahá'í Faith. The school was opened in a ceremony with guest of honour Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum (Mary Maxwell, daughter of May and Sutherland) and wife of the Bahá'í Faith's Guardian, Shoghi Effendi). A tree was planted in dedication to the opening of the school. In the early 2006-2007 school year, the school board decided to drop "Bahá'í" from its name, changing it to "Maxwell International School". The school closed on its 20th anniversary in 2008. [Wiki] | Maxwell International School, Canada; - Bahá'í inspired schools; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Maxwell International School, Canada; Shawnigan Lake, BC; British Columbia, Canada; Canada | |
1989 27 Aug 198- |
The Universal House of Justice sent a message offering clarification on the subject of the Nineteen Day Feast. [Universal House of Justice 27 August, 1989, AWH192-4] | Nineteen Day Feast; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
1989 3 Aug 198- |
The first Latvian resident in Latvia to become a Bahá'í, Lilita Postaza, a renowned tapestry artist, enrolled after visiting the Bahá'í temple in India. | Lilita Postaza; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Delhi; Lotus temple, New Delhi; First Bahá'ís by country or area; Latvia | first Latvian Bahá'í resident in Latvia |
1989 Aug 198- |
The first Mongolian to become a Bahá'í, Ms Oyundelger, a 22-year-old English-language pupil of Sean Hinton, enrolled in Ulaan Baator. [VV101] | First Bahá'ís by country or area; Sean Hinton; Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia; Mongolia | first Bahá’í in Mongolia |
1989 Aug 198- |
Forty Bahá'ís from Réunion, Mauritius, Seychelles and France joined a teaching campaign in Madagascar during which 724 people become Bahá'ís. [BINS217:4] | Mass conversion; Madagascar | |
1989 23 Jul 198- |
The first meeting of Bahá'í women in Mauritius took place at the Bahá'í Institute. [BINS215:6] | Mauritius | first meeting of Bahá’í women in Mauritius |
1989 10 Jul 198- |
The Universal House of Justice issued statement on literacy. [AWH142-3] | Universal House of Justice; Literacy; - Statements | |
1989 5 Jul 198- |
Dr Ugo Giachery (b. 13 May, 1896, Palermo, Sicily), Hand of the Cause of God, passed away while on a visit to Western Samoa. [BINS204:1; VV123]
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Ugo Giachery; - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Births and deaths; In Memoriam; Hands of the Cause, First Contingent; Tiapapata, Samoa; Apia, Samoa; Samoa | |
1989 Jul 198- |
Sean Hinton, the first Bahá'í to reside in Mongolia, was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh by the Universal House of Justice. | Sean Hinton; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Mongolia | first Bahá’í to reside in Mongolia |
1989 3 Jul 198- |
The passing of Bobbie Cowan in Invermere, BC. [AC297] | Bobbie Cowan; In Memoriam; Births and deaths; Invermere, BC; British Columbia, Canada; Canada | |
1989 1 – 2 Jul 198- |
The first European Bahá'í Women's Conference was held at De Poort Conference Centre, the Netherlands. [BINS203:2] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Women; - Conferences, International; De Poort, Netherlands; - First conferences; Groesbeek, Netherlands; Netherlands; - Europe | first European Bahá’í Women’s Conference |
1989 Jul - Aug 198- |
Five European Regional 'Peace Moves' Youth Conferences were held in different parts of the continent. | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; Peace; - Europe | |
1989 25 Jun 198- |
The Universal House of Justice said in a message it was timely for the knowledge of the Bahá'í Faith to be disseminated on the mainland of China as quickly as possible. [PH80]
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Universal House of Justice; China | |
1989 6 May 198- |
The Bahá'í World Centre received one of six awards given by the Council for a "Beautiful Israel" in a ceremony in Jerusalem. [BINS199:2] | - Bahá'í World Centre; Awards; Jerusalem, Israel; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
1989 May 198- |
The Olinga Teaching Project was launched in Fiji, resulting in over a thousand people becoming Bahá'ís. [BINS204:3] | Mass conversion; Fiji | |
1989 May 198- |
Nearly 880 people became Bahá'ís in Guyana. [BINS202:8] | Mass conversion; Guyana | |
1989 Ridván 198- |
The Universal House of Justice reported that nearly half a million people had became Bahá'ís in the past year. [AWH60] | Statistics | |
1989 Ridván 198- |
The Local Spiritual Assembly of 'Ishqábád (now Ashgabat, Turkmenistan) was re-formed after a lapse of 61 years, the first local assembly to be formed in the Soviet Union. [AWH73; VV111] | Local Spiritual Assembly; Ashgabat; Turkmenistan; Soviet Union; Russia | first Local Spiritual Assembly to in the former Soviet Union. |
1989 Ridván 198- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Guinea-Bissau was formed. [PH73; BW20p249; AWH62; BINS199:1, 4]
In 1975 Senegal had jurisdiction over Mauritania (1978), Cape Verde Islands (1984) and Guinea-Bissau (1989). With the last of its territories gone this left Senegal alone hence the National Spiritual Assembly of Senegal was formed with its seat in Dakar. |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Guinea Bissau; Dakar, Senegal; Senegal | first NSA Guinea-Bissau |
1989 9 Apr 198- |
The Bahá'ís of Moscow celebrated the first Feast since the 1930s. The event took place in the Hainsworth home. [BW20p229] | Feast; Moscow, Russia | first Feast in Moscow since the 1930s |
1989 Apr 198- |
Some four million persons had visited the House of Worship in New Delhi to this date. [AWH61] | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Delhi; Lotus temple, New Delhi; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Statistics; New Delhi, India; India | |
1989 Apr 198- |
The Universal House of Justice announced a vast majority of prisoners that had been held by authorities in Irán had been released. [AWH62] | Universal House of Justice; Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Iran | |
1989 Ridván 198- |
The first National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Macau was formed. [PH73; AWH62] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Macau | first NSA of Macau |
1989 Apr 198- |
The Association for Bahá'í Studies of Malaysia was established. [BINS206:8] | Bahá'í Studies, Associations for; Malaysia; - Asia | |
1989 Apr 198- |
Nearly one half million new believers were enrolled since last Ridván. [AWH60] | Statistics; Growth; - Worldwide | |
1989 24 – 27 Mar 198- |
The first All-Ireland Youth Spring School was held in Closkelt, Northern Ireland. [BINS197:51] | Closkelt, Northern Ireland; Northern Ireland, UK | first All-Ireland Youth Spring School |
1989 23 – 26 Mar 198- |
The First National Women's Conference of Spain was held in Madrid. [BINS201:6] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Women; - Conferences, National; Women; - First conferences; Madrid, Spain; Spain | first National Women’s Conference of Spain |
1989 17 Mar 198- |
The Bahá'í International Community entered into a 'working relationship' with the World Health Organization (WHO) for the period 1989–91. [AWH61; BINS201:1] | Bahá'í International Community; World Health Organization (WHO) | |
1989 9 Mar 198- |
The Commission on Human Rights adopted a resolution expressing grave concern at human rights violations in Iran, mentioning the Bahá'ís three times. [BINS195:1] | United Nations; Human rights; Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Bahá'í International Community; Iran | |
1989 15 Feb 198- |
The publication of the statement by the Bahá'í International Community, "Creating a Universal Culture of Human Rights", to the fourty-fifth session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. | Bahá'í International Community; - BIC statements; - Statements; Human rights; United Nations; Geneva, Switzerland | |
1989 9 Feb 198- |
The publication of the statement by the Bahá'í International Community, "Right to Development", to the forty-fifth session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. | Human rights; Bahá'í International Community; - BIC statements; - Statements; United Nations; Geneva, Switzerland; Switzerland | |
1989 8 Feb 198- |
The publication of the statement by the Bahá'í International Community, "Eliminating Racism", to the forty-fifth session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. | Racism; United Nations; Bahá'í International Community; - BIC statements; Geneva, Switzerland; Switzerland | |
1989 Feb 198- |
The inaugural publication of One Country, the newsletter of the Bahá'í International Community. It was a publication of the Office of Public Information of the Bahá'í International Community in New York. The periodical reported mainly on activities of the worldwide Bahá'í community in relation to issues of sustainable development, peace and world order, human rights, and the advancement of women. [BW'86-'92 p.539] | One Country (magazine); - Newsletters; Bahá'í International Community; - First publications; * Publications; - Periodicals; New York, USA; USA | |
1989 7 Jan 198- |
A week-long teaching project was launched in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands resulting in 43 enrolments and the re-formation of two local spiritual assemblies. [BINS191:7] | Local Spiritual Assembly, re-formed; Teaching; Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India | |
1989 Jan 198- |
Three per cent of the population of North Tarawa, Kiribati, 70 people, became Bahá'ís. [BINS193:3] | North Tarawa, Kiribati; Kiribati | |
1989 (In the year) 198- |
The establishment of the Bahá'í International Community's Office of the Environment in New York. Ridván Message 1992 [AWH75; VV54 106] | Bahá'í International Community; Environment; New York, USA; USA | |
1989 (In the year) 198- |
Three International Music Festivals were held in Africa. [BINS215] | Music festivals; - Music; * Arts and crafts; - Africa | |
1989 (In the year) 198- |
A branch of the Bahá'í International Community's Office of Public Information was established in Hong Kong in anticipation of the time when the Bahá'í Faith can be proclaimed on the mainland of China. [AWH61; VV54] | Bahá'í International Community; Office of Public Information; Hong Kong; China | |
1989 (In the year) 198- |
The New Era Foundation was formed by the US National Spiritual Assembly to sponsor a wide range of development projects in several continents. [VV81] | New Era Foundation; USA | |
1989 (In the year) 198- |
The first travel teachers to visit Albania since World War II arrived from Italy. | Albania | first travel teachers visit Albania since WW II |
1989 (In the year) 198- |
During a three-week teaching effort on the island of Tobago, 450 people became Bahá'ís. [BINS201:7] | Teaching; Mass conversion; Trinidad and Tobago | |
1989 (In the year) 198- |
More than 250 people became Bahá'ís in Zambia in the first three months of the year. [BINS201:6] | Mass conversion; Zambia | |
1989 (In the Year) 198- |
The Bahá'ís of Warwick (U.K.) began producing a series of leaflets known informally as the "Warwick leaflets", and marketed in North America as the "Star Series". They were designed to be given out to seekers and new believers, and cover many introductory aspects of the Bahá'í Faith. For a list of titles see Bahá'i Library.
For the history of the Warwick Leaflets see Bahaipedia. |
* Publications; Publishing; Warwick, England; United Kingdom |
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