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1991 Ridván
199-
The Bahá'ís of East and West Germany were united at their 61st convention for the first time after the war. [VV113] Conventions, National; Germany first united convention in Germany after war
1991 (In the year)
199-
The National Spiritual Assembly of Liberia had to be dissolved because of the civil war in that country. [Ridván Message 1992] National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Monrovia, Liberia; Liberia
1991 Ridván
199-
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Leeward Islands that was formed in 1981 was renamed the National Spiritual Assembly of the East Leeward Islands following the splitting of this region. [East Leeward Islands by Patricia Paccassi] National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Antigua; Leeward Islands
1991 Ridván
199-
The National Spiritual Assembly of the West Leeward Islands was formed. [AWH86; BINS246:1; VV113] iiiii [bahaihistorycaribbean.info/html/st__martin__anguilla__saba__st.html] National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Leeward Islands
1991 Ridván
199-
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Soviet Union was formed with its seat in Moscow. [AWH86; BINS246:1–3; VV113]
  • This assembly was later renamed the Regional Spiritual Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Baltic States and Georgia. [BW95-96p48]
  • It was dissolved in 1992 when the National Spiritual Assembly of Russia and the Regional Spiritual Assembly of Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova were formed to replace it. [National Spiritual Assemblies: Lists and years of formation by Graham Hassall]
  • National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Moscow, Russia
    1991 Ridván
    199-
    The National Spiritual Assembly of Czechoslovakia was formed with its seat in Prague. [AWH86; BINS246:3–4; VV113] National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Prague, Czech Republic; Czech Republic
    1991 Ridván
    199-
    Romania has had a Bahá'í community since 1926, including Marie of Edinburgh, Queen of Romania at that time. After the fall of communism in Romania, which generally had outlawed religion, the Romanian Bahá'í community organized to form its first National Spiritual Assembly. The National Spiritual Assembly of Romania was formed with its seat in Bucharest. About 200 believers were present at the inaugural National Convention. [AWH86; BINS246:1; VV113]
  • Photo of the first National Spiritual Assembly.
  • From the Ridván Message...
      ...the Government has recognized the Bahá'í community as a religious association with the right to spread the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh

    In 2005 the Romanian Bahá'í community numbered some 7000, but in January 2007 a law was passed that had restrictive requirements for religious communities to be recognized, which Bahá'ís and other religions could not meet. Some of the restrictions include waiting twelve years from petitioning for recognition and to have over 22,000 members. [ROMANIA: Too much power for the state and recognised communities?]

  • National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Persecution, Romania; Bucharest, Romania; Romania first National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Romania
    1991 (In the year)
    199-
    The administration of the Bahá'í Faith in Zaire was devolved to a system of subordinate regional councils. Regional Bahá'í Councils; Congo, Democratic Republic of
    1991 Ridván
    199-
    The Universal House of Justice announced that the law of Huqúqu'lláh would become universally applicable at Ridván 1992. [AWH91–2, 174, Ridván 1991] Huqúqu'lláh; - Gradual implementation of laws; - Worldwide
    1991 Ridván
    199-
    Number of National Assemblies - 155

    Number of Local Assemblies - more than 17,000

    Number of nationalities and tribes represented is estimated at 2,112 [B'91pg54 note 2]

    Number of localities - over 108,000. [CoB375]

    Number of languages - over 800 [B'91pg3]

    Statistics; Growth; - Worldwide
    1991 12 Apr
    199-
    The Local Spiritual Assembly of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, was re-formed. Local Spiritual Assembly, re-formed; Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Uzbekistan
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