date |
event |
locations |
tags |
see also |
1954 7 Aug |
Marcia Steward de Matamoros Atwater arrived in the Marshall Islands and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:454] |
Marshall Islands |
Marcia Atwater; Knights of Bahaullah; Islands |
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1959 Ridván |
The Regional Spiritual Assembly of the South Pacific Islands was formed with its seat in Suva, Fiji. [BN No 267 MY 1953 P1]
Its area of jurisdiction comprised of ten island groups: Samoa, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Loyalty Islands, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Marshall Islands, Cook Islands, Solomon Islands, and Tonga. [BW13:308]
For the letter of the Custodians to the national convention see MC151–5.
In 1963 the Universal House of Justice announced that the Assembly was to be dissolved and succeeded by a National Spiritual Assembly of the South Pacific Ocean, and a National Spiritual Assembly of the South West Pacific Ocean, with the new Assemblies being formed the following year.
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Suva; Fiji; Samoa; New Caledonia; New Hebrides Islands (Vanuatu); Loyalty Islands; Gilbert and Ellice Islands; Marshall Islands; Cook Islands; Solomon Islands; Tonga |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation |
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1977 Ridván |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Marshall Islands was formed with its seat in Majuro. [BW17:174]
See letter sent on behalf of the Universal House of Justice dated 23 June 1995 regarding "Marshall Islands population statistics". |
Majuro; Marshall Islands |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation |
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1990 (In the year) |
Amata Kabua, President of the Marshall Islands, visited the Bahá'í World Centre. [BW94–5:83] |
Marshall Islands; Oceania; BWC |
Amata Kabua; Presidents; Prominent visitors; Islands |
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1993 Jul |
The first Bahá'í Youth Symposium of the Marshall Islands was held in Majuro, attended by youth from six island groups. [BW93–4:124] |
Majuro; Marshall Islands |
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1993 26 Nov |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Marshall Islands signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Majuro local government in which the operation of administration of five elementary schools was legally handed over to the National Spiritual Assembly.
President Amata Kabua was the first head of state to respond to the Peace Statement of the Universal House of Justice. [BINS307:4–5; BW93–4:101, CBN Vol 7 no 1 May/June 1994 p29] |
Marshall Islands |
Education; Promise of World Peace (statement); Recognition (legal) |
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2005. 1 Dec |
The president of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Kessai Note, and his wife, Mary Note, paid an official visit to the Bahá'í World Centre. [One Country; BWNS410] |
BWC; Marshall Islands |
Visitation |
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