- 1957-04-21 —
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Arabian Peninsula was established at the first National Convention of Arabia which was held in Manama, Bahrain. [BWIM249]
By 1962, the regions with Bahá'í communities under the Assembly's jurisdiction were the Aden Protectorate, Bahrain, Hijaz, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. [BW13p955]
- From 1962 until 30 November 1967, British administered the Aden Protectorate in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula. The constituent territories were the following: Aden (including the city of Aden and its surrounding areas), Hadhramaut, Mahra, Upper Aulaqi Sultanate, Lower Aulaqi Sultanate, Dhala, Fadhli Sultanate, and Beihan. It was known as the Federation of South Arabia and it was to become, for the most part, The Peoples Republic of South Yemen.
- Prior to their unification on the 22 of May, 1990. North Yemen, (the Yemen Arab Republic), and South Yemen, (the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen), existed as separate countries with distinct political systems.
- 1967-04-21 — The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the Arabian Peninsula was reconstituted and renamed the National Spiritual Assembly of Eastern and Southern Arabia.The seat of the regional assembly remained in Bahrayn. [Mess63-86 p77; Ridván message 1967]
- 1972-04-21 —
National Spiritual Assembly of the Arabian Peninsula with its seat in Bahrayn was dissolved and the National Spiritual Assembly of the Eastern Arabian was formed with its seat in Bahrayn (Bahrain). The regional assembly had jurisdiction over Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Kuwait, formerly part of the Arabian Peninsula union. formed its own national spiritual assembly. [BW15p297]
- For picture see BW15:151.
- 1972-04-21 — National Spiritual Assembly of Kuwait was formed with its seat in Kuwait city. [BW15p294]
- 1974-04-21 — The National Spiritual Assembly of South East Arabia (Arabian Peninsula) was formed.
[Naw Rúz Message 1974; BW16p88]
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