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Tag: "Bechuanaland"

tag name Bechuanaland type: Geographic locations
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Lesotho, South Africa
related tags Africa; Botswana; Lesotho; South Africa
notes Not to be confused with Basutoland.
references en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho

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2 results from the Main Catalog

2 results from the Chronology

from the main catalog (2 results; collapse)

  1. 1993. Reminiscences about Shoghi Effendi . Audrey Robarts. Answers to questions "tell us about your first visit with the Guardian" and "what was the most important thing you learned from him," with details about pioneering in Africa. Pilgrims.
  2. 1993. Few Reminiscences about Shoghi Effendi Taken from Pilgrim Notes of January 1955, A. John Robarts (published as John A. Robarts). Various memories of the Guardian, his thoughts on Africa and Canada, pioneering, initial impressions upon meeting him, and his thoughts on the evolution of the Faith, and an aside on Musa Banani. Pilgrims.

from the Chronology (2 results; collapse)

  1. 1954-09-06 — The first people to become Bahá'ís in Bechuanaland (Lesotho), Chadwick and 'Maselai (Mary) Mohapi, enrolled. [BW17:449–52]
  2. 1964-04-21
      The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of South and West Africa that was formed in 1956, was altered and two additional national assemblies were formed, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Indian Ocean,(Mauritius, Réunion and Madagascar) and the National Spiritual Assembly of South Central Africa and leaving the altered South and West Africa leaving only Angola, Basutoland, St. Helena, South West Africa, South Africa and Swaziland.

      The National Spiritual Assembly of South Central Africa was formed with its seat in Salisbury had jurisdiction over the following countries: Northern Rhodesia, Malawi (formerly changed in 1964 from Nyasaland), Southern Rhodesia, and Botswana (formerly Bechuanaland; name changed in 1966). [BW14p96; BW15:195; BN no608 November 1981 p11]

    • The National Spiritual Assembly of the Indian Ocean included Mauritius, the Chagos Archipelago, Madagascar, the Malagasy Republic, Seychelles, Comoros and Réunion. [BN no608 November 1981 p11]
 
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