- 1953-12-03 — The arrival, from Egypt, of Knight of Bahá'u'lláh Labib Isfahani in Dakar, Senegal. He was followed by his brother Habib Isfahani in April of 1954 who also received the honour. [BW13:452, BWNS283]
- 1954-04-00 — Habíb Isfahání arrived in Dakar and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh for French West Africa. [BW13:452]
- 1966-04-21 — The first local spiritual assembly in Senegal was formed in Dakar.
- 1975-04-21 —
The National Spiritual Assembly of Upper West Africa was formed with its seat in Dakar, Senegal. The name was later changed to the National Spiritual Assembly of Senegal. [BW16:141]
- Jurisdiction: Senegal, Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau and the Cape Verde Islands.
- 1975-12-00 — The first National Teaching Conference to be held in Senegal took place in Dakar. [BW16:175]
- 1989-04-21 — 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.
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