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Tag "Ghana"

tag name: Ghana type: Geographic locations
web link: Ghana
references: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana
related tags: - Africa
referring tags: Accra, Ghana; Ashanti Protectorate, Ghana; Northern Territories Protectorate

"Ghana" appears in:

1.   from the main catalog (2 results; less)

  1. Bahá'í Communities by Country: Research Notes, by Graham Hassall Jonah Winters, ed. (2000). Brief notes on the history of Bahá'í activities and the dates of NSA formation in Africa, China, Australia, and elsewhere.
  2. References to the Bahá'í Faith in the U.S. State Department's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, by United States Department of State Ralph D. Wagner, comp. (1991-2001). Excerpts from the State Department's annual compilation of Country Reports on Human Rights Practices on discrimination against the Bahá'í Faith and persecution of its adherents in twenty countries.

2.   from the Chronology (13 results; less)

  1. 1951-10-22 — Ethel Stephens, the first black American pioneer to Africa, arrived in Accra, the first Bahá'í pioneer to Ghana. [UD273]
  2. 1953-09-06 — Julius Edwards arrived in the Northern Territories Protectorate (now part of Ghana) and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:455]
  3. 1953-10-48 — Albert Nyarko Buapiah became a Bahá'í in Ghana, the first Ghanaian to become a Bahá'í in the country.
  4. 1954-04-00 — Edward Tabe, a youth from Cameroon, no older than fourteen, and Albert Buapiah from the Gold Coast arrived in British Togoland and were named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:450; KoB78-79; BWNS249]
  5. 1954-04-00 — The arrival of Knight Martin Manga to Northern Territories Protectorate (now part of Ghana). [BWNS249; BW13:455]
  6. 1954-04-00 — Benedict Eballa arrived in Ashanti Protectorate (Now part of Ghana) and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:449; BWNS249]
  7. 1969-08-05
      The itinerary for the first leg of the Great African Safari was as follows:
    • Aug 4 - 14, 1969, Uganda
    • Aug 15 - Sept 1,1969, Kenya
    • Sept 2 - 26, 1969, Tanzania (and Mafia Island)
    • Sept 28 - Oct 14, 1969, Kenya
    • Oct 15 - Nov 17, 1969, Ethiopia. See BW15p186-187 where it is reported that over a thousand new Bahá'ís joined the ranks.
    • Nov 17 - Dec 2, 1969, Kenya
    • Dec 3, 1969 - Jan 2,1970, Uganda
    • Jan 3 - 12, 1970, Zaire (now Central African Republic)
    • Jan 13 - 24, 1970, Zaire (now Central African Republic)
    • Jan 25 - Feb 7, 1970, Chad
    • Feb 8 - 10, 1970, Nigeria
    • Feb 11 - 18, 1970, Niger
    • Feb 19 - 26, 1970, Dahomey (now Benin)
    • Feb 27 - Mar 1, 1970, Togo
    • Mar 2 - 11, 1970, Ghana [BW15p606]
  8. 1970-04-21
      The National Spiritual Assembly of West Central Africa with its seat in Lagos was dissolved and three new National Assemblies were established. [BW15p189 Note 1]
    • The National Spiritual Assembly of Ghana was formed with its seat in Accra. [BW15p192]
    • For picture see BW15:144.
  9. 1970-11-20
      Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum and her companion, Violette Nakhjavání, arrived in Ghana, at the start of the second leg of the 'Great African Safari' covering Western Africa. The itinerary was as follows:
    • Nov 20 - 28, 1970, Ghana
    • Nov 29 - Dec 21, 1970, Ivory Coast (now Côte d'Ivoire)
    • Dec 23, 1970 - Jan 14, 1971, Liberia
    • Jan 13 - 14, 1971, Ivory Coast (now Côte d'Ivoire)
    • Jan 15 - Feb 1, 1971, Mali
    • Feb 2 - 11, 1971, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso)
    • Feb 12 - 21, 1971, Ghana
    • Feb 22 - Mar 2, 1971, Ivory Coast (now Côte d'Ivoire)
    • Mar 3 - 15, 1971, Liberia
    • Mar 16 - 25, 1971, Sierra Leone
    • Mar 26 - Apr 8, 1971, Senegal
    • Apr 9 - 26, 1971, Gambia (now The Gambia)
    • Apr 26, 1971, Senegal
    • Apr 27 - May 10, 1971 Ivory Coast (now Côte d'Ivoire)
    • May 11 - 28, 197l, Ghana [BW15p606-607]
  10. 1971-08-06
      Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum and her companion, Violette Nakhjavání, arrived in Ghana, at the start of the third leg of the 'Great African Safari'. [BW15:594–607]

      The itinerary was as follows:

    • Aug 6 - 10, 1971, Ghana
    • Aug 11 - Sept 6, 1971, Dahomey (now Benin)
    • Sept 7 - Oct 4, 1971, Nigeria
    • Oct 5 - Nov 2, 1971, Cameroon Republic
    • By sea?
    • Dec 11, 1971 - Jan 31, 1972, Zaire (now Central African Republic)
    • Feb 1 - Mar 9, 1972, Zambia
    • Mar 10 - 31, 1972, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) [BW15p606-607]
  11. 1974-00-00 — The National Television Network of Ghana broadcasted an interview with Dr William Maxwell, the first mention of the Bahá'í Faith on television in the country. [BW16:168]
  12. 1995-07-26 — The inaugural meeting of the Association for Bahá'í Studies of Ghana was held in Accra. [BINS348:3]
  13. 2009-02-21 — Regional Conferences were held in Baku, Azerbaijan and Accra, Ghana. [BWNS700]
 
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