1. 1955-04-21 — The first local spiritual assembly in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) was formed in Salisbury (Harare). [CG21]
2. 1963-07-31 —
   The passing of Dr Genevieve Coy (b.1886) in Harare, Zimbabwe. [Bahá'í Chronicles, Baha'i Heroes & Heroines, grave]
   • See as well In His Presence: Visits to 'Abdu'l-Bahá by Roy Wilhelm, Stanwood Cobb, and Genevieve L. Coy published by Kalimat Press in 1989.
3. 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]
4. 1970-04-21 —
   The National Spiritual Assembly of Southern Rhodesia was formed with its seat in Salisbury. [BW15:200]
   • The name of the country was changed to Zimbabwe on the 18 April 1980. The name of the capital was change to Harare in the second anniversary of the country's independence from the UK.
5. 1972-05-11 —
   Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum and her companion, Violette Nakhjavání, arrived in Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe), at the start of the fourth leg of the 'Great African Safari'. This leg of the tour ended in Kenya. [BW15:594–607]

   The itinerary was as follows:

   • May 11 - Jun 8, 1972, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)
   • June 4, 1972, Zambia
   • June 9 - 28, 1972, Botswana
   • June 29 - July 6, 1972, Republic of South Africa
   • July 7 - 11, 1972, South West Africa (Namibia)
   • July 12 - 19, 1972, Republic of South Africa
   • July 19 - Aug 4, 1972, Lesotho
   • Aug 4 - 14, 1972, Republic of South Africa
   • Aug 15 - Sept 19, 1972, Swaziland
   • Sept 20 - 21, 1972, Mozambique
   • Sept 22 - 23, 1972, Swaziland
   • Sept 24 - 27, 1972, Republic of South Africa
   • Oct 2 - 10, 1972, Kenya
   • Oct 11 - Nov 2,1972, Malawi
   • Nov 3 - 8, 1972, Kenya
   • Nov 9 - 24, 1972, Seychelles
   • Nov 25 - Dec 12, 1972, Kenya
   • Dec 5 - 18, 1972, Rwanda
   • Dec 13 - 14, 1972, Tanzania (And Mafia Island)
   • Dec 19, 1972 - Jan 13, 1973, Zaire (now Central African Republic)
   • Jan 14 - 22,1973, Rwanda
   • Jan 23 - 24, 1973, Burundi
   • Jan 25 - Feb 2, 1973, Tanzania (And Mafia Island)
   • Feb 2 - 24, 1973, Kenya [BW15p606-607]
6. 1976-01-11 — The first National Bahá'í Children's School to he held in Rhodesia took place in Salisbury. [BW16:155]

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