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Tag "Mauritius"

tag name: Mauritius type: Geographic locations
web link: Mauritius
variations: Republic of Mauritius
references: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius
related tags: - Africa
referring tags: Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius; Chagos Archipelago; Port Louis, Mauritius; Rodrigues Island

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  1. 1953-11-11
      Ottilie Rhein (1903-79), an American of German origin, arrived in Mauritius and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh for the island. [BW13:454]
    • For the story of her life see BW18:703–5.
    • On her first expedition to provide necessities for living, she met the proprietor of a shop, Mr. Yim Lim, who became the first resident of the country to join the Faith. [BWNS274]
  2. 1955-02-00 — The first local person to become a Bahá'í in Mauritius, Mr Yam-Lim, a Chinese Catholic, enrolled.
  3. 1962-00-04 — Emeric Sala, made a visit to several islands in the Indian Ocean and reported that there were some 400 Bahá'ís in Mauritius of Indian, Moslem, Chinese, Creole and French descent. [TG163]
  4. 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, Indian Ocean, and South Central Africa. South and West Africa remained.

    The National Spiritual Assembly of the Indian Ocean was formed with its seat in Port Louis had jurisdiction over the following countries: Mauritius, Chagos Archipelago, Rodriguez Island, Malagasy Republic, (formerly Madagascar; name changed in 1958) Seychelles Islands, Comoro Islands, and Reunion Island. [BW14p96; BW15:195]

  5. 1970-08-15
      The Oceanic Conference of the Indian Ocean was held in Rose Hill, Mauritius. [BW15:317; VV5]
    • For pictures see BW15:299–301.
    • For an account of the experience of attending from the point of view of Claire Gung, the "Mother of Africa", see CG84-85.
  6. 1972-04-21
      The National Spiritual Assembly of Mauritius was formed. [Bahaipedia; BW15p295]
    • The "Mother Assembly", the National Spiritual Assembly of the Indian Ocean, was left with the Chagos Archipelago, Comoros with the formation of the National Spiritual Assemblies of Réunion, Madagascar and Mauritius. [BN no608 November 1981 p11]
  7. 1989-07-23 — The first meeting of Bahá'í women in Mauritius took place at the Bahá'í Institute. [BINS215:6]
 
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