1. 1991-2001. References to the Bahá'í Faith in the U.S. State Department's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. United States Department of State, Ralph D. Wagner, comp. . 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. Documents.

1. 1920-00-00 — Fanny Knobloch arrived in Mozambique, the first Bahá'í to visit this country. She gave some `drawing room talks' at the mansion of the Portuguese Governor-General and spoke at various clubs. [BW2p40]
2. 1953-03-25 —
   Enayat Sohaili, an Iranian, arrived in Mozambique from India, the first Bahá'í pioneer to the country. [BW13:290]
   • He was imprisoned and deported in June 1953. [BW13:290]
3. 1955-04-21 — The first local spiritual in Mozambique was established in Lourenço Marques. [BW13:290]
4. 1967-04-21 —
   The mother region of South and West Africa was divided again and the National Spiritual Assembly of Swaziland, (now eSwatini), Mozambique and Basutoland (now Lesotho) was formed with its seat in Mbabane. That left only Angola, St. Helena, South West Africa, and South Africa under the National Spiritual Assembly of South and West Africa. [BN no608 November 1981 p11; Ridván 1966; Mess-63-86 p99]
   • Those elected to serve were: Bothata Pokane, Wellington Malindise, Christopher Kuhlase, Rudolfo Duna, Benjamin Dlamini, Charles Ducker, John Allen, Dale Allen and Valera Allen. [BW14p96; BN no440 November 1967 p10]
   • During the period that the National Spiritual Assembly was in existence from 1967 to 1980 it administered South Africa, South West Africa/Namibia, and St. Helena Island, as well as the newly created countries of Transkei, Bophuthatswana and Venda. [BN no608 November 1981 p11]
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. 1976-04-21 — The National Spiritual Assembly of Swaziland and Mozambique was given the added responsibility of administering the Faith in Angola and therefore became the National Spiritual Assembly of Swaziland, Mozambique, and Angola. [BN no 608 November 1981 p10]
7. 1985-04-21 —
   The National Spiritual Assembly of Mozambique was formed with its seat in Maputo. [BW19:62, 147]
   • See BW19:526 for picture.
   • The war of independence in Mozambique lasted from 1964 to 1975.
8. 1992-11-22 — The Bahá'í Faith was mentioned in the media of Mozambique for the first time with three write-ups in Notices, the only newspaper in Maputo, and announcements on Radio Maputo and Radio Mozambique. [BINS292:7]
9. 1993-01-17 — The first World Religion Day commemoration to be held in Mozambique took place in Maputo. [BINS290:5; BW92–3:140]

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