1. 1954-02-11 — Elise Schreiber (later Lynelle) arrived on St Thomas Island and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:456]
2. 1987-10-00 — The first local spiritual assembly on the island of São Tomé was formed at São Tomé.
3. 1996-04-21 —
   The National Spiritual Assembly of São Tomé and Príncipe was formed with its seat in São Tomé. [BINS363:1; BW96-97p41; Mess86-01p474]
   • For picture see BINS366:9.
4. 2021-04-21 —
   The National Spiritual Assembly of São Tomé and Principe was re-established. [Ridván Message 2021 p8]
   • São Tomé and Principe was a secular state in which the freedom of conscience, religion and worship was deemed inviolable according to the constitution that was put into effect in 2003. However, religious groups had to register with the government. If a religious group did not register, it was subject to fines and possible expulsion if it was of foreign origin. To register, a group had to have at least 500 members. It is speculated that the National Spiritual Assembly had to cease operations sometime after this went into effect. [US State Department 2019 Report on International Religious Freedom: Sao Tome and Principe]

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