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Tag "Seychelles"

tag name: Seychelles type: Geographic locations
web link: Seychelles
related tags: - Africa

"Seychelles" appears in:

1.   from the main catalog (1 result)

  1. 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 (9 results; less)

  1. 1953-11-13
      Kámil 'Abbás arrived in the Seychelles from Iraq and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:455; BWNS272]
    • For the story of his life see BW18:722–3.
  2. 1954-01-04 — The arrival of Knight of Bahá'u'lláh Abdu'l Rahman Zarqani, in the Seychelles. [BWNS272]
  3. 1954-01-15 — 'Abdu'l-Rahmán Zarqání, from India, arrived in the Seychelles and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:455]
  4. 1954-06-18 — The first islander to become a Bahá'í in the Seychelles, Marshall Delcy, a local school teacher, enrolled.
  5. 1955-04-21 — The first local spiritual assembly in the Seychelles was formed in Victoria.
  6. 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]

  7. 1972-04-21
      The National Spiritual Assembly of Seychelles was formed with its seat in Victoria. [BW16:156]
    • For picture see BW15:157.
    • The "Mother Assembly", the National Spiritual Assembly of the Indian Ocean, was left with Mauritius, the Chagos Archipelago, Madagascar, the Malagasy Republic, Comoros and Réunion. [BN no608 November 1981 p11]
  8. 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]
  9. 1994-07-22 — His Excellency France Albert René, President of the Republic of Seychelles, consulted with the Universal House of Justice. [BINS322:9; BW94–5:76–7]
 
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