A Bahá'í Glossary - Bahá'í Chronology - 123 B.E. (A.D. 1966-1967)

Bahá'í Chronology - The Universal House of Justice - 123 B.E. (A.D. 1966-1967)

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• 123 B.E. • A.H. • 22 March A.D. 1966 • A.M.	Napoleon Bergarnaschi, an Alaskan Eskimo, and his three children open St Lawrence Island to the Bahá'í Faith. [BW14:146]
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• 123 B.E. • A.H. • 31 March A.D. 1966 • A.M.	While in the custody of the Portuguese authorities Eduardo Duarte Vieira dies in prison in Portuguese Guinea (now Guinea Bissau) after twenty days of torture. He is named the first African martyr. [BW14:390, BW16:568] For his obituary see BW14:389–90. For the messages to his wife and children he scratched on a biscuit box see BW14:390–1.
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• 123 B.E. • A.H. • 7 April A.D. 1966 • A.M.	The passing of Ali Kuli K̲h̲án in Washington, DC. [BW14p351] For information on his burial place see Rock Creek Cemetery. For a short biography and recollections by Ali Kuli K̲h̲án see World Order6.1p29-41.
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• 123 B.E. • A.H. • 14 April A.D. 1966 • A.M.	Jessie Revell, formerly a member of the International Bahá'í Council, passes away in Haifa. [BW14:300] For her obituary see BW14:300–3.
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• 123 B.E. • A.H. • 17 April A.D. 1966 • A.M.	Ivor Ellard, a British resident of the United States, arrives Dominica, the first pioneer to the island. Two days later William Nedden settles on the island.
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• 123 B.E. • A.H. • Riḍván A.D. 1966 • A.M.	The first local spiritual assembly in Senegal is formed in Dakar.
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• 123 B.E. • A.H. • Riḍván A.D. 1966 • A.M.	The first local spiritual assembly in Suriname is formed in Paramaribo.
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• 123 B.E. • A.H. • Riḍván A.D. 1966 • A.M.	The National Spiritual Assembly of Brunei is formed with its seat in Brunei town. [BW14:99]
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• 123 B.E. • A.H. • 19 May A.D. 1966 • A.M.	The first legally recognized Bahá'í wedding in Europe takes place in Finland. [BW14:154]
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• 123 B.E. • A.H. • 1 June A.D. 1966 • A.M.	The counter-claim of the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States against the followers of Charles Mason Remey restraining them from using Bahá'í names and symbols, is upheld when the Covenant-breakers fail to appear at the trial. [BW14:95]
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• 123 B.E. • A.H. • 10 June A.D. 1966 • A.M.	The Universal House of Justice addresses its first letter to ‘Bahá'í Youth in Every Land'. [BW15:324; WG92–7]
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• 123 B.E. • A.H. • 29 September A.D. 1966 • A.M.	Frances A. Foss, the first pioneer on St Maarten, arrives in Philipsburg.
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• 123 B.E. • A.H. • 7 November A.D. 1966 • A.M.	The first local spiritual assembly in Niger is formed in Niamey.
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• 123 B.E. • A.H. • December A.D. 1966 • A.M.	A campaign is launched against the Bahá'ís of Saysán, Ádharbáyján, by Mullá Mihdí Sultánpúr. [BW18:391]
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• 123 B.E. • A.H. • 12 December A.D. 1966 • A.M.	The Hand of the Cause John Robarts departed Africa from Cape Town after a stay of nearly 13 years. They were recalled from their pioneer post by the Universal House of Justice to help Canada win the goals of the Nine Year Plan. The objective was to raise 154 local assemblies by 1973 but the count had fallen from 68 to only 50, eighteen less than the number won during the Ten Year Plan and 104 short of the objective.LNW158
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• 123 B.E. • A.H. • Late in the year A.D. 1966 • A.M.	Lorraine Landau arrives on Saba in the West Leeward Islands, the first Bahá'í to settle on the island.
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• 123 B.E. • A.H. • A.D. 1967 • A.M.	The Universal House of Justice published a compilation of Bahá'u'lláh's messages titled The Proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh to the Kings and Leaders of the World to mark the 100th anniversary of the inception of that proclamation. Bahá'í institutions worldwide were asked to present the book to the leaders of government in their respective countries. Some 140 Heads of State received a copy. [MUHJ63-86p113]
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• 123 B.E. • A.H. • A.D. 1967 / 1968 • A.M.	Cleophas Koko Vava, a Togolese employed at the American Cultural Centre as a librarian to the United States Information Service and the first person to become a Bahá'í in Chad, enrols.
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• 123 B.E. • A.H. • c. A.D. 1967 • A.M.	Egbert Barrett arrives on Carriacou from Grenada, the first pioneer to the island.
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• 123 B.E. • A.H. • A.D. 1967 • A.M.	Mr O. T. Shelton arrives on St Eustatius in the West Leeward Islands, the first pioneer to the island.
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• 123 B.E. • A.H. • A.D. 1967 • A.M.	Victor de Araujo is appointed by the Universal House of Justice as the full-time Accredited Representative of the Bahá'í International Community to the United Nations; Mildred Mottahedeh appointed Alternate Representative. [BW14:88–9; BW15:364] For picture see BW15:365.
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• 123 B.E. • A.H. • A.D. 1967 • A.M.	The first Mataco Indians to become Bahá'ís enrol in Argentina. [BW14:150]
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• 123 B.E. • A.H. • A.D. 1967 / 1968 • A.M.	Rhoda Vaughn arrives on Bonaire, remaining for nine months, the first Bahá'í to visit the island.
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• 123 B.E. • A.H. • 1 January A.D. 1967 • A.M.	A Bahá'í is beaten to death by a mob in Saysán, Ádharbáyján, and other Bahá'ís are attacked and beaten. [BW18:391]
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• 123 B.E. • A.H. • 21 February A.D. 1967 • A.M.	The Universal House of Justice establishes the International Bahá'í Audio-Visual Centre in Victor, New York. [BW14:91–2]
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• 123 B.E. • A.H. • March A.D. 1967 • A.M.	The first Bahá'í summer school in Liberia begins. [BW14:174]
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