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| 1951 22 Oct |
Ethel Stephens, the first black American pioneer to Africa, arrived in Accra, the first Bahá’í pioneer to Ghana. [UD273] |
Ghana |
Ethel Stephens |
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| 1953 Sep |
Julius Edwards arrived in the Northern Territories Protectorate (now part of Ghana) and was named a Knight of Bahá’u’lláh. [BW13:455] |
Northern Territories Protectorate (Ghana); Ghana |
Knights of Bahaullah |
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| 1953 Oct |
Albert Nyarko Buapiah became a Bahá’í in Ghana, the first Ghanaian to become a Bahá’í in the country. |
Ghana |
First Bahais by country or area; Albert Nyarko Buapiah |
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| 1954 (April) |
A mere eight months after settling in British Cameroons, Enoch Olinga, along with
the community of new believers at his pioneering post received a cable from Shoghi
Effendi asking for African believers to settle in British Togoland, French Togoland, the Ashanti Protectorate and in the Northern Territories Protectorate before the following Ridván.
Although Bahá'ís for only a few months, their response was instantaneous; the largest difficulty
arose in limiting themselves to the four names required to fulfill the designated posts. This was determined by a vote. David
Tanyi, Edward Tabe, Benedict Eballa, and Martin Manga were duly selected. Samuel Nyki was sent to French Cameroon. Each one established a Local Spiritual Assembly in their
assigned posts within two years.
[A Brief Account of the Progress of the Bahá'í Faith in Africa Since 1953 by Nancy Oloro-Robarts and Selam Ahderom p4; KoB71] |
Cameroon; British Togoland (Ghana); French Togoland (Togo); Ashanti Protectorate (Ghana); Northern Territories Protectorate (Ghana) |
Pioneering; David Tanyi; Edward Tabe; Benedict Eballa; Martin Manga; Samuel Njiki (Samuel Nyki) |
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| 1954 Apr |
Edward Tabe, a youth from Cameroon, no older than fourteen, and Albert Buapiah from the Gold Coast arrived in British Togoland and were named Knights of Bahá’u’lláh. [BW13:450; KoB78-79; BWNS249] |
British Togoland (Ghana); Ghana |
Knights of Bahaullah; Edward Tabe; Albert Buapiah |
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| 1954 Apr |
The arrival of Knight Martin Manga to Northern Territories Protectorate (now part of Ghana). [BWNS249; BW13:455] |
Northern Territories Protectorate (Ghana); Ghana |
Knights of Bahaullah; BWNS |
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| 1954 Apr |
Benedict Eballa arrived in Ashanti Protectorate (Now part of Ghana) and was named a Knight of Bahá’u’lláh. [BW13:449; BWNS249] |
Ashanti Protectorate (Ghana); Ghana |
Knights of Bahaullah |
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| 1969. 5 Aug - 1970 11 Mar |
The itinerary for the first leg of the Great African Safari was as follows:
Aug 4 - 14, 1969, Uganda
Aug 15 - Sept 1,1969, Kenya
Sept 2 - 26, 1969, Tanzania (and Mafia Island)
Sept 28 - Oct 14, 1969, Kenya
Oct 15 - Nov 17, 1969, Ethiopia. See BW15p186-187 where it is reported that over a thousand new Bahá'ís joined the ranks.
Nov 17 - Dec 2, 1969, Kenya
Dec 3, 1969 - Jan 2,1970, Uganda
Jan 3 - 12, 1970, Zaire (now Central African Republic)
Jan 13 - 24, 1970, Zaire (now Central African Republic)
Jan 25 - Feb 7, 1970, Chad
Feb 8 - 10, 1970, Nigeria
Feb 11 - 18, 1970, Niger
Feb 19 - 26, 1970, Dahomey (now Benin)
Feb 27 - Mar 1, 1970, Togo
Mar 2 - 11, 1970, Ghana [BW15p606]
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Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Mafia Island; Ethiopia; Central African Republic; Chad; Nigeria; Niger; Benin; Togo; Ghana |
Amatul-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum; Amatul-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of; Violette Nakhjavani; Great African Safari |
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| 1970 Ridván |
The National Spiritual Assembly of West Central Africa with its seat in Lagos was dissolved and three new National Assemblies were established. [BW15p189 Note 1]
The National Spiritual Assembly of Ghana was formed with its seat in Accra. [BW15p192]
For picture see BW15:144.
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Accra; Ghana |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation |
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| 1970. 20 Nov - 28 May 1971 |
Hand of the Cause Amatu’l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum and her companion, Violette Nakhjavání, arrived in Ghana, at the start of the second leg of the ‘Great African Safari’ covering Western Africa. The itinerary was as follows:
Nov 20 - 28, 1970, Ghana
Nov 29 - Dec 21, 1970, Ivory Coast (now Côte d’Ivoire)
Dec 23, 1970 - Jan 14, 1971, Liberia
Jan 13 - 14, 1971, Ivory Coast (now Côte d’Ivoire)
Jan 15 - Feb 1, 1971, Mali
Feb 2 - 11, 1971, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso)
Feb 12 - 21, 1971, Ghana
Feb 22 - Mar 2, 1971, Ivory Coast (now Côte d’Ivoire)
Mar 3 - 15, 1971, Liberia
Mar 16 - 25, 1971, Sierra Leone
Mar 26 - Apr 8, 1971, Senegal
Apr 9 - 26, 1971, Gambia (now The Gambia)
Apr 26, 1971, Senegal
Apr 27 - May 10, 1971 Ivory Coast (now Côte d’Ivoire)
May 11 - 28, 197l, Ghana [BW15p606-607] |
Accra; Ghana; Ivory Coast; Liberia; Mali; Burkina Faso; Sierra Leone; Senegal; Gambia, The |
Amatul-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum; Amatul-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of; Violette Nakhjavani; Great African Safari |
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| 1971. 6 Aug - 31 May 1972 |
Hand of the Cause Amatu’l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum and her companion, Violette Nakhjavání, arrived in Ghana, at the start of the third leg of the ‘Great African Safari’. [BW15:594–607]
The itinerary was as follows:
Aug 6 - 10, 1971, Ghana
Aug 11 - Sept 6, 1971, Dahomey (now Benin)
Sept 7 - Oct 4, 1971, Nigeria
Oct 5 - Nov 2, 1971, Cameroon Republic
By sea?
Dec 11, 1971 - Jan 31, 1972, Zaire (now Central African Republic)
Feb 1 - Mar 9, 1972, Zambia
Mar 10 - 31, 1972, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) [BW15p606-607]
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Accra; Ghana; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Zambia; Zimbabwe |
Amatul-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum; Amatul-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of; Violette Nakhjavani; Great African Safari |
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| 1974 (In the year) |
The National Television Network of Ghana broadcasted an interview with Dr William Maxwell, the first mention of the Bahá’í Faith on television in the country. [BW16:168] |
Ghana |
William Maxwell |
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| 1995 Jul 26 |
The inaugural meeting of the Association for Bahá'í Studies of Ghana was held in Accra. [BINS348:3] |
Accra; Ghana |
Bahai Studies, Associations for |
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| 2009 21 – 22 Feb |
Regional Conferences were held in Baku, Azerbaijan and Accra, Ghana. [BWNS700] |
Baku; Azerbaijan; Accra; Ghana |
Regional Conferences; BWNS |
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from the Main Catalogue
- Bahá'í Communities by Country: Research Notes, by Graham Hassall (2000). Brief notes on the history of Bahá'í activities and the dates of NSA formation in Africa, China, Australia, and elsewhere. [about]
- 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 (1991). 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. [about]
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