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| 1953 (In the year) |
The arrival of Knights of Bahá'u'lláh Dr. Mihdi Samandari and Mrs. Ursula Samandari (Newman) in Mogadishu, Somalia [BWNS230] |
Mogadishu; Somalia |
Knights of Bahaullah; BWNS |
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| 1953 Nov |
Dr Mihdí Samandarí arrived in Italian Somaliland and was named a Knight of Bahá’u’lláh. [BW13:452]
His wife Ursula (née Newman) arrived in 1954 and was also named a Knight of Bahá’u’lláh.
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Somalia |
Knights of Bahaullah |
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| 1954 Second half of the year |
The first Somali to become a Bahá’í in Djibouti, ‘Alí ‘Abdu’lláh, a 21-year old employee of a commercial firm, enrolled. |
Djibouti; Somalia; Africa |
First Bahais by country or area |
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| 1960s, early |
The first woman Somali to become a Bahá’í, Fatumeh Jama, enrolled. |
Somalia |
Fatumeh Jama |
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| 1968. Ridván |
Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia formed their own regional assembly.
Those elected to serve were: Gila Michael Bahta, Dr. Leo Neiderreitter, Gamal Rushdy, Asfaw Tessema, Dr. Heshmat Farhoumand, Dr. Hushang Ahdieh, Ursula Samandari, Assefaw Habte Michael and Rabbi Teele Mariam.
[Wikipedia] |
Sudan; Somalia; Ethiopia |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation |
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| 2003 20 Jun |
The passing of Knight of Bahá'u'lláh Ursula Samandari (b. Ursula Newman 29 December, 1909 in Mitcham, Surrey, England) at her pioneering post in Buea, Cameroon.
In 1953 she and Dr. Mihdi Samandari moved to Nairobi, Kenya, and a year later went to live in Mogadishu, Somalia where they stayed until 1971. At the request of the Universal House of Justice, they had pioneered to Cameroon. [BWNS230, BW'03-‘04pg237]
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Buea; Cameroon; Nairobi; Kenya; Mogadishu; Somalia |
Ursula Samandari; pioneer; Mihdi Samandari; In Memoriam; 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]
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