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| 1950 Dec |
Jalál Nakhjavání arrived in Tanganyika, the first Bahá’í pioneer to the country. [BW18:79]
History of the Bahá’í Faith in Tanzania says that Claire Gung was the 1st pioneer of the Bahá’í Faith in the country. Her biography, Claire Gung: Mother of Africa p14 confirms that she disembarked the The Warwick Castle sometime in February, 1951.
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Tanganyika (Tanzania) |
Jalal Nakhjavani; Pioneers; Claire Gung |
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| 1951 Jul |
Mr P. K. Gopalakrishnan Nayer, an Indian, became a Bahá’í in Dar-es-Salaam, the first person to accept the Faith in Tanganyika. [BW12:53] |
Dar-es-Salaam; Tanganyika (Tanzania); Tanzania |
First Bahais by country or area |
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| 1954 Ridván |
The first all African local spiritual assembly in Tanganyika was formed in Bukoba. |
Bukoba; Tanganyika (Tanzania) |
Local Spiritual Assembly |
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| 1964 Ridván |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Tanganyika and Zanzibar was formed with its seat in Dar-es-Salaam. The jurisdiction included Pemba and Mafia Island. Those elected were: H. S. Akida, Mary Elston, Allen Elston, Lamuka Mwangulu, Wallace NgaUomba, Jalal Nakhjavani, Glory Nyirenda, Jamsheed Samandari, and Ruhulah Yazdani.
In 1965 there were seventy-five local assemblies and Bahá’is in around 265 locations. [BW14p96; History of the Bahá’í Faith in Tanzania] |
Dar-es-Salaam; Tanganyika (Tanzania); Tanzania; Zanzibar (Tanzania) |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation |
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