. |
Search for tag "Great African Safari"
date |
event |
locations |
tags |
see also |
1969. 4 Aug |
Hand of the Cause Amatu’l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum and her companion, Violette Nakhjavání, arrived in Kampala, Uganda, at the start of the ‘Great African Safari’. [BN No 468 March 1970 p2-12]
On August 5, 1969, the wheels of our plane touched down at Entebbe airport, Kampala, Uganda—at last the long-promised visit of Amatu’l-Bahá to the believers of Africa was commencing. In 1961, at the time when she dedicated the Mother Temple of Africa for public worship, Rúḥíyyih Khánum promised the friends to come back and really visit them, touring as many Centres as possible. After nine years, this has now been fulfilled. [BW15p594]
It was the start of a four-leg journey that took the Hand of the Cause to 34 African countries, travelling 36,000 miles, addressing 40,000 people including 19 heads of state in some 400 gatherings. Beginning her
Safari in East Africa, she crossed the whole breadth of the continent to the Gambia, turned back
to the center of the Congo, and went down to the tip of South Africa in Cape Town before
returning to East Africa. She met nineteen Heads of State
among them Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, President Hamani Diori of Niger, President
Dr. William V.S Tubman of Liberia, King Motlotletlehi Sobhuza II of Swaziland, President
Gregoire Kayibanda of Rwanda, and President Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia.
For a map and details of the safari as well as pictures see BW15:593–607.
See The Great African Safari: The travels of Rúhíyyih Khánum in Africa, 1969-73 by Violette Nakhjavani published by George Ronald in 2003.
A diary of Rúhíyyih Khánum's travels through Africa was serialized in Bahá'í News in 26 issues (468-513) from 1970 through 1973.
These travels lead
to significant exposure of the Faith in the public domain, from governments to civil leaders to
mass media, propelling the development of national institutions across the continent in a new
dimension of work. One can say these events greatly contributed to the emergence of the Faith
from obscurity in Africa. [A Brief Account of the Progress of the Bahá'í Faith in Africa Since 1953 by Nancy Oloro-Robarts and Selam Ahderom p9]
|
Kampala; Uganda |
Amatul-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum; Amatul-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of; Violette Nakhjavani; Great African Safari; George Ronald |
|
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]
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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]
|
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 |
|
1972. 11 May - 24 Feb 1973 |
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] |
Harare; Zimbabwe; Zambia; Botswana; South Africa; Namibia; Lesotho; Swaziland; Mozambique; Malawi; Nairobi; Kenya; Seychelles; Rwanda; Tanzania; Mafia Island; Burundi |
Amatul-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum; Amatul-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of; Violette Nakhjavani; Great African Safari |
|
1973 Feb |
Hand of the Cause Amatu’l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum and her companion Violette Nakhjavání completed their tour of Africa.
For details of the safari see BW15:593–607.
They drove some 36,000 miles to visit more than 30 countries. [BW15:596; VV12]
See BW15:606–7 for the countries, islands and territories visited and the heads of state and other dignitaries who received them.
|
Africa; Haifa |
Amatul-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum; Amatul-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of; Violette Nakhjavani; Great African Safari |
|
from the main catalogue
- Great Safari of Hand of the Cause Rúhíyyih Khánum, The, by Violette Nakhjavani, in Bahá'í News, 468-513 (1970). A diary of Ruhiyyih Khanum's travels through Africa. Serialized in Bahá'í News in 26 issues, from 1970 through 1973. [about]
- Three Talks in Africa, by Ali Nakhjavani and Violette Nakhjavani (2001). Three talks given in East London, South Africa circa August-September 2001, on personal reminiscences of Ruhiyyih Khanum and Enoch Olinga, some history of the Faith in Africa, and stages of spiritual growth and teaching. [about]
See all tags, sorted numerically or alphabetically.
See all locations, sorted numerically or alphabetically.
|
. |