1990

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Decades:	1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
Years:	1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
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1990

was a common year of the Gregorian calendar, the 1990th year of the Common Era (CE), the 90th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1990s decade. 1990 corresponds to the years 146–147 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.

Events

• April 21: Two Knights of Bahá’u’lláh settle on the island of Sakhalin, the last remaining territory named by Shoghi Effendi as a settlement goal for the Ten Year Crusade.

Persecution of Bahá’ís in Iran

Main article: Persecution

• February: The sentences of many prisoners in Iran are reduced in honor of the 11th anniversary of the Iranian revolution, but the Baha'is are excluded from this sentence reduction.
• February 12: The UN Commission on Human Rights reports that the situation of Bahá’ís in Iran has improved. Business licenses are easier to obtain but most property still remains confiscated. In one case, an owner petitioning for the return of his property was arrested. However, the pattern of discrimination continues. This slight improvement of the situation of the Iranian Baha'is coincides with the death of the Ayatollah Khomeini.

Establishments

Local Spiritual Assemblies

Europe

• Prague, Czech Republic.
• Tallinn, Estonia.
• Vilnius, Lithuania.
• Moscow, Soviet Union.
• Ulan-Ude, Soviet Union.
• Kazan, Soviet Union.
• Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Soviet Union.
• Leningrad, Soviet Union.
• Murmansk, Soviet Union.
• Belgrade, Serbia.

Social & Economic Development

• The Badi Foundation, established in Macao.
• The European Bahá’í Business Forum, now known as Ethical Business Building the Future, established in Paris, France.

Deaths

• February 2: Pe Tepaeru Ariki, Cook Islands Bahá’í who served on the National Spiritual Assembly of the Cook Islands.
• February 9: Manuel Garcia Vasquez, early Spanish Bahá’í who served as a National Spiritual Assembly member in Spain and as a National Spiritual Assembly member and Auxiliary Board member in the Dominican Republic.
• February 16: Khodadad Vajdi, Indian Bahá’í who pioneered to Tanzania and served on the National Spiritual Assembly of India.
• February 19: Edris Rice-Wray, American Bahá’í who pioneered to Puerto Rico and Mexico and served as a National Spiritual Assembly member.
• February 20: Habib Sabet, Persian Bahá’í who served on the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran.
• February 21: Jalál Kháḍih, Persian Bahá’í who served as a Hand of the Cause.
• March 21: Rostam Sabet, Indian Bahá’í who served on the National Spiritual Assembly of India & Burma.
• April 2: Solomon Tanyi Tambe, Cameroonian Bahá’í who served as a National Spiritual Assembly and Auxiliary Board member.
• June 19: Salim Nounou, Iraqi Bahá’í who served on the National Spiritual Assemblies of Iran and France.
• August 26: Hidáyatu’lláh Aḥmadíyyih, Persian Bahá’í who pioneered to Belize where he served as a National Spiritual Assembly and Auxiliary Board member and Continental Counsellor.
• September 5: Emeric Sala, Hungarian-Canadian Bahá’í who served on the National Spiritual Assembly of Canada.
• September 29: Collis Featherstone, Australian Bahá’í who served as a Hand of the Cause.
• October 16: Dorothy Maquabeak Francis, Saulteau First Nation Bahá’í who assisted in the promotion and maintaining of Canadian Aboriginal culture.
• December 3: Florence Bagley, American Bahá’í who was named a Knight of Bahá’u’lláh for opening Sicily to the Bahá’í Faith.

Publications

Books

• Bibliography of English-Language Works on the Bábí and Bahá’í Faiths, 1844-1985 by William P. Collins.
• The Bahá’í Teachings: A Resurgent Model of the Universe by B. Hoff Conow.
• Unless and Until: A Bahá'í Focus on the Environment by Arthur Dahl.
• Bible Proofs: A Fireside Aid for Teaching Christians compiled by Nabil Hanna.
• A Sense of History by John Hatcher.
• Logic and Logos: Essays on Science, Religion and Philosophy by William Hatcher.
• Hinduism and the Bahá’í Faith by Moojan Momen.
• Asking Questions: A Challenge to Fundamentalism by Bahiyyih Nakhjavání.
• Letters from Bonaire by Marion West.

References

• Publications listed in Jan Jasion's George Ronald: A Bibliographic History, accessed online April 30, 2019.