Czechoslovakia
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 First National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the Czechoslovakia, 1991.
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| - | Bahá'í to visit | 1926, Martha Root |
| - | Local Bahá'í | Vuk Echtner |
| - | Local Assembly | 1990, Prague |
| - | National Assembly | 1991 |
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Czechoslovakia was a country in Europe combining the territories of modern-day Czechia and Slovakia. It was formed at the close of World War I from several provinces of Austria-Hungary. It was occupied by Germany during World War II and came under Soviet influence from 1948 to 1989. Shortly thereafter in 1993, the country split into the Czech and Slovak Republics in a peaceful political transition.[1]
The first Bahá’í in Czechoslovakia was Martha Root, who visited Prague in 1926 and offered talks on the religion, inspiring Vuk Echtner to become the first Czech Bahá’í.[2] She later returned to Prague in March 1928, meeting with the President of the country,[3] and moved there in 1932, staying for eighteen months while she travel taught across Europe.[4] A strong community could not be established at that time, however, and in the 1950s the government began to repress religious activity, preventing further progress. When the National Spiritual Assembly of Austria was established in 1959 it was assigned responsibility for overseeing efforts to expand the Faith in Czechoslovakia.[5] As of 1963 there were two small Bahá’í communities in localities in Czechoslovakia with neither being large enough to form a Local Spiritual Assembly.[6]
In 1990 the European Bahá’í Youth Council organized teaching projects in Czechoslovakia,[7] and in June that year the Local Spiritual Assembly of Prague was established.[8] The first national Bahá’í teaching conference of Czechoslovakia was held in 1991,[9] the National Spiritual Assembly of Czechoslovakia was established the same year, and there were five Local Spiritual Assemblies across the country by 1992.[10] The National Assembly was renamed the National Spiritual Assembly of the Czech and Slovak Republics in 1993 to reflect the dissolution of Czechoslovakia.[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Czechoslovakia". www.britannica.com. Encyclopaedia Britannica. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ↑ M. R. Garis, Martha Root: Lioness at the Threshold, Baha'i Publishing Trust: Wilmette, 1983, p 251
- ↑ M. R. Garis, Martha Root: Lioness at the Threshold, Baha'i Publishing Trust: Wilmette, 1983, p 298
- ↑ M. R. Garis, Martha Root: Lioness at the Threshold, Baha'i Publishing Trust: Wilmette, 1983, p 384
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1998). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 20 (1986-1992), Pg(s) 198. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1974). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 14 (1963-1968), Pg(s) 163. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1998). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 20 (1986-1992), Pg(s) 203. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1998). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 20 (1986-1992), Pg(s) 217. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1998). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 20 (1986-1992), Pg(s) 205. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1998). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 20 (1986-1992), Pg(s) 217. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1999). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 26 (1997-1998), Pg(s) 34. View as PDF.
