NSA:South America

South America
National Spiritual Assembly of NSA:South America
National Spiritual Assembly of NSA:South America
First NSA of South America, 1951
Membership
History:
 -  Established 1951 
 -  Preceded Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay (1957)
 -  Preceded Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela (1957)
Sister Projects

The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of South America was a body which administrated Bahá'í communities across the continent of South America.

Formed[edit]

The National Spiritual Assembly of South America was formed in 1951 at the National Convention in Lima, Peru.[1]

In 1957 the National Assembly of South America was dissolved and succeeded by the National Spiritual Assembly for Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela, and the National Spiritual Assembly of Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia.[2]

Past Members[edit]

Members of the National Assembly of South America were:[3][4][5][6]

(left to right) National Spiritual Assembly of South America 1952, 1954, 1955 and 1956


Name Served
Margot Worley 1951 - 1957
Rangvald Taetz 1951 - 1953
Manuel Vera 1951 - 1953
Gayle Woolson 1951 - 1957
Alejandro Reid 1951 - 1952
Esteban Canales 1951 - 1952
Eve Nicklin 1951 - 1957
Mercedes Sanchez 1951 - 1957
Edmund Miessler 1951 - 1957
Boliva Plaza 1952 - 1953
Guillermo Aguilar 1952 - 1953
Dorothy Campbell 1953 - 1957
Fabienne Guillon 1953 - 1957
Jorge Bejar 1953 - 1954
Athos Costas 1953 - 1957
Carlos Martinez 1954 - 1955
Jose Mielnik 1955 - 1957

Notes[edit]

  1. The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1956). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. Wilmette, Ill. Volume 12 (1950-1954), Pg(s) 60. View as PDF.
  2. The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1970). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 13 (1954-1963), Pg(s) 257. View as PDF.
  3. Baha'i News (1951). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 245, Pg(s) 12. View as PDF.
  4. Baha'i News (1952). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 257, Pg(s) 8. View as PDF.
  5. Baha'i News (1953). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 268, Pg(s) 5. View as PDF.
  6. Baha'i News (1954). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 280, Pg(s) 16. View as PDF.

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