NSA:South Pacific Islands
South Pacific Islands |
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 Seven of the nine members of the first RSA of the South Pacific Islands, 1959.
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| - | Established | 1959 |
| - | Preceded | South Pacific Ocean (1964) |
| - | Preceded | South West Pacific Ocean (1964) |
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The National Spiritual Assembly of the South Pacific Islands was a regional body responsible for administrating Bahá’í communities in the South Pacific.
History[edit]
The National Spiritual Assembly of the South Pacific Islands was established in 1959.[1] It was first elected at the first National Convention of the South Pacific held in Suva, Fiji, by delegates from the Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, and Tonga. Delegates from the Gilbert and Ellice Islands were supposed to attend the first Convention, but transportation difficulties prevented them from taking part.[2]
In 1963 the Universal House of Justice announced that the Assembly was to be dissolved and succeeded by a National Spiritual Assembly of the South Pacific Ocean, and a National Spiritual Assembly of the South West Pacific Ocean,[3] with the new Assemblies being formed the following year.[4][5]
Past members[edit]
| Name | Served |
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| Dulcie Dive | 1959 - 1962 |
| Gertrude Blum | 1959 - 1960 |
| Irene Jackson | 1959 - 1964 |
| Stephen Percival | 1959 - 1960 1962 - ???? |
| Lisiate Maka | 1959 - 1960 1962 - 1964 |
| Alvin Blum | 1959 - 1964[6] |
| Walli Khan | 1959 - 1962 |
| Mabel Sneider | 1959 - ???? |
| Suhayl ‘Alá'í | 1959 - ???? |
| Joe Russell | 1960 - 1961 |
| Elsa Blakely | 1960 - ???? |
| Margaret Rowling | 1960 - ???? |
| Latu Tu'akihekolo | 1961 - 1962 |
Notes[edit]
- ↑ List of National Spiritual Assemblies
- ↑ Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 341, Pg(s) 4. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1963). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 393, Pg(s) 3. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1964). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 402, Pg(s) 8. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1965). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 406, Pg(s) 3. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1968). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 453, Pg(s) 16. View as PDF.
References[edit]
- Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 341, Pg(s) 4. View as PDF. 1959-1960 NSA reported
- Baha'i News (1960). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 353, Pg(s) 6. View as PDF. 1960-1961 NSA reported
- Baha'i News (July 1961). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 364, Pg(s) 8. View as PDF. 1961-1962 NSA reported
- Baha'i News (1962). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 378, Pg(s) 13. View as PDF. 1962-1963 NSA reported
