NSA:South and West Africa
South and West Africa |
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 Members of the South and West Africa National Assebmly, Ridvan 1956
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| Membership | ||
| History: | ||
| - | Established | 1956 |
| - | Preceded | South Central Africa (1964) |
| - | Preceded | Indian Ocean (1964) |
| - | Preceded | Swaziland, Mozambique, and Basutoland (1967) |
| - | Preceded | Transkei (1980) |
| - | Preceded | Bophuthatswana (1981) |
| - | Preceded | Namibia (1981) |
| - | Preceded | Ciskei (1985) |
| - | Preceded | South Africa (1987) |
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The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of South and West Africa was the body responsible for administrating the Bahá’í community of South Africa, Basutoland, Zululand, Swaziland, Bechuanaland, South West Africa, Angola, Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Mozambique, Madagascar, Reunion Island, Mauritius, and St. Helena.[1]
The Assembly was formed in 1956, underwent several jurisdictional changes throughout the years, and was eventually renamed the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of South Africa in 1987.
History[edit]
The Assembly was formed as the National Spiritual Assembly of South and West Africa at a Convention on April 22, 1956.[2] Paul Haney was present as a representative of the United States National Assembly and convened the Convention.[3] The Assembly was officially incorporated under the name National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Rhodesia but the Assemblies Regional Headquarters were located in Johannesburg, South Africa.[4][5]
The following was written regarding the Assembly in a letter written on the behalf of Shoghi Effendi:
"The establishment of the South and West Africa National Bahá’í Assembly signalizes an important turning point in the execution of the Divine Plan by the Bahá’ís of America. A capable and representative national body has evidently been elected; and the Guardian cherishes the highest hopes for the unfoldment of the work in that part of the world, a work whose foundations have been so brilliantly laid down by a singularly distinguished and devoted group of pioneers from different countries, chief amongst them those from the western Hemisphere. The new world has indeed paid back part of its debt to the "dark continent" at one time so ruthlessly exploited."[6]
The jurisdiction of the Assembly changed in 1964 when the independent Assemblies of South Central Africa and the Indian Ocean were established. The Assembly of South and West Africa was responsible for administrating the Faith in Angola, South Africa, Zululand, Swaziland, Basutoland, Mozambique, and St. Helena after the change in jurisdiction.[7]
An independent Regional Assembly for Swaziland, Lesotho and Mozambique was established in 1967 and the Assembly of South and West Africa administrated the Faith in South Africa, Namibia, St. Helena Island, Transkei, Bophuthatswana and Venda from 1967 to 1980.[8]
An independent Assembly was established for Transkei in 1980, and independent Assemblies for Bophuthatswana and Namibia were established in 1981.
The name of the Assembly was officially changed to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of South Africa on March 27, 1987.[9]
Past members[edit]
| Name | Served |
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| John Allen | 1956 - 1967[10] |
| William Masehla | 1956 - 1968[11] |
| John Robarts | 1956 - 1959[12] |
| William Sears | 1956 - 1958 |
| Andrew Mofokeng | 1956 - 1959 1961 - 1967[13] |
| Festus Chembeni | 1956 - 1958[14] |
| Walter Dlamini | 1956 - 1957 |
| Max Seepe | 1956 - 1982[15] |
| Robert Miller | 1956 - 1960[16] |
| Marguerite Sears | 1957 - 1960 |
| Robert Quigley | 1958 - 1960[17] |
| Valera Allen | 1959 - 1967 |
| Sue Benatar | 1959 - 1961[18] |
| Lowell Johnson | 1959 - ????[19] |
| Rudolfo Duna | 1960 - 1964[20] |
| Shidan Fat'he-Aazam | 1960 - 1964[21] |
| Bahiyyih Winckler | 1960 - 1966 1967 - 1968 |
| Ruth Kubone | ???? - ????[22] |
| Samuel Kubone | ???? - ????[22] |
| Dale Allen | 1964 - 1967[23] |
| Elise Liknaitzaky | 1968 - 1987 |
| Isaac Abrahams | ???? - ????[24] |
| Bishop Brown | ???? - ????[25] |
| Cassiem Davids | ???? - ????[26] |
| Martin Aiff | 1973 - 1974 |
| Rose Perkal | 1973 - 1985 |
| Robert Mazibuko | 1975 - 1985[27][28] |
| Cornelius Khunou | ???? - 1981 |
| Stanlake Kukama | ???? - 1981 |
| Michael Sears | ???? - ???? |
| Michael Walker | ???? - ????[29] |
References[edit]
- NSA for 1956-57 reported in Baha'i News (1981). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 608, Pg(s) 11. View as PDF.
- NSA for 1960-61 reported in Baha'i News (1960). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 353, Pg(s) 4. View as PDF.
- NSA for 1961-62 reported in Baha'i News (1961). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 369, Pg(s) 14. View as PDF.
- NSA for 1962-63 reported in Baha'i News (1963). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 382, Pg(s) 11. View as PDF.
- NSA for 1963-64 repoted in *1963 Assembly reported in Rabbani, Ruhiyyih (Ed.) (1992). The Ministry of the Custodians 1957-1963. Bahá’í World Centre. ISBN 0-85398-350-X., p 412.
- NSA for 1964-65 reported in Baha'i News (1964). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 401, Pg(s) 6. View as PDF.
- NSA for 1977-78 reported in Baha'i News (1977). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 559, Pg(s) 17. View as PDF.
- NSA for 1980-81 reported in Baha'i News (1980). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 596, Pg(s) 13. View as PDF.
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Bahá’í World, Vol. 13, p 284
- ↑ The Universal House of Justice (1994). The Bahá’í World - An International Record Vol 1993-1994. Haifa, Isreal: World Centre Publications.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1956). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 304, Pg(s) 6. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i World, Vol. 13, p xxxvii
- ↑ Baha'i World, Vol. 13, p xvii
- ↑ Baha'i News (1956). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 307, Pg(s) 1. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News, No. 393, pp 2-3
- ↑ Baha'i News (1981). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 608, Pg(s) 12. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i World, Vol. 20, p 548
- ↑ Heroes and Heroines of the Ten Year Crusade in Southern Africa (2003) , compiled by Edith Johnson and Lowell Johnson, p 466
- ↑ Baha'i World, Vol. 19, p 607
- ↑ https://news.bahai.org/story/275/
- ↑ Heroes and Heroines of the Ten Year Crusade in Southern Africa (2003) , compiled by Edith Johnson and Lowell Johnson, p 319
- ↑ Heroes and Heroines of the Ten Year Crusade in Southern Africa (2003) , compiled by Edith Johnson and Lowell Johnson, p 106
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1986). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 18 (1979-1983), Pg(s) 807. View as PDF.
- ↑ Heroes and Heroines of the Ten Year Crusade in Southern Africa (2003) , compiled by Edith Johnson and Lowell Johnson, p 315
- ↑ Heroes and Heroines of the Ten Year Crusade in Southern Africa (2003) , compiled by Edith Johnson and Lowell Johnson, p 229
- ↑ Heroes and Heroines of the Ten Year Crusade in Southern Africa (2003) , compiled by Edith Johnson and Lowell Johnson, p 403
- ↑ Heroes and Heroines of the Ten Year Crusade in Southern Africa (2003) , compiled by Edith Johnson and Lowell Johnson, p 229
- ↑ Heroes and Heroines of the Ten Year Crusade in Southern Africa (2003) , compiled by Edith Johnson and Lowell Johnson, p 108
- ↑ Heroes and Heroines of the Ten Year Crusade in Southern Africa (2003) , compiled by Edith Johnson and Lowell Johnson, p 416
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Edith Johnson & Lowell Johnson, Heroes and Heroines of the Ten Year Crusade in Southern Africa, National Spiritual Assembly of South Africa: Johannesburg, 2003, p 240
- ↑ Heroes and Heroines of the Ten Year Crusade in Southern Africa (2003) , compiled by Edith Johnson and Lowell Johnson, p 464
- ↑ Heroes and Heroines of the Ten Year Crusade in Southern Africa (2003) , compiled by Edith Johnson and Lowell Johnson, p 173
- ↑ Heroes and Heroines of the Ten Year Crusade in Southern Africa (2003) , compiled by Edith Johnson and Lowell Johnson, p 183
- ↑ Heroes and Heroines of the Ten Year Crusade in Southern Africa (2003) , compiled by Edith Johnson and Lowell Johnson, p 186
- ↑ This Side Up at WhiteMountainPublications website
- ↑ https://bahaibooks.com.au/collections/robert-mazibuko
- ↑ Baha'i News (1981). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 608, Pg(s) 10. View as PDF.
