NSA:Swaziland, Mozambique, and Basutoland

Swaziland, Mozambique & Basutoland
National Spiritual Assembly of NSA:Swaziland, Mozambique, and Basutoland
National Spiritual Assembly of NSA:Swaziland, Mozambique, and Basutoland
First NSA, 1967.
Membership
History:
 -  Established 1967 
 -  Succeeded South and West Africa 
 -  Preceded Lesotho (1971)
 -  Preceded Swaziland, Mozambique, and Angola (1976)
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The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Swaziland, Mozambique and Basutoland was a regional administrative body responsible for the Bahá’í communities of Swaziland (Eswatini since 2018), Mozambique, and Basutoland (Lesotho since 1966).

History[edit]

In 1953, Swaziland was a goal of the National Spiritual Assembly of Persia[1] and Mozambique was a goal of the National Spiritual Assembly of India, Pakistan and Burma.[2] In 1956, Swaziland, Mozambique, and Basutoland were assigned to the National Spiritual Assembly of South and West Africa when it was formed in 1956. [3] In 1964, the National Assembly of South and West Africa was split. Swaziland, Mozambique and Basutoland remained with the National Assembly of South and West Africa.[4] In 1967, it was reorganized again and the National Spiritual Assembly of Swaziland, Mozambique, and Basutoland was formed.[5]

Basutoland had changed its name to Lesotho in 1966. By 1971 the National Spiritual Assembly was being referred to as the National Spiritual Assembly of Swaziland, Lesotho and Mozambique. Lesotho formed an independent National Assembly in 1971 as the National Spiritual Assembly of Lesotho. The name of the Assembly was changed to the National Spiritual Assembly of Swaziland and Mozambique.[6]

In 1976 the responsibility for administrating the Faith in Angola in 1976, becoming the National Spiritual Assembly for Swaziland, Mozambique, and Angola.[7]

In 1978, the National Spiritual Assembly of Swaziland was formed.[8] [9] The National Spiritual Assembly of Swaziland, Mozambique, and Angola was dissolved and Angola and Mozambique were placed under direct guidance of the Universal House of Justice. [10]

Past members[edit]

Name Served
Dale Allen 1967 - 1976[11]
John Allen 1967 - 1976[12]
Valera Allen 1967 - ????
Benjamin Dlamini 1967 - ????
Charles Ducker 1967 - ????
Rudolfo Duna 1967 - ????
Christopher Kuhlase 1967 - 1968[13]
Wellington Malindise 1967 - ????
Bothata Pokane 1967 - ????

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Baha'i News (1953). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 265, Pg(s) 2. View as PDF.
  2. ↑ Baha'i News (1953). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 265, Pg(s) 2. View as PDF.
  3. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1970). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 13 (1954-1963), Pg(s) 284. View as PDF.
  4. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1974). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 14 (1963-1968), Pg(s) 96. View as PDF.
  5. ↑ Baha'i News (1967). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 440, Pg(s) 10. View as PDF.
  6. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1976). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 15 (1968-1973), Pg(s) 202. View as PDF.
  7. ↑ Baha'i News (1981). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 608, Pg(s) 10. View as PDF.
  8. ↑ Baha'i News (1981). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 598, Pg(s) 14. View as PDF.
  9. ↑ Baha'i News (1981). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 608, Pg(s) 10. View as PDF.
  10. ↑ Baha'i News (1981). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 608, Pg(s) 10. View as PDF.
  11. ↑ Heroes and Heroines of the Ten Year Crusade in Southern Africa (2003) , compiled by Edith Johnson and Lowell Johnson, p 464
  12. ↑ Heroes and Heroines of the Ten Year Crusade in Southern Africa (2003) , compiled by Edith Johnson and Lowell Johnson, p 466
  13. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1978). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 16 (1973-1976), Pg(s) 547. View as PDF.
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