NSA:Upper West Africa

Upper West Africa
National Spiritual Assembly of NSA:Upper West Africa
National Spiritual Assembly of NSA:Upper West Africa
First NSA of Upper West Africa, 1970
Membership
History:
 -  Established 1970 
 -  Preceded Gambia (1975)
 -  Preceded Senegal (1975)
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The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Upper West Africa was a regional administrative body responsible for the Bahá’í communities of several African nations.

History[edit]

The National Spiritual Assembly of Upper West Africa was established in 1970. It was elected by delegates from the Gambia, Senegal and Mauritania.[1]

In 1975 Gambia formed an independent National Spiritual Assembly, and the jurisdiction of the Assembly of Upper West Africa was changed to comprise of Senegal, Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau and the Cape Verde Islands.[2] Although initially the name Upper West Africa was kept, the Assembly was renamed the National Spiritual Assembly of Senegal shortly after the change in jurisdiction.[3]

Past members[edit]

Name Served
Ali Behjat 1970 - ????
Nosrat Rouhani 1970 - ????
Bye N’jie Lowe 1970 - ????
Alieu Badara N’jie 1970 - ????
Kanniyah K. Adaikkalam 1970 - ????
Mas’ud Yazdani 1970 - 1971
Mohammed Ali Djaladi 1970 - 1971
Aminullah Bakshandegi 1970 - 1971
Jamshid Fanaiyyan 1970 - ????
Nassiron Tauhidi 1971 - ????
B. Amin 1971 - ????
Samba M. B. Gaye 1971 - ????

References[edit]

  • Baha'i News (1970). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 475, Pg(s) 6. View as PDF. 1970-71 Assembly reported
  • Baha'i News. No. 487, p 19: 1971-72 Assembly reported

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ Baha'i News (1970). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 475, Pg(s) 6. View as PDF.
  2. ↑ Baha'i News (1975). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 526, Pg(s) 5. View as PDF.
  3. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1981). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 17 (1976-1979), Pg(s) 86. View as PDF.
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