Oloro Epyeru
Oloro Epyeru | |
|---|---|
 | |
| NSA member | Central & East Africa 1956 - 1964 |
| ABM | Africa 1961 - 1968 |
| Counsellor | Central and East Africa 1968 - 1980 Africa 1980 - 1990 |
Oloro Epyeru is a Ugandan Baháʼí who served as a National Assembly member, Auxiliary Board member, and Counsellor.
Background[edit]
In 1956 Epyeru was elected to the first Regional Spiritual Assembly of Central and East Africa at the first Central and East African Convention in Kampala,[1] and by 1960 he was serving as vice-chairman of the body.[2] In 1961 he introduced Raḥmatu’lláh Muhájir and John Robarts at the dedication of the Kampala Temple.[3]
In late 1961 Epyeru was appointed as an Auxiliary Board member for Protection for Africa, succeeding Alí Nakhjavání who had been elected to the International Baháʼí Council.[4] In 1962 he visited the Congo with fellow Board member Max Kenyerezi to survey the teaching work.[5][6] In 1964 the Universal House of Justice directed that individuals could only serve on either the Auxiliary Board or an Assembly, and Epyeru continued to serve as Board member. In 1966 he read a message from Enoch Olinga at the Uganda National Convention.[7] In 1967 he chaired a session at the Kampala Intercontinental Conference.[8]
In 1968 the Universal House of Justice appointed Epyeru to the first Continental Board of Counsellors for Central and East Africa, a body created to perform the duties of the Hands of the Cause indefinitely as new Hands could not be appointed.[9] He spent the first six months of 1969 travelling the Congo attending meetings held in Bakavu, Uvira, Kikonga, and Makoboro, with much of his travel being undertaken by foot and canoe.[10] He accompanied Ruhiyyih Khanum from Uganda to Chad during her tour of Africa in January 1970,[11][12] and in August he spoke at the first Baháʼí Youth Institute in Uganda.[13] In December 1972 he accompanied Ruhiyyih Khanum again during her tour of Kivu Province, Zaire.[14]
In 1980 the Continental Boards for Africa were merged and Oloro was appointed to the first Continental Board for Africa for a five year term,[15] visiting a Baháʼí primary school in Tilling, Ngora, in Uganda in 1982 in the role.[16] In 1985 he was appointed for a second five year term as Counselor,[17] and in 1987 he met with members of the Baháʼí Institutions of Tanzania to consult on launching mass teaching campaigns.[18] In 1988 he was the member of a Baháʼí delegation which met with seven journalists of Radio Uganda and Uganda Television which led to some press coverage of the Faith,[19] and in 1989 he attended a conference on entry by troops held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.[20] In 1990 he attended a Baháʼí-sponsored 'Africa for Peace' Festival which was attended by 650 people in Nairobi, Kenya.[21]
He completed his second term as Counsellor in 1990, completing his service in the role.
References[edit]
- ↑ Baha'i News (1956). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 305, Pg(s) 7. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (July 1960). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 352, Pg(s) 10. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1961). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 361, Pg(s) 4. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1961). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 369, Pg(s) 8. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1962). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 378, Pg(s) 3. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1962). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 380, Pg(s) 6. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1966). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 425, Pg(s) 7. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1967). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 441, Pg(s) 29. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (August 1968). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 449, Pg(s) 2. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1969). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 462, Pg(s) 14. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1970). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 469, Pg(s) 8. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1970). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 471, Pg(s) 3. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1970). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 476, Pg(s) 9. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1973). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 512, Pg(s) 7. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (February 1981). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 599, Pg(s) 3. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1982). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 611, Pg(s) 18. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (December 1985). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 657, Pg(s) 3. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1988). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 688, Pg(s) 17. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1989). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 698, Pg(s) 15. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1989). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 704, Pg(s) 12. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1990). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 708, Pg(s) 12. View as PDF.
