[1] The publication was delayed until 1919 in Star of the West magazine on December 12, 1919 after the end of World War I and the Spanish flu.
[6] In 1929 Shoghi Effendi, then Guardian of the religion, was the first Baháʼí to visit the area and then came again with his wife, Rúhíyyih Khanum, in 1940–1.
[2] Early in 1953 Izzat'u'llah Zahrai from Iran attempted to settle in what was then South Rhodesia but his application for residency was rejected.
[3] Along with Zahrai, Claire Gung, Eyneddin and Tahirih Ala'i, (some from the United Kingdom),[7] and Dr. Kenneth and Mrs. Roberta Christian, American Baháʼí pioneers, were each credited with being Knights of Baháʼu'lláh for Southern Rhodesia[2] and were under strict instructions by the Guardian to attempt to spread the religion among the indigenous peoples, not the settlers.
[8] The Hautz' established a motel, service station, and a snake farm for venom[9] on the Bulawayo road just outside Harare.
[2] The first indigenous person to accept the Faith was Morton Ndovi in January 1955 who soon pioneered to Malawi and then Nyasaland.
[5] Though Rhodesia declared independence in 1965, succeeding political developments and wars changed the status of the country and the National Assembly was reformed and has continued since 1970.
[18] The religion entered a new phase of activity when a message of the Universal House of Justice dated 20 October 1983 was released.
[21] In 1986 the Baháʼís of Zimbabwe hosted a conference on the education of children with speakers from government ministries and UNICEF addressing the meetings and coverage by radio stations.
The second major event was in December with participants 30 different countries for the Zimbabwe Baháʼí International Summer School and Music and Drama Festival.
[2] The festivities included performances by groups "Isitsha Sothando" from Ndebele tribe, "Letters of the Living," from Mashonaland Central Province, and others.