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The Guardian had written of future global teaching plans to be carried out under the direction of the Universal House of Justice, and the first of these, a Nine Year Plan, was launched in 1964. This was followed by a Five Year Plan (1974 - 1979), a Seven Year Plan (1979 - 1986), a Six Year Plan (1986 - 1992), a Three Year Plan (1993 - 1996), a Four Year Plan (1996 - 2000), a Twelve Month Plan (2000 - 2001), and a Five Year Plan, which will terminate at Ridvan 2006. By early 2006, the Baha'i Faith had been established in 191 independent states and 45 dependent territories or overseas departments; There were Baha'is living in over 100,000 localities throughout the world; Baha'i literature had been translated into at least 802 languages; an eighth Baha'i Temple had completed in India in 1986, and plans for construction of a ninth Temple in Santiago, Chile, were under way; there were 179 National or Regional Spiritual Assemblies and at least five million Baha'is. Baha'is are now energetically pursuing a Five Year Plan designed to further expand and consolidate the growth of the Faith throughout the world (180:12) Most encouraging of all has been the response of the peoples of Africa, India, Southeast Asia and Latin America, where large numbers have begun to enter the Cause, bringing about a new stage in the development of the administrative and social activities of the worldwide Baha'i community (180:12) NOTE: See http://www.bahai.org/library/ for additional information
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