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The local Spiritual Assemblies of a country are linked together and co-ordinating through another elected body of nine members, the National Spiritual Assembly. This body comes into being by means of an annual election held by elected delegates representing the local Baha'i communities.. The National Convention in which the delegates are gather together is composed of an elective body based upon the principle of proportional representation.. These National Conventions are preferably held during the period of Ridvan, the twelve days beginning April 21st which commemorate the Declaration made by Baha'u'llah in the Garden of Ridvan near Baghdad. The recognition of delegates is vested in the outgoing National Spiritual Assembly.
(169:5)
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