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U.S. Grand Lodges' recognitions of Grand Lodges in Africa

African Grand Lodges 1

  U.S. Grand Lodges Benin Burkina Faso Cameroon Congo (Brazzaville) Gabon Guinea Ivory Coast U.S. Grand Lodges
1 Alabama     2002 2002       Alabama
2 Alaska         Yes     Alaska
3 Arizona           Yes Yes Arizona
4 Arkansas               Arkansas
5 California Yes Yes     Yes     California
6 Colorado   Yes     Yes     Colorado
7 Connecticut         Yes   Yes Connecticut
8 Delaware         Yes   Yes Delaware
9 District of Columbia 1997 1998     2000     District of Columbia
10 Florida   1998           Florida
11 Georgia       2001   Yes   Georgia
12 Hawaii               Hawaii
13 Idaho   1998     Yes   Yes Idaho
  U.S. Grand Lodges Benin Burkina Faso Cameroon Congo (Brazzaville) Gabon Guinea Ivory Coast U.S. Grand Lodges
14 Illinois   Yes       Yes Yes Illinois
15 Indiana   Yes     Yes Yes Yes Indiana
16 Iowa   Yes   2001 Yes   Yes Iowa
17 Kansas       2003 Yes Yes   Kansas
18 Kentucky   Yes           Kentucky
19 Louisiana             Yes Louisiana
20 Maine             Yes Maine
21 Maryland         Yes     Maryland
22 Massachusetts Yes Yes     Yes     Massachusetts
23 Michigan     2002   Yes     Michigan
24 Minnesota   Yes     Yes Yes Yes Minnesota
25 Mississippi   Yes     Yes     Mississippi
26 Missouri Yes       Yes   Yes Missouri
  U.S. Grand Lodges Benin Burkina Faso Cameroon Congo (Brazzaville) Gabon Guinea Ivory Coast U.S. Grand Lodges
27 Montana         Yes     Montana
28 Nebraska     Yes Yes Yes 2001   Nebraska
29 Nevada   Yes 2002   Yes   Yes Nevada
30 New Hampshire Yes       Yes   Yes New Hampshire
31 New Jersey         Yes     New Jersey
32 New Mexico   Yes 2002   Yes   Yes New Mexico
33 New York Yes Yes     Yes Yes Yes New York
34 North Carolina   Yes         Yes North Carolina
35 North Dakota         Yes   Yes North Dakota
36 Ohio   2000 2002         Ohio
37 Oklahoma   2002 2002         Oklahoma
38 Oregon     2002   Yes   Yes Oregon
39 Pennsylvania 2000 Yes     Yes   Yes Pennsylvania
  U.S. Grand Lodges Benin Burkina Faso Cameroon Congo (Brazzaville) Gabon Guinea Ivory Coast U.S. Grand Lodges
40 Rhode Island   2002         Yes Rhode Island
41 South Carolina   2000   2001 Yes 2000 Yes South Carolina
42 South Dakota         Yes     South Dakota
43 Tennessee Yes       Yes     Tennessee
44 Texas 1996 2000     Yes   1996 Texas
45 Utah   Yes           Utah
46 Vermont   2000 2002 Yes Yes   Yes Vermont
47 Virginia   1998     1985 1999 1999 Virginia
48 Washington Yes Yes   2001 Yes Yes Yes Washington
49 West Virginia               West Virginia
50 Wisconsin 2001 Yes 2002   Yes     Wisconsin
51 Wyoming         Yes     Wyoming
  TOTALS 11 27 10 8 35 11 25 TOTALS

African Grand Lodges 2

  U.S. Grand Lodges Liberia Madagascar Mali Morocco Niger South Africa Senegal Togo U.S. Grand Lodges
1 Alabama           1967 Yes   Alabama
2 Alaska           Yes     Alaska
3 Arizona       2001 2003 1969 Yes   Arizona
4 Arkansas           Yes   Yes Arkansas
5 California   Yes       Yes Yes   California
6 Colorado           Yes Yes   Colorado
7 Connecticut           Yes Yes   Connecticut
8 Delaware           1968     Delaware
9 District of Columbia       2000   Yes 1993 2001 District of Columbia
10 Florida   1997       1972 1996 1996 Florida
11 Georgia   2003   2001   Yes Yes Yes Georgia
12 Hawaii           Yes Yes   Hawaii
13 Idaho           1968 Yes   Idaho
  U.S. Grand Lodges Liberia Madagascar Mali Morocco Niger South Africa Senegal Togo U.S. Grand Lodges
14 Illinois           1968 Yes Yes Illinois
15 Indiana       2001   Yes Yes   Indiana
16 Iowa       2001 Yes Yes Yes   Iowa
17 Kansas           Yes Yes   Kansas
18 Kentucky           1968 Yes   Kentucky
19 Louisiana           Yes     Louisiana
20 Maine           Yes Yes Yes Maine
21 Maryland           Yes 1994   Maryland
22 Massachusetts           Yes Yes Yes Massachusetts
23 Michigan   2000 2000 2001   1966 2000   Michigan
24 Minnesota   Yes       Yes Yes Yes Minnesota
25 Mississippi           Yes Yes   Mississippi
26 Missouri   Yes       1968 Yes   Missouri
  U.S. Grand Lodges Liberia Madagascar Mali Morocco Niger South Africa Senegal Togo U.S. Grand Lodges
27 Montana           Yes Yes   Montana
28 Nebraska 2001   2001     Yes   Yes Nebraska
29 Nevada       2001   Yes Yes   Nevada
30 New Hampshire           Yes Yes   New Hampshire
31 New Jersey           Yes Yes Yes New Jersey
32 New Mexico           Yes Yes   New Mexico
33 New York   Yes Yes     Yes Yes Yes New York
34 North Carolina       2001   Yes Yes   North Carolina
35 North Dakota   Yes       Yes Yes Yes North Dakota
36 Ohio           1968 Yes Yes Ohio
37 Oklahoma           Yes Yes   Oklahoma
38 Oregon       2001   Yes Yes   Oregon
39 Pennsylvania     1999 2000 2003 Yes Yes Yes Pennsylvania
  U.S. Grand Lodges Liberia Madagascar Mali Morocco Niger South Africa Senegal Togo U.S. Grand Lodges
40 Rhode Island       2002   Yes   Yes Rhode Island
41 South Carolina       2001   Yes Yes Yes South Carolina
42 South Dakota           Yes Yes   South Dakota
43 Tennessee   Yes       Yes Yes   Tennessee
44 Texas   1996 1999 2001   Yes 1996 1996 Texas
45 Utah   Yes   2002   Yes 2002   Utah
46 Vermont           Yes Yes Yes Vermont
47 Virginia   1997   2001   Yes 1994   Virginia
48 Washington     Yes 2001   Yes Yes Yes Washington
49 West Virginia           Yes Yes   West Virginia
50 Wisconsin       2001   Yes Yes Yes Wisconsin
51 Wyoming           Yes     Wyoming
  TOTALS 1 12 6 16 3 51 44 20 TOTALS
 

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