Important Days

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition 2024 - August 23

August 28 , 2024 16 hrs 0 min 13 0

This day was intended to inscribe the tragedy of the slave trade in the memory of all peoples.
It was first celebrated in a number of countries, in particular in Haiti (1998) and Gorée Island in Senegal (1999).
But the international recognition for this day was set up by UNESCO in 2016.
The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 was passed by the British Parliament and received royal assent on August 1, 1834.
Roughly 12 million slaves were shipped between 1500-1800.
By 1804, Haiti became the first slavery-free country in the world.