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International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition 2024 - August 23
August 28 , 2024
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- 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.
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