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International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition – 23 August
August 25 , 2018
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- The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition was observed across the world every year on 23 August.
- The day designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to memorialize the transatlantic slave trade.
- Observance of this day marks the anniversary of 1791 insurrection of enslaved men and women in western part of the island of Santo Domingo, which is now known as Haiti.
- These men and women torn from Africa and sold into slavery had revolted against the slave system.
- This Haitian Revolution had led to their freedom and independence in 1804.
- The Day was first celebrated in a number of countries, particularly in Haiti on in 1998 and in Senegal in 1999.
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