On July?1–3,?1863, the Dutch colonies of Suriname and Curaçao formally abolished slavery. While exact date conventions vary, the emancipatory legislation took effect over that period. July?3 often marks the final legal enactment. Emancipation in these colonies set a precedent in the Caribbean, freeing Indigenous and African-descended peoples, and impacted regional abolition dynamics en.wikipedia.org.
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