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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