Abolitionism

:This article is about the abolition of slavery. For the general concept, see abolition. For the concept of abolishing all suffering, see abolitionist society.

National abolition dates

Slavery was abolished in these nations in these years:

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• Sweden: 1335 (but not until 1847 in the colony of St. Barthélemy)
• Haiti: 1791, due to a revolt among nearly half a million slaves
• France (first time): 1794-1802, including all colonies (although abolition was never carried out in some colonies under British occupation)
• Gran Colombia (Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela): 1821, through a gradual emancipation plan
• Chile: 1823
• Mexico: 1829
• United Kingdom: 1833, including all colonies
• Denmark: 1848, including all colonies
• France (second time): 1848, including all colonies
• The Netherlands: 1863, including all colonies
• The United States: 1865, after the U.S. Civil War
• Puerto Rico 1873 and Cuba: 1880
• Brazil: 1888
• China: 1910
• Saudi Arabia: 1962