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International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition 2025 – August 23
August 25 , 2025
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- This day honours the memory of millions affected by the transatlantic slave trade.
- The day was initiated by UNESCO in 1997 to acknowledge the historical injustices of slavery and celebrate the resistance of enslaved peoples.
- On August 22–23, 1791, enslaved people in Saint Domingue (present-day Haiti) launched a revolt that sparked the Haitian Revolution.
- This uprising led to the formation of the first modern Black republic and became a symbol of global resistance against oppression.
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