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🇲🇺 Abolition of Slavery in Mauritius
Commemoration of the abolition of slavery
Date in Mauritius
February 1
Instituted1835
Commemorates the abolition of slavery in Mauritius in 1835.
Marks the end of slavery in Mauritius
How Abolition of Slavery is observed in Mauritius
Historical significance
Marks the end of slavery after the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833.
Public life in Mauritius
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Gregorian
On this day in African history
- 1877 (c.) St. Josephine Bakhita kidnapped by Arab slave traders in Sudan, experiencing severe trauma that erases her memory of her birth name. · Sudan
- 1966 Ahmed Sékou Touré offers Kwame Nkrumah asylum after his overthrow and declares him honorary Co-President of Guinea. · Guinea
- 1975 J. M. Kariuki targeted in a forged leaflet campaign linking him to the fictional Maskini Liberation Organisation and Nairobi bombings. · Kenya
- 1978 Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa publishes a prophetic open letter in the Daily Graphic warning Acheampong of the risk of military executions if coups continue. · Ghana
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