|
1761
|
Slavery
abolished in mainland Portugal |
|
1787
|
Foundation
of the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade |
|
1794
|
Slavery
abolished in French Colonies |
|
1802
|
Slavery
reintroduced in French Colonies |
|
1803
|
Slave
trading abolished in Denmark |
|
1807
|
Slave
trading abolished by Britain and United States |
|
1811
|
Slavery
abolished in Spain and Spanish Colonies
(violently opposed in Cuba and unenforced) |
|
1813
|
Slave
trading abolished by Sweden |
|
1814
|
Slave
trading abolished by The Netherlands |
|
1817
|
Slave
trading abolished by France (not effective until 1826) |
|
1819
|
Slave
trading abolished north of the equator by Portugal |
|
1820
|
Slave
trading abolished by Spain |
|
1834
|
Slavery
abolished in British Colonies (but slaves apprenticed until
1838) |
|
1842
|
Slaves
freed in Uruguay |
|
1843
|
Slaves
freed in Argentina |
|
1843
|
Slavery
abolished in Swedish Colonies |
|
1848
|
Slavery
abolished in French and Danish Colonies |
|
1851
|
Slave
trading abolished by Brazil |
|
1854
|
Slavery
abolished in Peru |
|
1858
|
Slavery
abolished in Portuguese Colonies (but slaves apprenticed for
20 years) |
|
1861
|
Slavery
abolished in Dutch Colonies in Caribbean |
|
1865
|
Slavery
abolished in the United States |
|
1870
|
Slavery
abolished in Cuba |
|
1888
|
Slavery
abolished in Brazil |
|
|
| Illegal
slaving continued in most countries even after the offical abolition
of the trade. |
