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The first abolition of slavery — The Convention’s decree abolishing slavery, 4 February 1794
By the decree of 16 Pluviôse Year II, the Convention abolished slavery in all colonies: “all men, without distinction of colour, domiciled in the colonies, are French citizens.” The Saint-Domingue insurrection, led notably by Toussaint Louverture, had wrested what the Convention proclaimed. (Editorial synthesis)
The first abolition of slavery took place on 4 February 1794. (source: Légifrance)
The first abolition of slavery ended in the abolition of slavery in the colonies and citizenship without distinction of colour. (source: Assemblée nationale)
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