The re-establishment of slavery

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The re-establishment of slavery — The consular law maintaining and restoring slavery, 1802
A law maintained slavery where the Year II decree had not been applied, and it was restored by force in Guadeloupe; Toussaint Louverture, deported, died at the Fort de Joux in 1803. France would not abolish it definitively until 1848. (Editorial synthesis)
The re-establishment of slavery took place on 20 May 1802. (source: Fondation Napoléon)
The re-establishment of slavery took place in Paris. (source: Fondation Napoléon)
The re-establishment of slavery ended in the maintenance and then the armed restoration of slavery in the colonies. (source: Fondation pour la mémoire de l’esclavage)
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