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  2. Slavery in Colombia - Wikipedia

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    The practice of slavery in present-day Colombia dates back to the pre-Spanish era and persisted until its definitive abolition in 1851. This practice involved the human trafficking of indigenous individuals, initially among indigenous groups such as the Chibchas , the Muzos , or the Panches [ 1 ] , and later by European traders, particularly ...

  3. Colombian Civil War of 1851 - Wikipedia

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    The Colombian Civil War of 1851 was a Civil War in the Republic of New Granada (present-day Colombia) between Liberals and Conservatives, fought between May and September 1851. The cause for the war was the Abolition of Slavery. The war was won by the Liberals.

  4. Afro-Colombian Day - Wikipedia

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    Afro-Colombian Day, [1] or Día de la Afrocolombianidad is an annual commemoration of the abolition of slavery in Colombia on May 21, 1851. May 21 is also the day of the first established free town in the Americas, Palenque de San Basilio. Afro-Colombian Day was first celebrated in 2001. [2]

  5. Timeline of abolition of slavery and serfdom - Wikipedia

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    Slavery abolished. [145] 1864: Congress Poland: Serfdom abolished. [146] 1865 United States: Slavery abolished, except as punishment for crime, by the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. It frees all remaining slaves, about 40,000, in the border slave states that did not secede. [147]

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  7. Slavery tribunal? Africa, Caribbean unite on reparations - AOL

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    Before pushing for the abolition of slavery, Britain transported an estimated 3.2 million people, the most active European country after Portugal, which enslaved nearly 6 million.

  8. Afro-Colombians - Wikipedia

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    In 1851, after the abolition of slavery, the plight of Afro-Colombians was very difficult. They were forced to live in the jungles for self-protection. There they learned to have a harmonious relationship with the jungle environment and share the territory with Colombia's indigenous people. [citation needed]

  9. Today in history: 1992 - Colombia drug lord Pablo Escobar ...

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    On this day, July 22, 1992, President Cesar Gaviria of Colombia said that Pablo Escobar, one of the world's most powerful drug traffickers, had escaped from the resort-like prison where he had ...