Decree of 29 March 1815

Decree of 29 March 1815
  • Imperial Decree Abolishing the Slave Trade
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The Decree of 29 March 1815 was issued by Emperor Napoleon I, who had previously re-established slavery in Guadeloupe and Guyana and maintained it in Martinique, abolished the "slave trade". This action followed the commitment of European nations at the Congress of Vienna in February 1815, prompted by pressure from Britain, which controlled the seas and had prohibited the slave trade since 1807.: The decree prohibited the introduction of "any Black person resulting from the slave trade, whether French or foreign" for sale in French colonies. However, this decree did not abolish slavery, which continued until 1848.

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