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Since when has slavery been abolished in France?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Naturalisation no. 148
Depuis quand l'esclavage a-t-il été aboli en France ?
Since when has slavery been abolished in France?
Answer. Since 1848.
Depuis 1848.
Slavery is abolished for the first time in 1794, then restored by Napoleon in 1802. It is permanently abolished in 1848.
The official text that proves it
« L’esclavage est aboli une première fois en 1794, puis est rétabli par Napoléon en 1802. La traite des noirs est abolie en 1815, puis l’esclavage est définitivement aboli en 1848. »
Slavery is abolished for the first time in 1794, then is restored by Napoleon in 1802. The slave trade is abolished in 1815, then slavery is permanently abolished in 1848.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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