Ahmad Bey declared the legal abolition of slavery in Tunisia.

Ahmad I ibn Mustafa

Bey of Tunis (1806–1855)

Ahmad I ibn Mustafa, commonly referred to as Ahmed I Bey was the tenth Husainid Bey of Tunis, ruling from 1837 until his death. He was responsible for the abolition of slavery in Tunisia in 1846.

Slavery in Tunisia

Slavery in Tunisia was a specific manifestation of the Arab slave trade, which was abolished on 23 January 1846 by Ahmed I Bey. Tunisia was in a similar position to that of Algeria, with a geographic position which linked it with the main Trans-Saharan routes. It received…