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Slavery was abolished in the Dutch colony of Surinam, a date now celebrated as Ketikoti in independent Suriname.
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Dutch colony in the Guianas (1667–1954)
Surinam, also unofficially known as Dutch Guiana, was a Dutch plantation colony in the Guianas and the predecessor polity of the modern country of Suriname. It was bordered by the fellow Dutch colony of Berbice to the west, and the French colony of Cayenne to the east. It later…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Public holiday in Suriname commemorating the abolition of slavery (1 July 1863)
Ketikoti, sometimes spelled as Keti Koti, or officially Dag der Vrijheden, is an annual celebration on 1 July that marks Emancipation Day in Suriname. The day is also known as Manspasi Dei or Prisiri Manspasi, meaning "Emancipation" or "Emancipation Festival", or Kettingsnijden.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Country in South America
Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. Situated slightly north of the equator, over 90% of its territory is covered by rainforest, the highest proportion of forest cover…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)