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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade was observed on which date
A
21 April
B
31 October
C
17 September
D
25 March
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The theme for this year’s International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its abolition in 2022 is ‘Stories of Courage: Resistance to Slavery and Unity against Racism’.

Detailed explanation-2: -International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. On the night of 22 to 23 August 1791, in Saint Domingue, today the Republic of Haiti, saw the beginning of the uprising that would play a crucial role in the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.

Detailed explanation-3: -Between about 1500 and 1900, Europeans forcibly uprooted millions of people from throughout West Africa and West Central Africa and shipped them across the Atlantic in conditions of great cruelty.

Detailed explanation-4: -International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and its Abolition is celebrated on 23 August, every year, around the globe.

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