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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is observed every year on which date?
A
March 21
B
March 24
C
March 23
D
March 25
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and its Abolition is celebrated on 23 August, every year, around the globe.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The theme of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade this year is “Stories of Courage: Resistance to Slavery and Unity against Racism”.

Detailed explanation-4: -The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is commemorated on August 23 as it marks the start of the uprising in Haiti that eventually led to the abolition of transatlantic slave trade in the territories under European colonial powers.

Detailed explanation-5: -25th March - International Day of the Unborn Child It is observed on 25th March.

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