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Repeal of the Code Noir: unanimous vote in the National Assembly |
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Repeal of the Code Noir: unanimous vote in the National Assembly |
On Thursday, May 28, 2026, the French National Assembly took a symbolic and historic step: the 254 deputies present voted unanimously for the formal repeal of the Code Noir, the body of royal texts that codified slavery in the French colonies and had never been officially repealed since the abolition of slavery in 1848. Nearly 178 years of legal...
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31 May 2026 16:09:10