Slavery in Curacao

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  • Savonet Plantation

    Savonet Plantation is built, one of the largest on the island, private plantation, not owned by the WIC
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    Slavery in Curacao

  • First Curacao slave revolt

    First and smallest slave revolt on Curacao

  • War begins with Britian

    War with Britain, takes toll on Dutch slavery activities

  • War ends with Britain

    War with Britain, takes toll on Dutch slavery activities

  • Largest slave revolt on Curacao

    Revolt takes several days for the Dutch government to supress, 36 slaves executed, Tula and Karpata burned in the face and beheaded

  • Dutch out of the Atlantic slave trade

    Due to increasing hostilities from the British intercepting cargo the Dutch are kicked out of the Atlantic slave trade and led to smuggling in slaves

  • British outlaw the slave trade system

  • Dutch regain self control after two decades of British rule

  • British emancipation

  • Dutch abolition begins to take place

  • French emancipation

  • Dutch emancipation

  • Curacao gains self-government as an island territory of the Netherlands Antilles

  • Curacao referendum

    A referendum is held where the residents voted for a separate status outside the Netherlands Antilles, rejecting the options for full independence, becoming part of the Netherlands, or retaining the status quo

  • Curacao rejects clarification memorandum

    The island council rejects a clarification memorandum on the process of becoming a country within the Netherlands Antilles

  • Curacao memorandum agreement

    New island council of Curacao ratifies the agreement previously rejected on 28 November 2006

  • Curacao a separate country?

    Curacao was scheduled to become a separate country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands

  • Curacao voters support plans

    52 percent of voters supported the plans to become a separate country within the Kingdom during a non-binding referendum in Curacao

  • Curacao became an independent country within the Kingdom