| 7 September 2026 |
Jamaica
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History slavery Jamaica
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Jamaica files a petition seeking legal examination of chattel slavery
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| 18 March 2014 |
Jamaica
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History slavery Jamaica
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CARICOM accepts a ten-point reparatory justice programme
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| 17 September 2013 |
Jamaica
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History slavery Jamaica
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CARICOM constitutes a regional Reparations Commission
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| 22 January 2009 |
Jamaica
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History slavery Jamaica
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Cabinet approves a National Commission on Reparations
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| 1 August 1997 |
Jamaica
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History slavery Jamaica
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Emancipation Day returns as a national public holiday
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| 10 December 1982 |
Jamaica
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Soviet Union history
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USSR signs the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
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| 20 October 1969 |
Jamaica
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History slavery Jamaica
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Jamaica first observes National Heroes Day
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| 6 August 1962 |
Jamaica
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History slavery Jamaica
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Jamaica becomes independent
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| 6 August 1962 |
Jamaica
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International history trans-atlantic slavery
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Jamaica becomes independent
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| 6 August 1962 |
Jamaica
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Racism
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Jamaica gains independence from Britain
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| 19 September 1961 |
Jamaica
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History slavery Jamaica
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Voters reject continued membership in the West Indies Federation
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| 14 December 1944 |
Jamaica
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History slavery Jamaica
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Jamaicans vote in the first election under universal adult suffrage
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| 20 November 1944 |
Jamaica
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History slavery Jamaica
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Universal adult suffrage takes effect under Jamaica’s new constitution
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| 8 July 1943 |
Jamaica
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History slavery Jamaica
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The Jamaica Labour Party is launched
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| 18 September 1938 |
Jamaica
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History slavery Jamaica
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The People’s National Party is launched
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